Partner & Advocate
Stronger Together. Partner & Advocate With Goodwill.
At Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc., we believe that regional transformation happens through collaboration.
Whether you are a local nonprofit, a corporate neighbor, or a passionate community advocate, explore how we can connect our resources to lift up our 28-county footprint.
Impact
Ways to Partner
Find the Right Way to Work Together.
Engage employees, bring people together, share community resources, or connect the individuals you serve with education and workforce programs.
Host a Donation Drive
Rally your employees or congregation for a cause.
We supply the bins, and your team collects gently used items. It’s an easy, eco-friendly team-building activity that directly funds local career services.
Venue Rentals & Community Space
Looking for the perfect location for your next corporate training, networking event, or resource fair?
Discover The Helms Hall and our specialized breakout spaces within the Opportunity Center—designed to host your events while keeping you connected to regional workforce development.
Connect Through Opportunity Services
Connect your clients with education and career resources.
Refer your clients to our tuition-free adult high school or rapid certification programs to help them unlock higher-wage employment and economic mobility. Other organizations can provide services in the Opportunity Center as well!
Venue Rentals & Community Space
Bring People Together in a Mission-Focused Place.
Looking for the perfect location for your next corporate training, networking event, or resource fair?
Discover Helms Hall and our specialized breakout spaces within the Opportunity Center—designed to host your events while keeping you connected to regional workforce development.
01 Corporate Training and Meetings
Host leadership meetings, employee training, professional development, presentations, and collaborative work sessions.
02 Community Events and Resource Fairs
Bring local organizations, service providers, employers, and community members together for outreach and resource events.
03 Flexible Gathering and Breakout Spaces
Use larger gathering areas alongside smaller breakout spaces to support different event formats and group sizes.
Opportunity Services & The Excel Center
Connect People to Their Next Step.
Refer your clients to our tuition-free adult high school or rapid certification programs to help them unlock higher-wage employment and economic mobility.
Recognize an Education or Employment Need
Identify a client who could benefit from a diploma, certification, job training, or employment support.
Connect Them With Goodwill
Submit the referral information so the appropriate program team can begin outreach.
Create a Path Toward Opportunity
The individual receives guidance toward education, training, employment, or another appropriate resource.
Action Center
Tell Us What Your Community Needs.
Community members and local organizations often see emerging needs first. Select an option below to share what you are seeing or request material support.
Help Us See Emerging Barriers.
Do you know of an emerging barrier, a gaps-in-service issue, or a specific neighborhood need in our 28 counties that Goodwill should be made aware of? We want to hear from you.
Request Material Support.
Are you a local organization, school, or shelter seeking material support, such as clothing vouchers or specific household items, to help individuals you serve? Fill out our formal request.
Start a Conversation
Have Another Idea? Let’s Build It Together.
Partnerships do not always fit into one category. Contact our team to discuss a collaboration, event, regional initiative, referral opportunity, or another way to strengthen the community.
Working Together
Frequently Asked Questions.
Learn how businesses, nonprofits, schools, community groups, and advocates can partner with Evansville Goodwill to create more opportunity across our region.
01 Who can partner with Evansville Goodwill?
Evansville Goodwill works with businesses, nonprofits,
schools, faith communities, civic organizations,
employers, service providers, and other community
partners throughout our region.
Partnerships can take many forms, from hosting a
donation drive or community event to referring people
to education and workforce programs or collaborating
on a broader regional initiative.
02 What are some ways my organization can partner with Goodwill?
Organizations can partner with Evansville Goodwill in
several ways, including hosting a donation drive,
connecting individuals with education and employment
resources, holding meetings or community events in
mission-focused spaces, sharing emerging community
needs, or exploring another collaborative project.
If your idea does not fit neatly into one category,
our team is still happy to start a conversation.
03 Can my organization host a donation drive?
Yes. Donation drives are a practical way for
businesses, schools, faith communities, civic groups,
and other organizations to bring people together
around a local cause.
Evansville Goodwill can work with your group to plan
the collection, review donation guidelines, and
determine available collection or transportation
support based on the size, timing, and location of
your drive.
04 Does Evansville Goodwill have space available for meetings or community events?
Yes. Evansville Goodwill offers mission-focused spaces
that can support corporate training, meetings,
professional development, networking events, resource
fairs, presentations, and other community gatherings.
Options include The Helms Hall as well as gathering
and breakout spaces connected to the Opportunity
Center.
05 Can my organization refer someone to Goodwill for education or employment support?
Yes. Community organizations and service providers can
connect individuals with Evansville Goodwill for help
exploring education, job training, employment support,
digital skills, and other resources.
Opportunity Services can help identify the appropriate
next step based on the individual’s goals and needs,
including connections to programs such as The Excel
Center®, GoodSkills Academy, and employment services.
06 What resources are available through the Opportunity Center?
The Opportunity Center brings Goodwill services and
complementary community resources together in one
welcoming location.
Available support can include access to computers,
high-speed internet and printers, employment
preparation, resume and interview assistance,
upskilling opportunities, digital-skills training,
personalized guidance, and connections to community
partners and wrap-around resources.
07 How can I tell Goodwill about an emerging community need?
Local organizations and community members are often
among the first to see new barriers, gaps in services,
or changing neighborhood needs.
Evansville Goodwill’s Community Needs option allows
you to share what you are seeing so our team can review
the information and determine an appropriate next
step.
08 Can my organization request an in-kind donation from Evansville Goodwill?
Local organizations, schools, shelters, and other
community partners may submit a request for material
support, such as clothing vouchers or specific
household items, to assist the people they serve.
Requests are reviewed by the Evansville Goodwill team.
Providing complete information about your
organization, event, and need helps our team evaluate
the request.
09 What communities does Evansville Goodwill serve?
Evansville Goodwill serves a 28-county region across
Southern Indiana, Southeastern Illinois, and Western
Kentucky.
Our partnerships are designed to strengthen
connections across that regional footprint and help
communities respond to education, employment, and
other barriers to opportunity.
10 What if I have a partnership idea that isn’t listed here?
Reach out. Partnerships do not always fit into a
predefined category, and Evansville Goodwill welcomes
conversations about new ways to work together.
Contact our team to discuss a collaboration, regional
initiative, event, referral opportunity, resource
connection, or another idea that could strengthen our
communities.
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