22 Feb Have a Look at our Wedding Gala Lookbook!

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If you're as excited as we are for this year's Wedding Gala, you'll love perusing through these photos, all shot on location at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville. You'll find these items and more from 6-9 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at our Goodwill store...

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13 Feb Why iStyled.me?

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a brief interview with Lisa O’dell, INVEST chairman at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville Hi Lisa! What is INVEST, and what is your role responsible for? I am in charge of raising funds that the Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) uses to pay...

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08 Feb Meet Penelope

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“Everyone has the same goals—to feel important and appreciated.” It was a slow and gradual transition from light to darkness for Penelope. Over the course of many years, retinitis pigmentosa robbed her of her eyesight. Without her sight, Penelope had to move on from...

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31 Jan Gearing Up for the Gala

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We are gearing up for our third annual Goodwill Wedding Gala — and you should be too! Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 17, and assemble your Goodwill Wedding Gala team. The sale will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at...

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16 Dec Thank You!

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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 the opportunity to continue working with our Goodwill and with...

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15 Dec He not only found a job, he found much more. Meet Jose Ortega …

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There is patience and kindness in his voice as he works with clients trying to master their computer skills and need help with their job search.  “All you need to do is register on this log-in page,” he tells a woman in the computer room...

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05 Dec Every Day is Cyber Monday on onlinegoodwill.com!

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by Anne Marie Sisk Shop Till You Drop Without Ever Leaving Home! Gift giving can lead to the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat depending when you do your shopping.  Finding a parking space at the mall may be the biggest victory, but not finding...

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02 Dec Saying ‘Thank You’ Just Doesn’t Seem Adequate.

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Saying ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem adequate.  How can I, how can all of us at Goodwill, thank you enough for all the donations you give?  Without you, our donors, Goodwill could not fulfill its mission of providing free employment and training services throughout Middle...

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29 Nov Growing Your Skills While Serving Others

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Debbie Grant, Development Director We often hear people say things such as, “I like helping others, or “I really want to help but don’t know how” and “I just wouldn’t know what to do.” If you really enjoy helping others and have a desire to work in...

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14 Oct Career Scoop: Do You Really Need a College Degree?

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AJ Helms, Career Counselor I have clients ask me this all the time…. do I really need a college education to succeed? The short answer is YES. Not that you won’t succeed without one, but in a struggling economy and a tight job market what better...

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27 Sep D Movement: The Final Days of Project Organize

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[caption id="attachment_561" align="alignright" width="173" caption="Enter Project Organize by September 30!"][/caption] As we approach the final days of the Project Organize contest, I started thinking about the reason we created the contest. Most people have a hectic schedule with work, kids and social activities. Getting organized can...

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15 Sep D Movement: Project Organize – Kick the clutter to the curb!

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By Tanna Clark, Complete Organizing Solutions [caption id="attachment_564" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Enter to Win Project Organize!"][/caption] Let the yard sale season begin! As the cooler weather approaches it’s time to kick the clutter to the curb, with price tags of course! This is the best time of year to...

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01 Sep D Movement: Project Organize

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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...

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10 Aug Career Scoop: Attitude is Everything

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Kate Kiefling, Career Solutions Trainer The orientation for our new Opportunities for Ex-Offenders class series here at Goodwill Career Solutions is titled “Attitude Is Everything." Many job seekers come to the class with wonderful positive attitudes. They clearly have done some soul searching and take responsibility...

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20 Jul Career Scoop: Meeting the Digital Demand

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Matt Gloster, Senior Director of Career Solutions Goodwill’s Document Archiving Program was started in response the growing need of businesses to quickly and securely store and retrieve the information in paper documents. The business expense associated with paper documents, both in terms of space and time,...

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