Category: Press Releases

ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International joined key stakeholders and partners today at the White House to promote connecting second-chance individuals, who are benefiting from early release under provisions of the bi-partisan First Step Act, with opportunities to learn and earn. As the nation’s leading workforce development provider, Goodwill commented on the need to welcome

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Dennis McLain Receives Watkins Award for Mission Advancement DURHAM, NC — Goodwill Industries International has named Dennis McLain as the recipient of its 2019 Watkins Award for Mission Advancement. McLain is president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina (GIENC) and the Goodwill Community Foundation (GCF). McLain and GIENC spearheaded development of the

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ROCKVILLE, MD — The Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator® — an initiative created in collaboration between Goodwill Industries International and Google.org to close America’s skills gap by strengthening workers’ digital skills — has been named a 2019 Silver Halo Award winner for employee engagement (skilled volunteering), a new category this year. The Halo Awards are presented

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Tommy A. Moore, Jr. has served on the board of directors at Goodwill Industries of Houston for 24 years. His contributions to the organizational growth of Goodwill Houston are immeasurable. For his service, Goodwill Industries International is pleased to award Moore with the 2019 Volunteer Board Leader of the Year award. Moore’s finance and commercial

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During his 20 years as president and CEO of Palmetto Goodwill, Robert Smith has demonstrated a commitment to fostering a workplace that is considerate and inclusive of all people. He has introduced several internal and external efforts that contribute to a diverse and inclusive Goodwill environment. For his work ensuring that his organization provides equitable

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Goodwill Industries International (GII) is pleased to name former public- and private-sector executive David Eagles as the organization’s chief operating officer (COO). Prior to joining Goodwill®, he led strategic and operational transformations of complex private, public and nonprofit organizations.

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LAS VEGAS, NV — Nina Ridgeway exemplifies the Goodwill mission and the unselfish and service-oriented values of Goodwill’s founder Rev. Edgar Helms through various efforts and programs at her Goodwill. For her work to advocate for and serve veterans and military families, among others, Goodwill Industries International is honored to award her with the 2019

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DAYTON, OH — Shari Cooper has lived with cerebral palsy her entire life, but she has not allowed that to stop her from living the best-quality life she can. Her contributions to Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley (GESMV) have been noticed by her colleagues — ranging from frontline to executive-level staff — as well as the

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — William Rogers has made countless efforts to protect the environment, benefiting the San Francisco community and creating an internal sustainable culture at the local Goodwill. For his efforts, Goodwill Industries International is honored to present him with the 2019 Goodwill Sustainability Champion Award. Rogers is president and CEO of Goodwill Industries

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St. Paul, MN — For his selfless volunteerism to help students succeed, Goodwill Industries International has designated Roger Michael the 2019 Volunteer Mission Leader of the Year. Since 2005, Michael has contributed more than 2700 hours of volunteer time to tutor individuals who are a part of Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota (GESMN) FATHER (Fostering Actions to

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Partnership focused on providing access to opportunity and promoting inclusive hiring AUSTIN, TX (May 14, 2019) — Indeed, the world’s number one job site, announced today a commitment to helping one million job seekers around the world find employment over the next five years. Goodwill Industries International, North America’s leading workforce development provider, will serve

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Veteran Pamela Johnson to Chair Subcommittee to Assimilate Veterans Back into the Civilian Workforce Goodwill Industries International (GII) Veterans and Military Families Program Manager Pamela Johnson, MBA, has been appointed by Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta to serve on the Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO). The ACVETEO is a

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