Goodwill and Rotary Launch Spring Donation Drive to Fund Job Training ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International and Rotary International are partnering to help thousands of people find and keep good jobs this spring. Members of Rotary clubs across the United States and Canada will be cleaning out their closets and donating gently used clothing
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In-person and Virtual Career Fairs, and Google Hangouts Available for Job Seekers ROCKVILLE, MD — Building on its 111-year history of helping people reach their full potential through the power of work, Goodwill Industries® is holding a series of career fairs during its annual Goodwill Industries Week, May 5 – 11. Dozens of community-based
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College students urged to donate responsibly; recognize social impact ROCKVILLE, MD — As the college school year comes to an end, students leaving campus often leave perfectly good clothing, electronics, books and furniture in overflowing campus dumpsters. With an estimated three million students living in campus housing at 2,100 colleges and universities nationwide, that is
Goodwill® Encourages Consumers to Harness the Environmental Power of Reusing Goods ROCKVILLE, MD — On this 43rd annual Earth Day, the environment has become an increasingly complex world of climate change, carbon offsets and emissions guidelines. While these big-picture issues can often seem far removed from everyday life, Goodwill Industries International encourages consumers to remember
Beyoncé Partners with Goodwill® to Transform Lives Rockville, MD — Goodwill Industries International is pleased to announce that Beyoncé Knowles-Carter will lend her voice to help raise awareness about Goodwill’s mission of transforming lives through the power of work. The announcement comes just as Beyoncé gets ready to kick off The Mrs. Carter Show World
ROCKVILLE, MD —Goodwill Industries® is proud to serve as an educational partner and sponsor of All Thrifty States: A Visual Journey through America’s Collective Closets, a documentary photo project and upcoming book that will focus on how consumers’ purchases of previously used items are not only healthy for the planet, but they are an answer
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In this tough economy, every penny saved is a penny earned. This motto especially comes into play during the tax-filing season, when many Americans are hoping for their maximum refund so that they can save money and spend their paychecks wisely. To help ease the financial burden of the tax preparation process and make sure
Goodwill® Honored By Leading Group of Professional Organizers Rockville, MD —Members of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) have named Goodwill Industries International as the 2013 most supportive and organizer-friendly charity. NAPO members chose Goodwillbased on its high quality of service to donors as well as its ability to maximize the value of donations
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Goodwill® Donations Fund Career Services for People Who Are Unemployed Rockville, MD — Researchers at UCLA’s Center on the Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) say Americans’ preoccupation with possessions has created a “clutter culture,” and that the chaos created by having so much stuff is a leading cause of stress. Luckily, Goodwill Industries® helps clear
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On March 19, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in a first-sale doctrine case that allows Goodwill and other companies to resell copyrighted products that were first purchased outside the United States without the copyright owner’s permission. The six to three vote on Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., holds that
National Partnership Captures Veterans’ Stories for Library of Congress ROCKVILLE, MD —Goodwill Industries International and StoryCorps have partnered to record the stories of veterans, service members, and military families as part of the StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative. The first recording will take place at Goodwill Industries of Houston, one of the leading Goodwill® providers of
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Shoppers earn discounts and support job programs by donating used goods during the semi- annual spring event ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries® and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) are encouraging consumers to donate and save during the semi-annual Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale, which will take place from March 13–30, 2013. Throughout the sale, The Bon-Ton
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