# Oxford firsts

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/20/oxford-firsts/
- Published: 2000-11-20T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Oxford University’s innovation in fundraising is emphasised in its current newsletter
to alumni. Michael Smithson, Director of the Oxford University Development Officer
writes: “Oxford was the first university in the UK to establish a properly structured
Development Office; it was the first UK university to open a permanent Development
office in the United States; and in 1995 it was the first UK university to complete
a major capital campaign.”

 * **["Up to 80 staff redundant" at Scope shops](https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/20/quotup-80-staff-redundantquot-scope-shops/)**(
   20 November 2000)
 * **[Stephen Lee to quit Kingston Smith](https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/21/stephen-lee-quit-kingston-smith/)**(
   21 November 2000)
 * **[Starting a charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/11/22/starting-charity/)**(
   22 November 2000)

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