Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Comments From Our President/CEO, Eric Schwarz

          On October 25th, I had the privilege of attending the Erie Non-Profit Partnership conference at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, PA. The theme of the conference was “Resilience”. For those of us invested and operating in the Non-Profit side of the market there is an uncanny need for us to be culturally resilient. Conditioning our organizations, strategic thinking and positioning to move consistently forward without interruption of services is critical for us to increase and sustain outcomes. My attendance at this conference proved to me to be highly valuable in framing my vision for market services and the development of our organizations service strength as we proceed with resilience to dial in and sustain programs that strengthen our community. The conference was a brilliant mix of pointed sessions oriented towards the theme of selling value in services, promoting them effectively and understanding how to appeal to your supporters. My take away from participating in this event was that Goodwill needs to continue to drive for long-term sustainable outcomes. If we touch a life, I want to know that we touched it for a lifetime and in that touch we handed off some of our hard-earned resilience.
          Thank you all again for your support at Goodwill Industries of Ashtabula, Inc. Serving Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Erie and Crawford Counties.


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