Goodwill Industries International (GII) and the Goodwill network have had a long history of environmental sustainability. Since its inception in 1902, GII has focused on recycling and reuse. We focus on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of people, planet and prosperity. There are a number of Goodwills across North America who have taken actions that align with the triple bottom line.
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Six Charts That Illustrate the Divide Between Rural and Urban America
We’ve all heard of the great divide between life in rural and urban America. But what are the factors that contribute to these differences? [This article was originally published on The Conversation.]
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The State of Rural Poverty
Many rural areas have a population of 1,000 people or less, and unfortunately service providers like Goodwill may never have a location in a county of this size. However, Goodwill organizations in surrounding communities reach out to individuals and families to provide a tailored approach so that each person can benefit from case management and an individualized plan for the services they need to achieve success.
Ways to Help Reduce Rural Poverty
Poverty is a term that has been greatly desensitized. The effect of the word is about as mellow as hearing “debt crisis” or “economically disadvantaged,” regarding the United States as a whole. The sentiment for many has unceasingly been, “if it does not affect me, then it cannot possibly be happening or be that bad.”
Rural Communities in Poverty
Last month President and CEO of Goodwill of Greater Nebraska (Grand Island, NE) Tammy Slater testified before a Congressional subcommittee on the geography of poverty. Her testimony highlighted both the barriers faced by rural communities and the challenges of identifying solutions for rural poverty.
Redefining Education
Career Campus is an online training platform that focuses on career training and certification in a variety of career fields. Goodwill Industries–Big Bend (Tallahassee, FL) developed the site in 2014 and launched locally in 2015.
The Need to Innovate Workforce Training
According to a new LinkedIn report, an increasing number of corporations are focusing on employee learning and development as one of their core improvement strategies. As employee development takes center stage, employers are realizing that not all employees process information in the same way and at the same time. This, in turn, has led to a surge in mobile microlearning.
5 Resources to Help You Navigate Your Career
When you’re looking for your first job, or what you’d like to be the first job on your own stairway to success, it helps to know not just where to start, but how to get from Point A to Point B. That means using career navigation to explore your options and make a plan.
Learning to Navigate a Career
Learning is more than reading a book or sitting in a classroom; continuous, insatiable learning fueled by curiosity, purpose and pursuit of understanding is essential in our dynamic labor market. What we need to know today, tomorrow, next month, a year from now is shifting; we need to learn now and keep learning. Some of the competencies and skills we learn with and from our colleagues on the job.
What’s Working in Top Fortune Companies (and Nonprofits Too!)
As the economy improves, the battle for talent continues to heat up. With new job opportunities opening up and more forecast on the horizon, organizations must respond by executing better strategies for recruiting and retaining talent. What are some of the proven best practices that you can replicate in your organization? Here’s what is trending on the talent management “front lines.”
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The Key to Talent Management: Insider Investment
Discuss talent management and one of the immediate thoughts which begins to percolate is recruitment. How do we find the people we need? Should we use a recruiting firm? How do we leverage social media? While all these questions are important, they can overlook a key first step: talent management begins with the talent already in our organizations! Below are strategies used by two local Goodwill organizations to develop talent.
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Managing the Talent Pipeline
In 2017, the nonprofit sector will face many new challenges. In the US, a new administration – and possible policy changes – will require close attention. Globally, technology will continue to bring us together in more robust, immediate ways – as well as making charitable giving easier than ever. Despite these emerging trends, nonprofits will
