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OUR NAMED FUNDSPotential donors and fundraisers can set up a named fund with the community foundation. Named funds eliminate the time and bureaucracy associated with creating a new charity. Working under the foundation’s umbrella, fundholders gain access to OCF’s professional advice, local knowledge and established infrastructure.Jane MacTaggart FundJane makes an annual donation to her fund, using it to award grants themed around the causes that she feels most passionate about: mental health, depression and women’s issues.Meech Centenary TrustManufacturing experts Meech have set up a fund to help young people to find work or get back into education in and around West Oxfordshire.What Martha Did NextSingle mother Anne-Marie Cockburn set up this fund in memory of her daughter Martha, who died in 2013 (aged 15) after swallowing half a gram of MDMA powder.Legacy for a LegendThis fund was set up in memory of Paul Thompson, who died from a sudden cardiac event. The fund is used for first aid training and to install defibrillators in community areas.Withy KingLaw firm Withy King enables us to continue our work by making a contribution towards our core costs, thereby sharing in OCF’s success.Future-Building FundHer Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Legacy Fund for East OxfordInitiated by Imam Monawar Hussain, this fund supports disadvantaged people in East Oxford, with a focus on working across cultures.Midcounties Co-operative Community FundThe MCCF funds local projects workingwherever there is a Midcounties store, and where at least one individual from the group benefiting is a member.Maggie Evans FundMaggie’s family created this fund in her memory. The fund is used to help children discover a love of stories, languages and reading – which were Maggie’s own passions.Coventry Building Society Community FundThis fund aims to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged people living in deprived areas, especially children or the elderly, and those with disabilities or mental illness.Charity MentorsThis fund helps local professionals and businesses share their expertise and skill with community enterprises in Oxfordshire.Established by a core group of committed and generous donors, this new fund helps social organisations and charities to become more resilient and sustainable. Strategic grants of up to £75,000 are awarded for projects that demonstrate realistic plans for increasing reach and impact well into the future, and the panel provide their support for a period of up to two years.Impact Report 2014 11OUR YEAR 2013–14