Vice President of Marketing and Development

Vice President of Marketing and Development

Full-time

Goodwill Industries has embraced the philosophy of helping people with achieving “abundant living” since its founding in 1902 by the Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister. Today, Goodwill Industries is a $6 billion plus federation of 170 autonomous members world-wide.

In 1996, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, Inc. expanded its territory into Augusta Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina, increasing the number of service counties to 35 to become Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area. There are three other Goodwill organizations headquartered in Georgia and two other agencies in South Carolina. Committed to building lives, families, and communities one career at a time, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA has built on its long tradition of quality job training programs, employment counseling, and job placement.

In the last calendar year, the organization served over 20,799 unemployed or underemployed individuals with an estimated economic impact of $168.8 million.

In July 2007 Helms College ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) was established in Macon by Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, Inc. (GIMG) with the sole focus of creating a post-secondary educational model for Goodwill Industries that provides skills training in the culinary arts, health services and other occupational areas that lead to meaningful middle-skills careers in the 21st century. Helms College opened a second campus in Augusta in the fall of 2012 with plans for additional campuses in Georgia and beyond.

Licensed by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC) and accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET), Helms College combines high-demand academic credentials and holistic student support services with experiential learning opportunities at Goodwill-owned business enterprises (), including Edgar’s restaurants and full service catering and conference venues in Macon and Augusta. Goodwill’s 2020 Strategic Plan anticipates expanding Helms College program offerings in Macon and Augusta, adding new satellite campuses in Aiken and Lake Oconee, plus partnering with other autonomous Goodwill organizations in the U.S. to establish additional branches of the only degree granting College affiliated with a Goodwill organization.

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Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

• Support Goodwill’s long range strategic plan, establish annual business plans and annual fundraising budget to include capital campaigns, annual campaigns, planned giving, major gifts and grants.
• Implement $20 million Helms College comprehensive campaign with individual capital campaigns in four communities within GIMG territory plus branch fund replication fund to grow Helms world-wide in partnership with other autonomous Goodwill organizations.
• As President directs, be principle partner with campaign counsel.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders such as corporations, elected officials, non-profit organizations, foundations and citizens of territory.
• Actively participate in the solicitation of donations, major gifts and grants.
• Provide regular fundraising and budget reports to Goodwill’s President/CEO and the Goodwill Works Foundation Board of Directors.
• Help create philanthropic culture with Goodwill Board members and employees and Helms College students.
• Develop vibrant story telling alumni association for Helms College.
• Lead major events in each region to fuel annual campaign and mission awareness. ReNew& Brew, Good Boats for Goodwill in Augusta and Annual Gala in Macon.
• Propose other fundraising events for other communities and work with campaign ongoing cultivation event development.
• Plan, develop, and implement policies and procedures of the Foundation including investment and gift acceptance policies.
• Assure compliance with all regulations, laws, and the Foundation’s by-laws.
• Responsible for leading Volunteer Services and Faith Community Relations initiatives, moving volunteers to become philosophical investors in Goodwill.

• Provide leadership…