Funds will expand capacity to help SNAP participants access job skills, training and placement ROCKVILLE, MD — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that Goodwill Industries International, the largest nonprofit workforce provider in North America, is one of four national nonprofits that will receive a new grant to strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and
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September 24, 2020 Employers of all kinds across the country are struggling to survive as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on our society and the economy. No industry is immune, not even nonprofits. Before the pandemic, nonprofits collectively employed 12.3 million Americans — more than construction, more than manufacturing. But, like other industries, we
Goodwill® to partner to connect job seekers and employers with virtual interviewing technology for accelerated hiring AUSTIN, TX — Indeed, the world’s number one job site, announced today the launch of a Virtual Hiring Tour across the United States, with a goal of getting 20,000 people hired. Starting today in the Western U.S and moving
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Washington, D.C. (Sept. 10) — Today, the U.S. Senate voted on legislation aimed at addressing some of the issues stemming from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the leading coalition of the nation’s nonprofits follows: An engaged and effective charitable sector is critical to helping our nation’s communities and economy recover. Charitable nonprofits, like the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2020 New Program Funded by Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International has received an investment from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to fund a new program that helps young adults find jobs after a period of incarceration. The Goodwill LifeLaunch: Ignite reentry
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While there are some provisions in the HEALS Act that will help nonprofits, the bill does not include essential bipartisan solutions that many nonprofits require in order to be able to continue serving their communities. Our communities are hurting and people are turning to nonprofits now more than ever. Furthermore, nonprofits face the unique challenge
Collaboration with Accenture and Goodwill® amplifies voices of frontline workers in the design and execution of the $6 million innovation competition July 16, 2020 (National) – Building on the recent launch of New Profit’s $6 million Future of Work Grand Challenge, powered by XPRIZE and MIT Solve, the venture philanthropy organization today announced the creation
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2020 ROCKVILLE — Goodwill Industries International’s intranet, MyGoodwill, was recently acknowledged by the world-leading user experience research and consulting firm, Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g), for its exemplary COVID-19 response pages. NN/g recognized Goodwill® in two distinct articles on its website, which are based on interviews with different intranet designers to
May 14, 2020 Washington, DC — As the House of Representatives is on the verge of acting on H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act, the nation’s charitable nonprofits strongly urge leaders in both the House and Senate to take swift action to ensure that nonprofits of all sizes receive critical relief so they can continue to
April 20, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — Listening to debate and deliberations from Capitol Hill this past week, we are concerned that the urgent needs of nonprofit organizations are not being addressed. Will charities be largely left out of the current relief package, too? Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s nonprofits have
April 14, 2020 Washington, D.C. — Goodwill Industries International, United Way Worldwide and YWCA USA, which collectively employ more than 155,000 people and reach more than 95 percent of U.S. communities, urged Congress to designate a Nonprofit Sector Track within the next COVID-19 economic stimulus package, and identified four critical priorities that would address the
CEOs will discuss how Congress can build on the CARES Act and offer other policy recommendations to help the nonprofit sector survive this pandemic Washington, DC — Next Tuesday, April 14, CEOs from three leading charitable nonprofit organizations will hold a press call to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on their funding, staffing and
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