Stronger working together
Every corporate partnership makes an enormous difference to our front-line services. At Down Syndrome Oxfordshire we support some of the most vulnerable people from right across Oxfordshire. You can make a positive difference to your local community.
Jos Smith, Chair
Whether you choose us as your Charity of the Year, enter a fundraising team to the Oxford Half Marathon or sell gingerbread sock biscuits for World Down Syndrome Day, we’re always grateful for your support.
We want to build relationships and partner with organisations across Oxfordshire, so please come and chat to us, by
The benefits to your staff and organisation might be:
- The ‘Feel Good Factor’ of involvement for your staff and partners.
- Helping to fulfil corporate social responsibility requirements.
- Team building opportunities.
- Enhancing the image and external reputation of your business through PR and marketing opportunities resulting from your support.
- Recruiting motivated job seekers seeking roles with organisations who make a difference in their community.
- Potential tax benefits through corporate giving, gifting assets or employee-related giving. Supporting local community projects or sponsoring events can also qualify for tax relief, as a business expense.
- Joining our ‘Honour Wall’, celebrating our supporters around Oxfordshire.
We are on hand to provide advice to help ensure your fundraising initiatives and events are a success.
Here are just a few ideas for ways that you could support us:
- Charity of the Year partnership opportunities
- Providing volunteers with with skills and expertise we need
- Fund an essential service or technology needed by our organisation
- Sponsor Sponsorship a DSO Event, for example our Summer Party for all members
- Donations of products that might benefit our activities and people with Down syndrome
- Employee donations through a “give as you earn” scheme
- Volunteers - see our volunteer page for ideas
- Collection boxes -
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Some fundraising and support goals for 2026. Funding towards:
- Early Development Groups - £15,000
- CRM system migration and implementation - £6,000
- CRM system operating costs - £10,000
- Email distribution tool costs - £2,500
- Postage costs for newsletters - £1,500
- Annual event open to all DSO members and supporters - £4,000
Code of Fundraising Practice and Guidance: When working with businesses, we follow best practice guidance as outlined in the Fundraising Regulator’s Charities Working with Business Code of Fundraising Practice.
