The UK's charity to promote innovation and to support people and projects in orienteering through fund-raising activities.
The Orienteering Foundation is a registered charity, independent of British Orienteering. It was set up with money from a bequest from Bertie & Elsie Ward, and continues to raise funds and award grants. The objectives are to promote the sport of orienteering in the UK through enhancement, innovation, and alleviation of hardship.
The Orienteering Foundation is built on your generosity. We welcome all donations, no matter how large or small, and there are many ways you can contribute. See the Donate page.
Many grants have been made, and we welcome grant applications for any UK projects that meet our objectives. See the Apply for Funding page and examples of Projects Funded.
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Earlier this year the Orienteering Foundation supported Will Gardner along with four other athletes at the European Orienteering Champs in Switzerland. Will tells us about his experiences, how the support received helped his preparations, and the ups and downs of the competition itself.
We are proud to be supporting a dedicated fundraising campaign to power the GB team to the World Orienteering Champs 2018 in Latvia.
Many of you will have heard about GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which comes into force on May 25th, 2018. The Orienteering Foundation needs to be compliant to GDPR, and this news item explains what we are doing in this regard.
We are very pleased to welcome Roger Scrutton as a new trustee for The Orienteering Foundation.
We are proudly supporting five athletes at the European Orienteering Championships starting this weekend in Switzerland