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Mission Possible: Success That Counts
David Lifsey, President and CEO I wasn’t a Goodwill employee long before I learned that success means many things. Until I came here, I thought of success as having a lot of money, won/lost records and...
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Mission Possible: Goodwill Values
In our Goodwill Employee Handbook there is a section about the company’s Core Values. The second point expresses our promise to treat people with dignity and courtesy “at all times.” We don’t specify...
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Mission Possible: Goodwill Industries Week
Courtesy of Goodwill Industries International When Rev. Dr. Edgar J. Helms founded Goodwill Industries® in 1902, he couldn’t have envisioned our reliance on social media, nor the role it would play in...
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Thank You!
A Message from Goodwill’s President and CEO, David Lifsey It may seem strange to some employees of other businesses, but among the things for which I know many of us are grateful this holiday season is...
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The Sun Continues to Shine on Goodwill
Getting the Most Out of a Renewable Resource Embedded in Goodwill’s history and culture is the belief that any resource is not to be wasted. Whether an old shirt or sunlight, we are committed to making...
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Summer Program Services Highlight: Goodwill’s Integration Program for...
Goodwill’s day camp integration program, one of several Summer Program Services for youth, serves children ages 6-15 who have been diagnosed with autism at no charge to their parents. Participants...
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Mission Possible: Celebrating Goodwill Week
This week, May 6-10, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee and the other nearly 200 Goodwills around the world are celebrating Goodwill Week. What are we celebrating? The important work we do, the...
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Letter from CEO David Lifsey
On Friday, June 21, 2013, NBC News reported on the use of Special Minimum Wage Certificates by some other Goodwill agencies. The certificate is a portion of the Fair Labor Standards Acts (FLSA), which...
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A Call to Action: The History and Future of Goodwill
Matthew Bourlakas, President and CEO In her book, “Edgar James Helms—The Goodwill Man,” Beatrice Plumb recounts Rev. Helms’ early efforts to help people in need without taking from them their...
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New Beginnings: The Essence of Goodwill
Matthew Bourlakas, President and CEO A woman barely escapes the harsh reality of living on the streets, a young man’s dream of playing soccer ends abruptly, and a mother’s son feels the desperation of...
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