Give Twice by Holiday Shopping at Goodwill®

Green Monday is a Great Time to Give a Present and Create a Job ROCKVILLE, MD — One of the biggest days of the shopping season is Green Monday — the second Monday in December. For many shoppers, it’s the final day they can make online purchases and still qualify for free shipping. Many shoppers

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Goodwill® Joins the Giving Tuesday Movement

It Feels Good to Give Back Rockville, MD — Building on Goodwill’s belief that it feels good to give back, Goodwill® is joining the Giving Tuesday movement. Giving Tuesday is a collective effort to transform how people take part in the giving season. Just as Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become synonymous with holiday

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Spend Cyber Monday with Goodwill®

Help Fund Job Training while Shopping Online ROCKVILLE, MD — Need a place to make all of your holiday purchases quickly, safely and economically? Shopgoodwill.com® is the place to go! With only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, the holiday shopping season is more condensed than usual. In fact, it’s the shortest holiday

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Goodwill® Named One of America’s Most Inspiring Companies by Forbes

ROCKVILLE, MD — Forbes recently released its 2013 list of America’s 25 Most Inspiring Companies that included Goodwill® for the second time. Last year, Goodwill was ranked at #23; this year we are ranked at #19. The list was based on results from Performance Inspired, Inc., a consulting and training firm that helps organizations elevate

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Goodwill® and the Walmart Foundation Stand Up

Connecting Veterans to their Next Mission ROCKVILLE, MD — Thanks to a $5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, new career services will be available to veterans in Astoria, NY; Buffalo, NY; Fort Worth, TX; Oxnard, CA; San Antonio, TX; Santa Ana, CA; San Diego, CA; Waco, TX; and Winston-Salem, NC. With this grant, Goodwill

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Goodwill® and University of Phoenix Join Forces to Address the Nation’s Skills Gap

ROCKVILLE, MD — University of Phoenix and Goodwill Industries International today announced a new initiative to train America’s workforce, particularly those in traditionally underserved communities. Through this alliance, University of Phoenix will provide Goodwill employees across the United States and Canada reduced tuition for degree programs, as well as certificate programs and professional development courses, along

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Beyoncé and Goodwill® Partner to Create Jobs Throughout North America

ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International and Beyoncé continue a partnership this holiday season for Beyoncé’s second North American leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour which includes 15 concert stops. With the exception of the November 30th date in Vancouver, Canada, the remaining fourteen stops will impact Goodwill headquarters in 13 communities, where

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November 20 America’s Communities, Charities Face Urgent Threat

Hundreds of Charitable Sector Leaders Gather in D.C. for “Protect Giving Day,” Warn of Cascading Consequences if Lawmakers Harm Charitable Tax Deduction   On November 20th, more than 200 frontline nonprofit and charitable sector leaders will gather in Washington to warn members of Congress of the cascading consequences that could be set off by harmful

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Goodwill® Honors Veterans by Offering Holistic Programs for Successful Re-Entry to Civilian Life

ROCKVILLE, MD —Each November 11, while millions of Americans honor the contributions and sacrifices of those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, Goodwill® rededicates itself to providing holistic programs and services so that returning veterans can successfully re-enter civilian life. Currently, there are more than 22 million veterans who have reintegrated back into

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The Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale Collected More Than Three Million Pounds of Donations for Goodwill®

ROCKVILLE, MD — The Fall Goodwill Sale, a partnership with The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) and Goodwill Industries International, collected more than 3 million pounds of clothing and textile donations to benefit Goodwill’s job training programs and community-based services. The donations have an estimated value of approximately $12.5 million in revenue, which will be

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IHG and Goodwill Industries International Collaborate on a New IHG Academy Program in North America

Participating IHG hotels and Goodwill® agencies will team up to support economic growth through the hospitality industry Atlanta, GA – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and Goodwill Industries International today announced the establishment of the Goodwill IHG Academy program in the U.S. and Canada that will offer skills development

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Shop Goodwill for Affordable Halloween Costumes and Decorations

ROCKVILLE, MD – Families can make their budgets go further by shopping at Goodwill® stores this Halloween. At Goodwill, customers can find plenty of items to create affordable, one-of-a-kind costumes or find the accessories needed to set their costumes apart from the crowd. When consumers purchase pre-packaged costumes, they run the risk of having the

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