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March 2013
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. President and CEO Lisa Rusyniak was named a SmartCEO Brava! Award winner for 2013. SmartCEO’s Brava! Awards program celebrates top female CEOs who combine their irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for giving back to the community. Brava award winners are exemplary leaders of their companies and in the community who encourage local philanthropy, mentor fellow CEOs and their companies on the path to tremendous growth.
February 2013
Goodwill was just named one of Baltimore Magazines Best Places to Work for 2013!
To read more, visit BaltimoreMagazine.net.
Goodwill receives the “Standards for Excellence” Seal from Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. To read more, click here.
January 2013
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. President and CEO Lisa Rusyniak named a Daily Record Influential Marylander!
The Daily Record honors people who have made significant impacts in their fields and are leaders in the state. To read more, click here.
December 2012
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. named a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace!
For the second year in a row, Goodwill was named a top workplace by the Baltimore Sun. To read more, visit http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/jobs/topworkplaces2012/bs-tw-large-workplaces-pictures-20121121,0,6797006.photogallery.
You Never Know What You’re Going to Find at Goodwill!
A woman visiting a Goodwill store in Milwaukee stumbled upon a lithograph by American artist Alexander Calder, which turned out to be worth $9,000. View the full story here.
November 2012
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. was named a Future50 company by SmartCEO magazine. Future50 recognizes the fastest growing companies in the area. To read more, click here.
Goodwill Feeds Over 3,000 During the 57th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Resource Fair
See WJZ newscast: http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/11/21/goodwill-holds-annual-thanksgiving-feast-for-thousands-of-less-fortunate/
See WBAL newscast: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/Goodwill-serves-Thanksgiving-meal-for-those-in-need/-/10131532/17513280/-/hi7491/-/index.html
Goodwill Industries Named the 2nd Largest Nonprofit in America
Read more here: http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/print/1351778098_2012_Top100.pdf
October 2012
Goodwill Industries Named One of America’s 25 Most Inspiring Companies
Goodwill Industries was named one of Forbes magazine’s 25 Most Inspiring Companies by American consumers. The list was based on results from consulting firm Performance Inspired, Inc., which surveyed 2,175 consumers online. Respondents listed the five companies they found most inspirational and why, and Goodwill was amongst the top 25 companies.
See Goodwill featured here: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45kjee/23-goodwill/
And read more about the survey here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/09/25/americas-25-most-inspiring-companies/
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. named a Strategic Alliance Award winner by the Greater Baltimore Committee’s “Bridging the Gap” awards
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake partners with Baltimore City Community College to provide students life-skills training and connects students who have completed the college's workforce training to minority and majority-owned employers in Baltimore. To read more, click here.