Sarah Ford | March 29, 2013

Is Goodwill the Most Important Social Enterprise in 2013?

Goodwill IndustriesSource: Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes.com

As the email signature of many Goodwill Industries staffers says, 鈥淓very 38 seconds of every business day, a person served by Goodwill earns a good job. Every 8 seconds, another person accesses Goodwill opportunities to build careers and strong families.鈥

In the world of marketing and social engagement, you sometimes look for 鈥渕oments鈥 鈥 the alignment of events, priorities, and opportunities to tackle big issues in a profoundly different way.听 For me, a consultant who has advised a range of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies, there are very few moments as important to the national economy than the jobs crisis.听 And there are few organizations positioned to do as much as , an organization that鈥檚 been at this mission for more than 100 years.

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