Vodafone stores' grants to encourage local fundraising and giving
Howard Lake | 11 August 2007 | News
Over the next three years The Vodafone UK Foundation will donate £500,000 to Vodafone retail stores across the UK to encourage fundraising and charitable giving at a local level.
The new initiative invites each of Vodafone’s 15 retail regions to pitch for grants of up to £10,000 for charitable causes under the theme of unlocking the potential in young people.
Since the scheme launched in November 2006, 29 local charities have already received £129,142 of funding. For example, the NCH in Newcastle received £10,000 to help support the charity’s Independent Visitor Scheme.
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Tom Devine, Head of Retail said: “It is… inspiring to see what can be achieved at a local level through The Vodafone UK Foundation working in partnership with Vodafone Retail.”
Further applications for grants will be able to be made in January 2008. Each grant will be considered by The Vodafone UK Foundation trustees to ensure donations make a positive difference to the lives of young people in the area.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.