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Report Claims Goodwill Exploits Disabled Workers

The Huffington Post | Jessica Prois | Posted 05.20.2013 | Impact

Is the wage Goodwill pays its employees with disabilities exploitative or empowering? Investigative journalist John Hrabe recently reported for Wa...

Goodwill and the Power of Work: Helping People With Disabilities Find Employment

Jim Gibbons | Posted 05.17.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

In America, 80 percent of people with disabilities do not have jobs. This shameful statistic should encourage all of us to help people with disabilities earn employment.

Goodwill Minimum Wage Loophole Will Shock You

John Hrabe | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business
John Hrabe

A majority of Goodwill entities in the United States pay people with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, while these same Goodwills simultaneously spend tens of millions of dollars per year on executive compensation and travel-related expenses.

Upgrading the Online Job Search

Jim Gibbons | Posted 05.03.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

It is not about sheer volume nor is it ever a one-size-fits-all approach. It is about facilitating the best match between employer and job seeker to avoid missed opportunities and help both parties advance their goals.

On Earth Day, Don't Forget to Think Small

Jim Gibbons | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

Ys, on Earth Day and throughout Earth Week, we should all think big and call on our leaders in Washington and in statehouses to make a serious commitment to meaningful environmental leadership. But we cannot let the big be the enemy of the small.

Thrifting Across America

Jim Gibbons | Posted 04.19.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

What has always been a financially conscious and environmentally friendly choice is now becoming cool, as evidenced in part through Macklemore's Billboard-topping song, "Thrift Shop."

Pop-Up Nation: 5 Reasons Why the Temporary Shop is Here to Stay

Jim Gibbons | Posted 05.08.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

Some have been quick to dismiss the pop-up phenomenon as a trend that is problematic for business, given the short-term nature of the model. But recent years have shown pop-up shops proving to be a long-term strategy for businesses, communities and nonprofit organizations alike.

Bridging the Digital Divide

Jim Gibbons | Posted 05.05.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

In a job seekers' world that is heavily reliant on the Internet, a lack of digital access means a job seeker must jump through extra hurdles to access up-to-date job listings, career development information, free online classes and other content that can help them find jobs and advance their careers.

Remembering Dr. King Through Service

Jim Gibbons | Posted 03.20.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

This Saturday, as part of the inaugural events, thousands of Americans will fill the National Mall for the Service Summit,where attendees can find opportunities to volunteer with organizations both during the national day of service on Monday, and throughout the year.

Rare Painting Worth $12,000 Found In Goodwill Bin

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.11.2013 | Impact

When a keen-eyed employee at Goodwill came across a striking painting of a woman sipping a cup of tea, she knew well enough to set it aside. ā€œI d...

The Top Employees Of The Year

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 12.31.2012 | Business

It doesn't take all that much to be a good employee. But to be one of the best? Now that takes character. The following workers saved lives, rescue...

Re-gifting Dos and Don'ts

John Blumenthal | Posted 03.02.2013 | Comedy
John Blumenthal

I hate musicals, so why did I get a two-CD set of Andrea Bocelli crooning show tunes? Does my grandmother really think I will ever be caught dead wearing a hot pink V-necked sweater?

Top 10 Things to Donate Before the End of the Year

Jim Gibbons | Posted 02.13.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

In a season when many of us are focused on gift buying or a tax deduction, December is a good time to think about another kind of giving: donating.

The Fight Against Unemployment

Jim Gibbons | Posted 02.02.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

As the holiday season kicks into full gear and our economy continues to swing upwards, let's be sure to remember that every American deserves the chance to reach self-sustainability through the power of work.

Woman Makes Shocking Find At Goodwill

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 12.03.2012 | Home

MILWAUKEE -- "Red Nose" just meant a reindeer named Rudolph to Karen Mallet until she bought a print by that name for $12.34 at a Goodwill store in Mi...

There Is More To Life Than Politics

Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 01.28.2013 | Religion
Catherine Meeks, Ph.D.

We need to hold onto the notion of allowing compassion to rule us instead of politics. Though the election is over, many have found it difficult to let it go and to move on to the work before us.

What Thanksgiving Should Be About

Dorian de Wind | Posted 01.21.2013 | Impact
Dorian de Wind

First, a Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers. But, it should also be an occasion to share those blessings with the less fortunate.

Goodwill Employee Finds Artwork Worth $21K

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.20.2012 | Arts

A Salvador Dali etching recently discovered at a Tacoma Goodwill last week sold for $21,005 on the organization's online auction site Monday night. Th...

Salvador Dali Artwork Found At Goodwill

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.20.2012 | Arts

An etching by Surrealist master Salvador Dali was discovered at a Goodwill in Tacoma, Washington this week. The signed artwork was dropped off by an u...

Ways Of Giving

Jim Gibbons | Posted 01.08.2013 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

What does it mean to give? It's different for each of us. Some of us give money, some give time, some give resources and some give their passion. The ...

Beyond Jobs - Giving Women the Tools They Need to Succeed

Jim Gibbons | Posted 12.09.2012 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

At Goodwill, we believe that every individual should have the opportunity to create economic sustainability through the power of education and employment. The hard-working women in our lives are most deserving of this opportunity.

Goodwill's Charity Racket: CEOs Earn Top-Dollar, Workers Paid Less Than Minimum Wage

John Hrabe | Posted 11.25.2012 | Politics
John Hrabe

An American multi-national corporation, which accepts millions of dollars in government funds, pays its top executives more than half a million dollars per year in total compensation, while simultaneously paying some of its employees less than the federal minimum wage.

The National Day of Service -- Let's Come Together and Do Our Part

Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.11.2012 | Impact
Jim Gibbons

When the time comes to pull together, no other nation does it better than the citizens of the United States of America.

Context, Goodwill and Narrative

Foz Meadows | Posted 11.10.2012 | Books
Foz Meadows

At base, creators are not entitled to an audience -- not even famous ones. What happens when an author we love starts to lose our goodwill?

Oops! Woman Accidentally Donates About $14,000 Of Jewelry To Goodwill

Posted 09.06.2012 | Impact

Cheryl O'Leary-Gruver stashed her prized pieces of jewelry in the perfect hiding spot. So perfect that when she donated the bag that contained her fav...