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
Category: Press Releases
Nonprofit Coalition Calls for #Relief4Charities as Senate and House Commence Negotiations on Relief Package
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
New Profit Launches Worker Advisory Board to Guide Future of Work Grand 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
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL’S INTRANET RECOGNIZED BY THE NIELSEN NORMAN GROUP FOR ITS EXEMPLARY COVID-19 RESPONSE PAGES
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
Nation’s Leading Nonprofits Urge Congress to Ensure Nonprofits are Included in Next Stimulus Package
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
Nation’s Charitable Nonprofits Urge Congress to Move Frontline Responders to the Front of the Line for COVID-19 Relief
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
Goodwill®, United Way Worldwide and YWCA USA Call on Congress to Include Nonprofits in Next Economic Stimulus Package
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
YWCA USA, Goodwill® and United Way Worldwide to Hold Press Call Highlighting Impact of COVID-19 on Funding, Staffing and Community Service
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
Nonprofit Sector Urges Congress to Include “Nonprofit Track” in CARES Act 2.0
April 8, 2020 Washington, D.C. — The nation’s nonprofits are on the frontlines in our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, working tirelessly to serve the people who need our services despite facing challenging circumstances within our own organizations. If we are to continue to provide the desperately needed services for individuals and families across the
Goodwill® and Leaders of Nation’s Charitable Nonprofits Support CARES Act
— More Work Needs to be Done to Ensure the Most Vulnerable are Cared For — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following days of heated marathon negotiations, the Senate approved the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history. The CARES Act includes more than $2 trillion to help
Statement: Leaders of Nation’s Charitable Nonprofits Urge Congress to Go Further
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23) —The organizations highlighted below express thanks to the Senate for taking the first step in recognizing nonprofits in its proposed relief package. However, we believe Congress needs to take further actions to ensure our ability to continue serving those hit the hardest by this crisis. We appreciate provisions in the current
THE CHARITABLE SECTOR: COVID-19 RELIEF AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
America’s Charities Request $60 Billion Infusion of Support to Help the Most Vulnerable WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leadership 18, comprised of the nation’s largest social services nonprofits, today joined with a national collaboration of charities to issue a letter to Congress requesting a $60 billion infusion of support to help the nonprofit charitable sector continue to
