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Three Ways Technology Is Transforming How We Learn and Work

Posted on July 12, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Vanessa Cardoni

In an ever-disrupted environment and in rapidly innovating industries, nonprofits are challenged to be more proactive and to accelerate adaptation. This accelerating pace of technology innovation is transforming how these organizations deliver mission services to people facing challenges to employment. For the individuals Goodwill® serves, the proliferation of virtual platforms and devices are resulting in more ways to learn, connect and communicate – both within the workplace and on-the-go. Here are three applications of technology we’re watching as we strive to reach more and serve more.

My Story: Dammond Devon Steen, Jr.

Posted on July 11, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Vanessa Cardoni

Eventually, raising four kids became too much for my 19-year-old mom, and I landed in foster care. Even then, I did okay in school. I was on track to graduate. But that never happened. I got into a fight at school – with a police officer. I was arrested. If I would have stopped for one second to think about it, I wouldn’t have gone to jail, but I didn’t think. I acted. The result was a year in prison. Adult prison, not 'juvie'.

Express Yourself with Goodwill®

Posted on July 8, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Julia Marchand

Madonna topped the charts in 1989 with her hit song “Express Yourself” in which she urged her listeners to find a partner in life who is open and honest to create a healthy relationship. Although that was nearly 30 years ago now, the call to communicate our inner workings still resonates within our culture. This message echoes not just in our relationships with others, but throughout the rest of our lives, too, to help us create our own happiness in all aspects. Let me explain how with some help from a few other Goodwill enthusiasts!

Help Someone Earn Financial Freedom by Supporting WIOA

Posted on July 7, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Laura Walling

It was two years ago near July 4, that Congress showed a rare form of bi-partisanship and passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the law that establishes job-training programs and vocational rehabilitation services. The following year, around this time, the agencies responsible for overseeing the law’s enactment released the proposed regulations for implementation. Just prior to the holiday this year, the final rules were made public.

Adventures in Virtual Service Planning: Connecting Users with Goodwill’s Mission

Posted on July 5, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Vanessa Cardoni

Digital technology is capable of forming the way around, through or over barriers that people have to employment. From job search engines to assistive technology, there are technological solutions to many of the problems used to deter or keep people from work. With this in mind, Goodwill’s organizations are turning to virtual service models and tools to fulfill their mission. Using the right digital tools in the right ways to meet the right objectives for the right people is crucial.

Adventures in Virtual Service Planning: Connecting Users with Goodwill's Mission

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Vanessa Cardoni

Celebrate Independence Day with Goodwill®

Posted on July 1, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Julia Marchand

When I think of the 4th of July, I envision our glorious flag (and what it represents), booming fireworks, and a laid back happy vibe. No matter where you are celebrating or how many people are involved, those are the top three things, I think, on everyone’s Independence Day celebration checklist. The problem with party planning for an event like this, though, is that when you’re the host sometimes the details can overtake your ability to actually enjoy the free-spirited mood of the day. We don’t want you to miss out on the fun, so here are a few tips to help you capture the atmosphere of the holiday without missing out on the good parts.

Proposed Payday Lending Rules Seek to End Abuses

Posted on June 30, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Paul Seifert

The average payday loan carries an annual percentage rate (APR) of 391 percent. Are you or someone you know affected by these often debilitating fees? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new rules that would reign in many of the most egregious abuses of payday lenders and car title loan businesses. This long awaited effort follows on the efforts of many states to bring order to the nearly unregulated small lender marketplace.

Career and Financial Advice for June 2016

Posted on June 30, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Vanessa Cardoni

In June, GoodProspects covered tips for first-time job seekers, interview considerations for people with disabilities, ways to build a friendlier workplace and how to get started in a career in loss prevention.

Do You Know the Person in the Mirror?

Posted on June 29, 2016 (August 30, 2017) by Amy Johnson

In my husband, I see an adoring father, a hard-working grad student and a great friend – in addition to Sgt. Johnson of the U.S. Marines. Each of these roles is intrinsically part of who he is, but they are by no means the same person. The first time I saw Devin Mitchell’s Veteran Vision Project, the idea that there are two sides to every veteran immediately resonated with me. Mitchell attempts to show this dichotomy in a very tangible way. Each photograph shows veterans looking in a mirror at “the other side” of themselves.

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