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MICHAEL BLANTON 2021 GII ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR DIONDRE OUZTS GII KENNETH SHAW GRADUATE OF THE YEAR IN THE NEWS November 3, 2020 Goodwill CEO Concerned about Recent Economic Trends (Bloomberg Markets: The Close) May 29, 2020 Pandemic: What You Need to Know (ABC) February 8, 2021 The Future of Work Post COVID-19: Insights from Goodwill CEO (The Future of Work with Jacob Morgan) November 24, 2021: Shop Online With Purpose: Create Jobs in Local Communities With Your Cyber Monday Shopping November 6, 2021: Nonprofits Applaud Passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act but Important Provisions Are Needed that Offer Critical #Relief4Charities (YMCA of the USA) July 17, 2021: How Resale, Sustainability and its 3,300 Stores Support Goodwill’s Key Mission – Jobs (Retail Touchpoints) July 2, 2021: Goodwill Helps People Reenter the Workforce (Yahoo! Finance) June 29, 2021: Chiefly Female Healthcare Jobs Get Boost from Goodwill and Anthem (Philanthropy Women) June 14, 2021: To Fill Millions of Open Jobs, Many Workers Need More Than Skills (The New York Times) June 11, 2021: Help to Get a Sustainable Career (Scripps Media) May 30, 2021: Goodwill Forges Alliances to Offer Free Career Training and Resources (New York Post) March 12, 2021: Steve Preston on Goodwill’s Workforce Planning (All Things Work from SHRM) February 23, 2021: Blue-Collar Jobs Boom as Covid-19 Boosts Housing, E-Commerce Demand (The Wall Street Journal) December 17, 2020: How a U.S. Jobs Charity Plans to Spend $20 Million from Mackenzie Scott (Thomson Reuters Foundation News) December 15, 2020: 384 Ways to Help (Medium.com) November 5, 2020: U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Nearly Steady Last Week – WSJ (The Wall Street Journal) August 13, 2020: Weekly Unemployment Claims Drop Below One Million for First Time Since March (The Wall Street Journal) June 29, 2020: Goodwill Offering Job Training, Support for Americans Impacted by COVID-19 (Cheddar) May 8, 2020: April Unemployment Rate Rose to a Record 14.7% (The Wall Street Journal) April 28, 2020: COVID-19: Another Barrier to Employment for Low-Skilled Workers? (AEI Hardly Working podcast) April 9, 2020: U.S. Unemployment Claims Total 6.6 Million Last Week (The Wall Street Journal) February 25, 2020: Working Together to Boost Inclusive Hiring: JPMorgan Chase, Goodwill® and Indeed (Indeed blog) January 22, 2020: The Dignity of Work: More Than Just a Job (Work in Progress podcast) January 14, 2020: Exploring the #PowerOfWork with Goodwill’s CEO (Working Nation) January 14, 2020: Secondhand Style: Tips for Shopping at Consignment and Thrift Stores (The TODAY Show) LATEST PRESS RELEASES NOVEMBER 24, 2021: SHOP ONLINE WITH PURPOSE: CREATE JOBS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH YOUR CYBER MONDAY SHOPPING NOVEMBER 17, 2021: COMCAST’S INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM AND GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL EXPAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS NATIONWIDE SEPTEMBER 29, 2021: GOODWILL® AND THE ADDAMS FAMILY SCARE UP TRICKS, TREATS AND COSTUMES THIS HALLOWEEN SEPTEMBER 29, 2021: GOODWILL® ANNOUNCES HIRING OF NEW CHIEF MISSION OFFICER SEPTEMBER 27, 2021: HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE AMIDST PANDEMIC CONCERNS AUGUST 17, 2021: CELEBRATE THE JOYS OF THRIFITING AT GOODWILL® ON NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY AUGUST 5, 2021: LYFT AND GOODWILL® EXPAND JOBS ACCESS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AUGUST 4, 2021: GOODWILL® SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LAURA WALLING, ESQ. NAMED TO THE NONPROFIT TIMES’ “2021 POWER & INFLUENCE TOP 50” AUGUST 3, 2021: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL NAMES NED HELMS BOARD CHAIR JULY 28, 2021: DEDICATED GOODWILL® TEAM MEMBER GETS A SECOND CHANCE FOLLOWING INCARCERATION JULY 28, 2021: GRADUATE OF THE EXCEL CENTER® SERVES COMMUNITY AS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR JUNE 29, 2021: GOODWILL® NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) JUNE 25, 2021: NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES STATE EQUITABLE RECOVERY COALITION TO HELP STATES ADVANCE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH MAY 13, 2021: GOODWILL®, ANTHEM FOUNDATION INTRODUCE HEALTHCARE CAREERLAUNCH MAY 4, 2021: GOODWILL® LAUNCHES RISING TOGETHERTM COALITION WITH ANTHEM FOUNDATION, COURSERA, GOOGLE, INDEED AND LYFT TO EMPOWER ONE MILLION PEOPLE TO ACCESS SUSTAINABLE CAREERS BY 2025 View the press release archive MEDIA CONTACTS: NATIONAL MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY Do you represent a national media outlet and interested in featuring Goodwill? 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