Hit By A Bus
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Components, Collaboration & Opportunities
Thanks For All
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100
Developed in 2010 and implemented in 2011, this strategy focuses on the use of attended and store front donation centers.
What is the GWISR Donation Strategy?
100
This process which allows team members to take up to 12 weeks of protected leave for qualifying events was standardized by our People Services Department in 2011.
What is GWISR's FMLA process?
100
A representative from Goodwill Industries International visited GWISR in May 2011 to help us prepare our survey in 2012.
What is a Pre-CARF survey?
100
PWI recevied an outstanding service award from this organization in 2011.
What is NISH?
100
This program returned over 2.2 million tax refund dollars in 2011.
What is VITA?
200
GWISR will have opened 7 of these in 2011 in order to increase the quantity and quality of donations.
What are attended or store front donation centers?
200
This was enhanced from a two tier to a four tier plan in order to better provide for our team member's medical needs.
What is GWISR's health benefit plan?
200
This department created an annual marketing piece that won awards from the International Association of Business Communicators.
What is the Communications Department?
200
GWISR Mission Services held over 75 of these in their Success Center and 4 Career Centers in 2011 which assisted peole with obtaining good jobs.
What are job fairs?
200
This figure, 51.5 million, is the estimated dollars reinvested back to the community through GWISR programs and services.
What is economic imact?
300
This promotional event placed Goodwill's name and logo on the big screen at a NCAA football game.
What is "Shed the Red?"
300
This form and process reduced the number of trees killed by GWISR and reduced the clutter on Abbi's desk. HINT: Abbi works in People Services.
What is the new electronic online application?
300
This system implemented by our IT department in 2011 will create efficiences, organize, and streamline our file structure and lay to rest the monstrous F drive.
What is SharePoint?
300
This goal for the 3rd quarter was exceeded by 30% by Mission Services.
What is Persons Served?
300
GWISR partnered with this fast food restaurant to provide employment training for individuals with disabilities.
Who is McDonald's?
400
This major retailer partnered with Goodwill to collect donations in exchange a 30% off coupon in their stores.
What is "The Gap?"
400
This department received a clean, unqualified opinion on it's annual audit this year.
What is Accounting?
400
A new contract was signed in August at this military installation that has already increased revenue by 30%.
What is Ft. Benning?
400
This 2011 goal of 3300 was surpassed by the Mission team before December 1st.
What is Persons Placed?
400
This VP, formally a board member, is affectionately known as "Little Cheaper" Cheap, Cheap.
Who is Terry Reis?
500
This character made many appearances throughout the year bringing smiles to the faces of children and adults alike including the military at Ft. Benning.
Who is Mr. Goodwill?
500
This committee visited GWISR in March, 2011 to review Abillity One files and procedures, for the first time in our history, caused us all to almost have a heart attack, increased blood pressure but gave us a good outcome.
What is the President's Committee?
500
Our organization cleans over a million of these a year.
What is square feet?
500
This was moved from North Columbus Retail Store to Building E in August 2011 in order to provide more donation processing spacefor retail.
What is Workforce Development and Training or Intensive Services?
500
This team member retired in 2011 after serviing 43 years in retail at GWISR.
Who is Margaret Nolan?
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