Goodwill® Rising Together™ Initiative Announces New Partnerships with Accenture, Bank of America, Comcast Internet Essentials, Lowe’s and USAA to Increase Access to Careers for More than One Million People by 2025

Goodwill, the leading nonprofit provider of job training and placement services in North America, today announced five new partners — Accenture, Bank of America, Comcast Internet Essentials, Lowe’s and USAA — are joining its Rising Together™ initiative, expanding its reach and impact. While the U.S. economy continues to improve, the recovery has not been equitable. Rising Together™ is connecting people, particularly those who traditionally faced barriers to sustainable, well-paying jobs, to ensure they have access to a wide range of resources. These resources include skills training, job placement, transportation and…

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Goodwill® and The Addams Family Scare Up Tricks, Treats and Costumes This Halloween

This Halloween, shop your local Goodwill store for unique and iconic costumes that even Wednesday Addams would approve. Goodwill has once again teamed up with MGM to bring the first family of Halloween to Goodwill in celebration of the release of the animated movie, The Addams Family 2, opening in theaters and on demand on Friday, October 1. Together Goodwill and The Addams Family are bringing more tricks, treats and fun. Participating Goodwill nonprofit organizations, which operate stores and donation centers in their local communities, are partnering with everyone’s favorite…

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Goodwill® Launches Rising Together™ Coalition with Anthem Foundation, Coursera, Google, Indeed and Lyft to Empower One Million People to Access Sustainable Careers by 2025

Goodwill, the leading workforce provider in North America, has announced a new, first-of-its-kind coalition called Rising Together™, which will work to create an equitable economic recovery and provide job seekers with the skills and supports needed to access sustainable jobs. Joining Goodwill with a goal of empowering one million people to access sustainable careers by 2025 are Fortune 50 companies and global philanthropic and business leaders, including the Anthem Foundation, Coursera, Google, Indeed and Lyft. Together, Goodwill and its partners are providing resources to address the widening skills gap and…

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AdTheorent Supports First-Ever Campaign to Drive Incremental Visitors to Goodwill® Locations Nationwide

AdTheorent, Inc., a digital advertising leader using advanced machine learning technology and solutions to deliver real-world value for advertisers and marketers, and the Ad Council, the national nonprofit that mobilizes the energy and talents of the communications industry to make a measurable impact on the most critical social issues of today, announced campaign results from the Goodwill “Bring Good Home” mobile advertising campaign. The primary campaign objective was to increase visitation and drive incremental visits to Goodwill store locations nationwide. The Situation:As the world’s leading workforce nonprofit provider, Goodwill is…

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Goodwill Shoppers Shine in “Bring Good Home” (SM) Campaign That Encourages Shopping at Goodwill to Support Job Training Programs

Goodwill and the Ad Council are today launching a national campaign, “Bring Good Home,” to inspire more Americans to shop at Goodwill to support its mission of job placement and training in local communities across the country. Goodwill’s network of 161 community-based organizations collectively prepare nearly 300,000 people each year for new jobs and career advancement. The new PSAs, created pro bono by global advertising and marketing agency Digitas, showcase the variety of unique finds available at Goodwill stores, and celebrate Goodwill shoppers for supporting job skills training and development…

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