The day-to-day operations of shopgoodwill.com
has provided new jobs and training opportunities for many seeking
assistance from Goodwill. The agency helps foster skill-building
opportunities, including basic computer knowledge and customer service,
photo skills, goods processing, and stocking and fulfillment systems.
“The
auction items all come from one source with an internationally
respected brand name – Goodwill. Security procedures make the site a
safe place to bid and buy – it’s like buying something from someone you
know,” says Dan Rogers, president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County.
“The revenues, as with Goodwill stores, benefit local Goodwill
organizations nationwide, and because 84 percent of it goes directly
into job training and other support services for families, shoppers
feel good about their purchases.”
All items are collected from
the 166 independent Goodwill agencies across North America. More than
30,000 items are for sale at any given to bidders who visit the site,
including music, jewelry, handbags and other apparel, electronics,
toys, hardware, furniture, antiques, books, rare paintings,
collectibles, and other desirable items.
“With more than a
million page views per day, shopgoodwill.com is an Internet auction
site that successfully coexists and functions with the big-name online
auctioneers by its 165 categories and subcategories,” says Rogers.