In partnership with B4’s charity members, RAISE ’24 started as the seed of an idea which has now grown to be one of Oxfordshire’s largest fundraising events of the year! 

B4 has always had charity at heart, having organised and competed in bike rides from Paris and Edinburgh Castle to Blenheim Palace as well as numerous London Marathon appearances and Blenheim Triathlons. But this event has the potential to be HUGE, and we’re so lucky to be supporting some absolutely amazing local charities, who are all so important to our local community and need our support now more than ever. 

The ambition is for this to be an annual event, so hopefully with the support of our amazing B4 community and businesses beyond, we can all make this ambition become a reality. 

At B4 we run lots of events that stimulate collaboration and partnerships between our members, but this event, taking place on Friday 13th December at Keble College in the heart of Oxford, will provide us all with a fantastic opportunity to work together and support those less fortunate than ourselves.  

So how will it work?

A maximum of 75 teams each made up of four individuals will pledge to raise at least £500 per person, so £2,000 per team or a massive £150,000 in total. Up to 50% of the target can be fundraised during the year through other activities, but the pledges on the day must hit at least £1,000 per team. 

The final total will be split six ways, with each of our Gold charities receiving 1/6th of the final amount raised, and the six Silver charities sharing the final 1/6th. 

Funds raised will be held by Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) in a dedicated B4 RAISE Fund, which will allow Gift Aid to be added where relevant. OCF will then distribute funds to the beneficiary charities as grants in 2025. 

From this central page, you can set up fundraising pages for your team by hitting the "Create a team" button at the top. You can then ask your donors to give to your team's page, and/or create individual profiles for each team member. You will need to set up an Enthuse account to do this.