Initiated by a partnership with Goodwill® and Google, the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator® is paying off for hundreds of thousands of job seekers and career advancers
Goodwill meets learners where they are, offering many levels of hands-on training, from basic digital awareness and navigation through training for Google and other Career Certificates on Coursera and other platforms. These professional certificates equip people with job-ready skills for in-demand entry-level careers in fields like IT support, project management, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
Many of the people who use Goodwill to build their digital skills begin learning in-person until they are comfortable enough with technology to learn at their own pace on their own time. The strongest models for training involve a blended approach where Goodwill organizations convene training groups in-person and integrate online learning. Providing additional supports beyond the training setting, such as regular career navigation check-in meetings, helps learners stay on track with training progress.
Digital skills training is available at no cost to learners through most Goodwill organizations across the U.S. and Canada thanks to scholarships from Coursera and scholarships and funding from Google.org and other partners. Goodwill’s also use funds earned in their social enterprises to support career navigation and digital skills training.
Google Career Certificates are industry-recognized credentials valued by a wide array of employers. Built by experts at Google and vetted by employers in the program’s Employer Consortium, the certificates teach skills employers are looking for. The employer consortium includes over 150 companies, including Accenture, Walmart, Verizon, and Google, that are looking to hire workers in the certificate fields.
Local Goodwills Participating in the GDCA:
Digital Change Agents
- Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Astoria, NY)
- Goodwill Industries of Central Texas (Austin, TX)
- Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont (Charlotte, NC)
- Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley (Dayton, OH)
- Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids (Grandville, MI)
- Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
- Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
- Goodwill Industries of the Valleys (Roanoke, VA)
- Goodwill of Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA)
- Goodwill Industries of Kansas, Inc. (Wichita, KS)
Digital Champions
- Abilene Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Abilene, TX)
- Goodwill Industries of Ashtabula, Inc. (Ashtabula, OH)
- Goodwill of North Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
- Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)
- Goodwill Industries Manasota, Inc. (Bradenton, FL)
- Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut, Inc. (Bridgeport, CT)
- Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. (Canton, OH)
- Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley, Inc. (Charleston, WV)
- Chattanooga Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Chattanooga, TN)
- Goodwill Industries of Central Ohio Inc. (Columbus, OH)
- Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
- Goodwill Industries of Denver (Denver, CO)
- Goodwill Industries of Lorain County, Inc. (Elyria, OH)
- Evansville Goodwill Industries (Evansville, IN)
- Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan, Inc. (Flint, MI)
- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. (Fort Myers, FL)
- Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
- Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Fredericksburg, VA)
- Easterseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain (Great Falls, MT)
- Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
- Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, Inc. (Greenville, SC)
- Horizon Goodwill Industries (Hagerstown, MD)
- Goodwill Industries Hawaii (Honolulu, HI)
- Goodwill Industries of Houston (Houston, TX)
- Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. (Huntington, WV)
- Goodwill Industries of the Heartland (Iowa City, IA)
- Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan, Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas (Kansas City, MO)
- Goodwill Industries of Tenneva Area, Inc. (Kingsport, TN)
- Goodwill Industries of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
- Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Inc. (Louisville, KY)
- Goodwill Industries of Central East Texas, Inc. (Lufkin, TX)
- Goodwill Industries Easterseals of the Gulf Coast, Inc. (Mobile, AL)
- Palmetto Goodwill (North Charleston, SC)
- Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay (Oakland, CA)
- Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois (Peoria, IL)
- Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)
- Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Goodwill Northern New England (Portland, ME)
- Goodwill of Central & Coastal Virginia, Inc. (Richmond, VA)
- Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Inc. (Ridgeland, MS)
- Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada, Inc. (Sacramento, CA)
- Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
- Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties (Sandusky, OH)
- Goodwill Industries of Orange County, California (Santa Ana, CA)
- Goodwill of Southeast Georgia (Savannah, GA)
- Seattle Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
- Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. (South Bend, IN)
- Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest (Spokane, WA)
- Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries (Springfield, IL)
- Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region (Tacoma, WA)
- Goodwill Industries Big Bend Inc. (Tallahassee, FL)
- Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio, Inc. (Toledo, OH)
- Goodwill Industries of Tulsa, Inc. (Tulsa, OK)
- Goodwill Industries of East Texas, Inc. (Tyler, TX)
- Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Waco, TX)
- Goodwill of Greater Washington (Washington, DC)
- Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
- Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Youngstown, OH)
Digital Enthusiasts
- The Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc. (Akron, OH)
- Alabama Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Birmingham, AL)
- Goodwill Industries of Wyoming Inc. (Cheyenne, WY)
- Goodwill Industries of South Texas, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, Inc. (Detroit, MI)
- Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley (Frederick, MD)
- Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa (Johnston, IA)
- Goodwill Industries of the Columbia, Inc. (Kennewick, WA)
- Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV)
- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma & North Texas, Inc. (Lawton, OK)
- Goodwill Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County (Long Beach, CA)
- Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (Madison, WI)
- Marion Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Marion, OH)
- Goodwill Industries of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc. (Marquette, MI)
- Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries (Medford, OR)
- Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin, Inc. (Menasha, WI)
- Goodwill Industries of West Michigan, Inc. (Muskegon, MI)
- Goodwill of Southern New England, Inc. (North Haven, CT)
- Goodwill Industries Inc., Serving Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa Omaha, NE
- Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Inc. Oxnard, CA
- Goodwill Industries of St. Clair County, Inc. (Port Huron, MI)
- Goodwill Industries of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Inc. (Scranton, PA)
- Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (St. Paul, MN)
- MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries (St. Louis, MI)
- Goodwill Industries of Wayne & Holmes Counties, Inc. (Wooster, OH)
- Zanesville Welfare Organization and Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Zanesville, OH)
