Small businesses are the anchor of the U.S. economy. In fact, over 99 percent of the companies in America are considered small and the vast majority of firms (88 percent) have fewer than 20 employees. But most of these businesses have no plan in place to deal with a major...
Gary Young established Young Living Essential Oils with the goal of helping people to feel and live better. As he searched the globe for plants to produce essential oils, he often encountered people living in extreme poverty. In Ecuador, he set the precedence of serving and helping the local community...
When it comes to the problem of homeless youth in America, the numbers are both staggering and depressing — yet this issue receives relatively little national attention. In a country with one of the highest GDPs in the world, 1 in 30 kids of K-12 school age are homeless, according...
Good360, the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving, announced today that Matt Connelly will lead the organization in the role of Chief Executive Officer. Connelly has served on the Good360 board for eight years and has been Co-Chairman for the past four. He joins the executive team...
For nonprofit organizations, obtaining product or in-kind donations from companies can be an excellent way to get more resources, stretch your budget, and make a bigger impact on the communities that you’re serving.But there’s often some red tape to go through and the approval process can take a long time,...
In September, 2018, Good360 launched the Resilient Response campaign in collaboration with All Hands and Hearts. We created the campaign for a simple reason: Disaster giving around the globe is broken.Some 60 percent of unsolicited goods donated after a disaster ends up in landfills (or otherwise goes unused), according to...
Good360, the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving, today announced key recipients of its 2019 Circle of Good Awards at the Sustainable Brands flagship conference held June 3 - 6 in Detroit. The companies receiving the awards are recognized for their alignment with Good360’s mission of transforming the...
As the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season looms, the good news is that climate experts predict a “near-normal” number of storms to develop this year. The bad news is that this is merely a prediction and, even if it’s accurate, that still means we can expect up to...
Despite being unknown to many consumers, Ecolab is a worldwide provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services to the food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets. The company is also one of Good360’s most important corporate partners, and a founding member of the Good360 Disaster Recovery Council....
Last year, we launched the Resilient Response initiative to encourage corporations to take a more thoughtful approach to disaster giving and do their part to build stronger communities that can better withstand future disasters. We believe that the key to resilience is preparedness....