1.   Maximise your impact - reach a wider range of effective local organisations tackling the most critical local issues in the areayou are most concerned about.
2.   Meeting local needs - use our expertise to meet a broad range of changing local needs in the long-term
3.   Personal choice  – create your own bespoke ‘Named Fund’, and receive a highly personal, flexible and professional service, or set up a ‘Themed Fund’ to draw donors together around a specific issue or area
4.   Active involvement  – work with us to target grants from your fund and achieve your charitable goals
5.   See the difference - visit projects supported by your fund or by the Foundation’s grants programmes and see the difference you are making
6.   Simplicity  - leave all the administration and legal responsibilities to us
7.   Flexibility – create a fund or make a donation with a wide variety of assets
8.   Add value - maximise the tax benefits of charitable giving
9.   Share the experience – meet like-minded people who share your passion for local communities at receptions and on site visits
10.  Stewardship –careful investment and management of funds to maximise the amount available for grantmaking without undue risk

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