# 150 new Vodafone stores each to give £1000 to a local charity - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/02/10/150-new-vodafone-stores-give-1000-local-charity/ - Published: 2015-02-10T10:22:22+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Mobile operator Vodafone is giving £1,000 to each of 150 new stores that it plans to open to be given to a local charity. The aim is to help employees “forge links with their local communities by building a lasting partnership with their favourite charity”.** There is no application scheme and the choice is made by Vodafone staff. “But there would be nothing to stop a local charity making themselves known to a retail store”, said a Vodafone spokesperson. The grants are part of [Vodafone’s Giving Something Back](http://blog.vodafone.co.uk) campaign. The company is running a nationwide Giving Something Back roadshow to all its main hub sites and contact centres across the UK to promote the company’s giving opportunities. These include: ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) • three days’ paid volunteering time each year • matched funding for employees’ fundraising • payroll giving through Give As You Earn The roadshows are open to staff only, not to charities. * **[National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards 2015 to be held at the House of Lords](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/15/national-payroll-giving-excellence-awards-2015-to-be-held-at-the-house-of-lords/)**( 15 July 2015) * **[CAF handled more than £500 million in donations for first time last year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/10/caf-handled-500m-donations-first-time-last-year/)**( 10 August 2016) * **[New Geared for Giving campaign sets Payroll Giving target of £260 million a year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/06/new-geared-giving-campaign-sets-payroll-giving-target-260m-year/)**( 6 October 2016) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)