24 Mar Brides Camp Out Overnight to Save on Their Dream Dress

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The Wedding Gala is Goodwill’s largest event of the year. It’s also one of the most exciting. This year was no different. The first bride showed up nearly 13 hours before the sale even began. Not only had brides come early, but some had traveled hundreds...

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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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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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06 Apr Mission Possible: Goodwill Values

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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 which people. We mean everyone, and we mean all the time. Rules serve...

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24 Feb Bridal Blog: Gaylord Opryland Hosts Goodwill Gala Shoot

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Great talent and a beautiful location for our Goodwill photo shoot equals one fabulous Look Book. On January 28th, the Goodwill team and Goodwill employee models all met at the Gaylord Opryland Resort to create our 2011 Look Book. We had been planning this photo...

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26 Jan Mission Possible: Ripple Effects

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Our Goodwill has come to view ripples, and the circles that follow as a drop falls into the water, as something of a company mascot, not as exciting as a bear or tiger, perhaps, but meaningful for us nevertheless.  The significance is the spreading impact of...

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06 Dec GW Boutique: 12 Days of Online Goodwill Holiday Shopping!

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By Gail Champion, OnlineGoodwill.com Manager [caption id="attachment_326" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Item of the Day - 32' LED HDTV!"][/caption] The countdown is on. You officially have just a wee bit more than two weeks to buy online and have the perfect gift ready to go under the tree! How to...

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02 Dec D Movement: ‘Tis the season for giving… but you have given all year long

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[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...

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23 Nov Being Green, Doing Good

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Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee diverts many products to salvage and recycling opportunities that would have ended up in the landfill. Among these products are textile, shoes, purses, belts, hats, backpacks, toys and stuffed animals, household goods, books, paper, cardboard, electrical appliances, electronics, cell phones,...

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04 Nov D Movement: Need a reason to clear out the clutter…

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[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...

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02 Nov Mission Possible: Social Enterprise

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[caption id="attachment_134" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="David Lifsey, President and CEO"][/caption] There’s a new term that’s gaining momentum, both in the for-profit and not-for-profit world.  That term is social entrepreneurship and at its core, it places emphasis on conducting business for the greater good, for social change. The...

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