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SPECIAL THANKS TO GOODWILL NAVIGATOR TOOLKIT
GII’S ANNUAL SPONSORS
local Goodwills; and elects members of the GII
board.
• Goodwill member organizations, which
operate throughout the United States and
Canada. Goodwill also has partner organizations
in 12 other countries.
Speaker: Beth Perell, Vice President of Member
Relations, and Judy Branzelle, Chief Legal Officer and • GII, which is the legal entity that provides
General Counsel, GII
centralized services to members and protects
For a new Goodwill CEO or board member, the against trademark infringement. GII's Judy
structure, standards and governing bodies that Branzelle shared how Goodwill leaders can help
make up GII can be mystifying. GII's Beth Perell protect Goodwill's trademarks and gave insights
on how it helps apply the various policy, giving
provided new Goodwill leaders with an overview
of how Goodwill’s governance structure, an example of the application of the Territory
Policy.
leadership bodies and member organizations
work together. How the Governance Entities Work Together
How Goodwill Is Structured Perell showed attendees a visual called “The
House That Edgar Built,” which helps explain
In Goodwill’s network structure, 158 member
organizations in the United States and Canada how Goodwill’s governing documents and bodies
work together. Using the analogy of a house,
are connected to each other in sharing the
Goodwill brand and a common purpose. The Perell explained how the GII Bylaws, Territory
bodies that help govern the Goodwill network Policy, Membership Standards Policy and Member
Agreement comprise the foundational features
consist of leaders at Goodwill member
organizations, private sector professionals, and of the house, while the bodies serve as the
residence’s architect, work crew and consultants.
the president and chief executive officer of GII.
These bodies are: In closing, Perell shared resources that could be
useful to local board members. These included:
• The Delegate Assembly, which is made up • MyGoodwill’s new Board Resource page and
of each local CEO and a board member. The
Delegate Assembly is responsible for setting Governance page, which board members can
access with the permission of their Goodwill’s
member dues, voting on member regulations
and proposed amendments to the GII CEO and local administrator.
Bylaws and Territory Policy, and electing • GII subscription to BoardSource.
private-sector members to the GII board.
• GII subscription to the Nonprofit Risk
• The Conference of Executives, which is Management Center.
made up of all local Goodwill CEOs and
former CEOs. This body was established to • Local Board listserv.
share collegial practices among its members.
It also elects a 16-member Executive Council
to serve on the GII board. Watch, Read, Learn | Curated Resources
• The GII Board of Directors, which is 1. View the presentation.
made up of the Conference of Executives’ 2. MyGoodwill local board resources.
Executive Council, 16 private sector 3. GII training resources and webinars.
members, the immediate past chair of the 4. BoardSource – Excellence in nonprofit
GII board and the GII president and CEO. governance.
This board oversees direct affairs of the
GII Member Services Center; appoints the 5. Nonprofit Risk Management Center
president and CEO of GII; assigns territory to resources. 19
