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Ahh, Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air. Romance is alive. But, is it appropriate in the workplace?

As we adjust to a change in our governmental leadership, we thought this would be a good time to look at the workforce policies the Biden administration is advocating. Our purpose is to merely outline what has been promised, not to offer any editorial comment.

This Black History Month we hope you take the opportunity to remember the contributions of community health care advocates like midwives.

My mother has and will always be an example to me of fighting for something bigger than myself and having the dash between the time I was born to the time I go home to mean something.

Employers have become much more understanding about employment gaps. They understand that these have increased due to a variety of reasons. Downsizing, illness, taking care of family, childcare are just some of the contributing factors to employment gaps. If this has happened to you – what should you do?

One of our goals for 2021 – besides survival – should be to reduce our use and dependence on jargon. Every industry does it. In the right setting, jargon can be used to effectively communicate with peers in a knowledge-based environment.

Your gift allows people to receive no-cost training through Goodwill to rejoin the workforce or start new careers and helps meet student technology

On #GivingTuesday, you can stand with Goodwill to finish 2018 strong and start 2019 ready to do more!

The question is – what can we do with this newfound freedom? The absence of soul draining bumper-to-bumper crawls opens up a world of possibilities. Rather than using that extra time for “work”, think of it as “me” time.

Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that takes place on December 1, 2020. It was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages

On #GivingTuesday, you can stand with Goodwill to finish 2018 strong and start 2019 ready to do more!

Small Business Saturday is this weekend – November 28th, to be precise. To say that small businesses are the backbone of local communities would be an understatement. However, before we discuss the benefits of supporting these establishments, here are a few facts:

Like many of you, I grew up in a professional environment where work was done at the office. I define "at the office" generally as your place of business. In my personal experience that meant at the swimming pool when I was a lifeguard during summer breaks in my youth, at the donut shop when I was in high school, cooking burgers at McDonald's or cleaning the floors at a local bar when I was in college, and actually in an office when I was working in law, broadcasting, or marketing. The bottom line is that I worked where the business that employed me was located. That's just how it was done.

Like every other nonprofit organization or business affected by the pandemic, Goodwill of Greater Washington has had to pivot time and time again since March of this year to keep our operations afloat and our associates employed while continuing to fulfill our mission services. As a result, Goodwill implemented several changes to our business and mission models. Here are a handful of changes and efforts that you may not be aware of, but may impact you as a Goodwill supporter or member of our community.