What's Good, Goodwill?

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Michelle and Teresa sit pull out their re-usable shopping totes, fill up their re-useable cups, and their calendars as we chat about all the good happening this September. 

Join us as we talk about how you can help save the planet by shopping sustainably at Goodwill not just during September but every day. Find out about upcoming events Goodwill is participating in during the month of September in eastern Washington and north Idaho.

Get ready to learn how your business, organization, or car club can register for our 2023 Trunk or Treat event.  

Goodwill is a sponsor for the first Halloween X-Spo in Spokane, Washington. Learn about our very first Halloween Boo-tique pop-up. 

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle count down the days until one of our favorite days of the year...National Thrift Shop Day! 

Join us as we talk about the impact you have on your community when you donate and sustainably shop at Goodwill. Learn how you have a real impact on lives in eastern Washington and north Idaho as Alicia shares a success story. Find out about the upcoming construction project coming this month at our Coeur d'Alene, Idaho store. Also, we are getting closer and closer to spooky season! 

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle strap on their backpacks and number 2 pencils, and are ready to chat about back-to-school shopping. Join us as we sat down with Heather Alexander, Sr. Associate Vice President, Marketing & Communications to talk about the impact you have on not only your community but also the planet when you back to school shop at Goodwill.  

Celebrate with us as we recognize our 2022 community award recipients. Listen how your donations help change local lives like Timothy’s as we share his success story. 

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Michelle and Teresa are excited to share what's going on at Goodwill this June.

Join us as we sat down with Heather Alexander, Sr. Associate Vice President, Marketing & Communications to learn about Goodwill's EDI-B committee and Goodwill's commitment to value each team member equally and together to meet the needs of our communities. Listen to how Goodwill works alongside community partners and celebrate with us as we recognize our 2022 community award recipients. Continue the cycle for good by sharing our podcast on social media and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts. Don't forget to stay all the way to the end of the episode for a dad joke so bad it's good!

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle are ready to celebrate Goodwill Industries Week! Over 150 independently operated Goodwill organizations across the United States and Canada are celebrating Goodwill Industries Week. Ready to start a career in IT? Goodwill and Google have partnered to create the Google Digital Career Accelerator Program. Goodwill has scholarships to help. Are you a Halloween fan? We are almost halfway to Halloween and we are celebrating the mid-way point with Half-o-ween. Transcript

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle shake off the winter chill and roll up their sleeves for springtime. Join us as we talk about Goodwill on the Hill. What is it and why is it important to our mission and the communities we serve in eastern Washington and north Idaho.

Learn about the free digital skills classes we offer in Moses Lake, Colville, and Spokane, Washington from one of our digital skills instructors, Mike. Continue the cycle for good by sharing our podcast on social media and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Don't forget to stay all the way to the end of the episode for a dad joke so bad it's good!

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What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle grabbed their Goodwill hard hats and hit the road for Airway Heights, Washington!

Join us as we caught up with our retail operations team, Clark Brekke, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest, Baker Construction and Development, and Bernardo Wills on the site of our newest retail and outlet store.

Learn about why Airway Heights, our partnerships, what you can expect, and what outlet shopping is. 

Continue the cycle for good by sharing our podcast on social media and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Don’t forget to stay all the way to the end of the episode for a dad joke so bad it’s good!

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What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle grabbed their podcasting gear and left the What's Good Media Studio behind!

Join us as our team headed out to find out what our team members love about Goodwill, their teams, shenanigans, and the good that's happening across our NW BLVD store in Spokane, Washington, our Retail Operations and E-Commerce teams, and our Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) team at their new office.

Continue the cycle for good by sharing our podcast on social media and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Don't forget to stay all the way to the end of the episode for a dad joke so bad it's good!

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We’re back for season two! What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle are excited to share early 2023 news. We sat with Clark Brekke, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest President and CEO, and Braden Fish, VP of Mission to learn why 2023 will be an exciting time to join our team. Looking for a new job? We share the “good” about working at Goodwill. Ready to be inspired? Listen as we talk with David, a Goodwill program participant, as he talks about his success.

Don't forget to listen all the way to the end for a Dad joke so bad, it's good.

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1939-2022: Celebrate 83 years of creating opportunities in the Inland Northwest with us as we talk about our past and present. 

What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle sat down with Clark Brekke, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest President and CEO, to discuss his 30th anniversary at Goodwill.

Hear inspiring 2022 program success stories from Braden Fish, VP of Mission and Workforce Development, Doug Ross, Associate Vice President of Information Technology, Rebecca Severtsen-Rea, Associate Vice President of Finance, and Wade Rooks, Director of Human Resources.

Don't forget to listen all the way to the end for a Dad joke so bad, it's good.

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