INST 335 Lecture 11: Case Study: Goodwill Industries
6 Feb 2019
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Inst 335 lecture 11: case study: goodwill industries. Goodwill industries international has been an advocate of diversity for over 110 years. 1902, in boston, massachusetts, a young missionary set up a small operation enlisting struggling immigrants in his parish to clean and repair clothing and goods to later sell. This provided workers with the opportunity for basic education and language training. His philosophy was to provide a hand up, not a hand out. although today you can find retail stores in over 2,900 locations worldwide, and in 2015 more than 87 million people in the. United states and canada donated to goodwill, the organization has maintained its core mission to respect the dignity of individuals by eliminating barriers to opportunity through the power of work. Goodwill accomplishes this goal, in part, by putting 82 percent of its revenue back into programs to provide employment.
