Goodwill

Goodwill Goodwill is a non-profit organization that provides job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have a disability, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges. (Begin, 2008). Goodwill operates as a network of 183 independent, community-based organizations in the U.S., Canada and 14 other countries. In 2008, Goodwill collectively earned more than $3.25 billion and used 84 percent of that revenue to provide employment, training and support services to more than 1.5 million individuals. (Begin, 2008). Goodwill is funded by a massive network of retail thrift stores and is one of the nation's top five most valuable; and recognized nonprofit brands as well as a leading social services enterprise. Goodwill Industries contracts employees to the new divisions that the organization has created; for example, by contracting their employees to over see the janitorial training program, thus generating new revenue. Goodwill “began its seven-week janitorial training program with $100,000 in funding from the Detroit Empowerment zone.”(Begin, 2008). The comparison is that Foundation Schools provides Academic Instruction for children with learning disabilities, “Goodwill Industries provides job training, work experience and placement for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.” Goodwill like Foundation Schools has had issues with generating funds to support its activities and expansion of services. One way that Goodwill addressed the drop in revenue from their storefront presence, was to turn to an Online presence. “Diversification of its revenue helped the organization keep operating in the black.” (Begin, 2008). Foundation Schools may find it helpful to adopt these methods to help address their need for additional funding. The organization could use the internet to present themselves to companies willing to donate funds to assist in training students for specialized jobs.