Bret Michaels, best known as the lead singer of Poison, recently played a sold out Rock for Jobs concert benefiting Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit (MI). With gross revenue of $90,000, the show was an overwhelming success. Profits will benefit area residents through the Detroit Goodwill’s job training and placement programs. The partnership between the
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Davidson County Community College (DCCC) and Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina (Winston-Salem) recently partnered to create a program that offers local residents access to a variety of different job training courses.
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Goodwill Industries International has organized a new Energy Challenge among its members, running from July 2013-June 2014. Forty-seven Goodwill agencies are currently working to reduce their energy consumption and related costs, benchmarking data for more than 700 Goodwill facilities. Read on to learn about some of the benefits that the early adopters of the challenge reaped.
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Tacoma Goodwill Industries (WA) recently raised more than $23,000 from the online sale of a collection of donated African art sold online at shopgoodwill.com. An anonymous donor left 55 artifacts at the Port Townsend Goodwill store in October.
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Tacoma Goodwill Industries (WA) recently raised more than $23,000 from the online sale of a collection of donated African art sold online at shopgoodwill.com. An anonymous donor left 55 artifacts at the Port Townsend Goodwill store in October.
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Since Indianapolis Goodwill's Excel Center charter school opened in 2010, more than 400 adults have earned their diplomas through the program.
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At the Urban Career Academy, a partnership between Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas and the University of Missouri Institute for Human Development, students with disabilities explore careers in accounting, human resources and retail.
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High school sweethearts Rachael and Sean came together at Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley as transitioning youth looking to build a career foundation for their future and reach their dream of living independently. While at Goodwill, the two gained valuable skills, both professionally and personally as they matured into early adulthood. That knowledge supported them along their journey and helped each gain employment. With steady well-paying jobs, the two were well on their way to achieving the goal they had set for themselves.
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Goodwill of the Heartland (Iowa City) recently rolled out its own cookie brand “Goodwill Great Cookies” in 14 of its retail stores across a 19-county service area including parts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Revenue from the cookies supports homeless veterans and others facing challenges to employment. As a result, the agency decided the brand tagline should be, “Eat a Cookie, Change a Life.”
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Thanks to the proceeds from the 2013 Annual Golf Outing, Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County (Wilmington) has reached its three-year $1.5 million fundraising goal for the Ted Van Name/Goodwill Scholarship Fund. The educational scholarship fund assists 40 to 60 people each year with an opportunity to earn a high school diploma or two-year associate degree at Delaware County Community College or Delaware Technical Community College. The fund enables Goodwill team members, their immediate family members or Goodwill program graduates to pursue their educational dreams and improve their lives.
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Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Scranton) held their first runway show earlier this fall. A local banquet facility was the setting for an evening of fun, fashion and awareness. More than 200 people were in attendance for the inaugural event. The agency showcased the great product lines from their five retail stores currently in operation.
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Forbes recently released its 2013 list of America’s 25 Most Inspiring Companies, which included Goodwill® for the second time. Last year, Goodwill was ranked at #23; this year the organization is ranked at #19. According to Terry Barber, chief inspiration officer for Performance Inspired, the survey showed that consumers are not only feeling inspired by certain businesses, but are acting inspired by spending more with these companies while evangelizing to others about their inspiring experience.
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