MISSION SERVICES KNOWLEDGE
This is the Mission of Goodwill of Southern Nevada.
What is "to reduce the impact of poverty on our community by helping Southern Nevadans obtain local employment and upward mobility"?
As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Goodwill of Southern Nevada is required to not make a profit and must have $0 in the bank account at the end of the fiscal year.
What is false?
Nonprofits exist to benefit the public good, while for-profits exist to make a profit for their owners. However, money in the bank account is necessary to continue to operate.
This is the name of the Junior Achievement Building that will be the home of our new Career Center.
What is the Inspiration Center?
This is the number of individuals served in 2024 (as of 11/08/2024).
+100 Points: This is the number of individuals served in 2023.
What is 9,890.
Bonus: What is 7,663?
This is the Vision of Goodwill of Southern Nevada.
What is "a thriving Southern Nevada community where every person who wants to work is employed and able to reach their full potential"?
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goodwill Industries International is Steven C. Preston.
What is true?
Each Goodwill territory operates independently, but is governed by the GII umbrella. Our local CEO is Rick Neal.
This is the age range of individuals who will be served in the Junior Achievement Career.
What is 14-25? (will also accept 16-25)
This is the number of individuals placed into verifiable employment because of the efforts of everyone at Goodwill of Southern Nevada in 2024 (as of 11/08/2024).
+200 Points: This is the number of individuals placed into employment in 2023.
What is 3,015?
Bonus: What is 2,696?
This is what the acronym "CARF" stands for.
What is the "Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities"?
90% of every dollar earned from donations and purchases stays in Southern Nevada to benefit our community.
What is true? Revenue generated stays in Southern Nevada and directly benefits unemployed and underemployed individuals in our community.
This is the number of students that JASN will serve annually. (closest to the number wins)
What is 60,000 students?
This is the average wage of intensively case managed participants placed into employment in 2024 (as of 11/08/2024).
+300 points: This is the average wage if intensively placed participant in 2023.
What is $19.65/hour or $40,872 (annual).
Bonus: What is $18.59?
This is the number of current Mission Services programs that serve individuals with disabilities. (most accurate wins)
(+100 points for each correct program)
What is 13?
Community Based Training (CBT) | Student Work Experience Program (SWEP) | Skills to Enable Personal Success (STEPS) | Summer Education Experience (SEE) | Pre-Employment Transitional Services (Pre-ETS) | Opportunity Accelerator | Train-to-Hire | Veteran Services | Community Service/Volunteer Services | Basic | Basic Plus | CC Goodwill Job Placement | LOI
GSN Board of Directors earn approximately $100,000 salaries for their contributions to the organization.
What is false. GSN Board Members are volunteers. In fact, GSN Board Members are required to contribute monetary donations to serve on the Board of Directors.
These are the 2 programs offered at the new Junior Achievement facility.
What are BizTown & Financial Park?
This is the total number of Remote Services entered into Salesforce in 2024 (as of 11/08/2024).
+400 points: This is the total number of Remote Services entered in Salesforce in 2023.
What is 14,629?
Bonus: What is 1,461?
As of 11/01/2024, GSN ranked this number in placements compared to all other Goodwills in the network.
+100 points for each other Goodwill ranked above GSN.
What is 7th?
Bonus: Atlanta, GA (16,353)
Greenville, SC (7,179)
Columbus, GA (4,654)
Jacksonville, FL (2,919)
Charleston, SC (2,820)
Louisville, KY (2,818)
Las Vegas, NV (2,540)
Goodwill of Southern Nevada has 17 retail stores.
+100 points for each store location named.
What is true?
Bonus: Blue Diamond | Boulevard Mall | Centennial | Cheyenne Commons | Eastern | Ft. Apache | Horizon | Lake Mead | LV Boulevard | Mardon | Nellis | Pahrump | Rainbow | Sahara | Silverado | Stephanie | Tropicana (Clearance Center or Blue Diamond may be substituted for another store; up to 1,700 bonus points in total)
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919, but Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada was founded in this year. (closest to year wins)
What is 1996?
These are the 4 phases in the Cycle of Giving. (must have all 4 to win)
What are (1) Donate, (2) Shop, (3) Train, & (4) People Get Jobs?