By Tanna Clark, Complete Organizing Solutions School is in full swing and you may be looking around at the clutter summer has left in its wake wondering how you’ll ever get back to normal! Don’t worry. Goodwill’s Project Organize is stepping in to help you clear...
Last June, Goodwill Industries International launched the global initiative to raise awareness about the positive impact of donating to Goodwill Industries®. When you donate to Goodwill, you are not only keeping gently used clothing and household goods out of landfills, but you are supporting vital...
Courtesy of Goodwill Industries International Spring presents the perfect time to take a fresh look at the items in your home and decide what should stay and what should go. As you de-clutter your home, Goodwill Industries® of Middle Tennessee can put your unwanted items to...
One of my favorite movies, “Pay It Forward,” starred Haley Joel Osment who portrayed a 12-year-old boy who wanted to make the world a better place. In the movie, he does a favor for someone, without any expectation of being paid back. That simple concept...
Spring is in the air! Yes it is. Does anyone feel like you need to do some Spring cleaning? Cleaning out closets and drawers is a great way to start a new season. Really, come on get these items into Goodwill, where...
By Jimmy Chaffin, Partner, DVL Public Relations and Advertising Several years ago DVL had the pleasure of creating a new advertising campaign designed to capture and explain the mission of Goodwill and how what you give provides jobs and changes lives. Our approach was simple: let the...
[caption id="attachment_318" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Jennifer Kalifa, Donations Manager"][/caption] I’ve been a part of Goodwill for almost 18 years and, let me tell you, it’s been exciting! I have seen the company grow and what’s been especially important to me is how many lives we’ve changed. It’s...
[caption id="attachment_203" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Niketa Hailey-Hill, Marketing Manager"][/caption] Last Thursday, a big yellow school bus rolled up to our headquarters filled with 40 students and two teachers who ventured into Nashville from Murfreesboro eager to learn more about Goodwill. (I have to admit I was a little...
[caption id="attachment_108" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Karl Houston, Senior Director of Marketing & Community Relations "][/caption] The fall fashion magazines are on the newsstands, enticing you to shop for new sweaters and slacks, shoes and stocking fillers. Now that we’re heading towards Thanksgiving and Christmas, the ads will...
How can we say, ‘Thank you,’ to all of our donors? Words certainly aren’t sufficient. For the first time ever, our Goodwill has served more than one million donors by mid-October, allowing us to continue our mission of providing employment and training services in middle...
