The Goodwill Donation. Anyone Know?

[chknwing]

Panthers donated a bunch of stuff from the stadium to Goodwill.  Does anyone know where this stuff is going to be made available to purchase?

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Panthers-donate-to-Goodwill/e80e6657-52c6-4a32-ac59-7e9b6d3cf065

[FootballLivesMatter]

At Goodwill

[Paintballr]

Years past I believe it was at goodwills in nicer areas....so I would check there

Edit: it also says in the video "in the coming weeks we will let you know what locations by social media"


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[top dawg]

I wish I did know, but I've seen Panthers paraphernalia (a shirt, jacket or ornaments here or there) in Goodwills all across the Triangle. My wife is unfortunately (or fortunately) an enthusiast and goes several times per week. 

One thing that I can tell you is that for some reason, they move items from store to store sometimes. Probably not furniture so much, but I've seen items that I've personally donated, seen on the floor of one store, only to see it at some other store.

On an off note, one time I saw a nice Panthers shirt that was in great shape. The initials "RR" were written on the tag in permanent marker, and it was size 3X. I said to myself "Nahhh...," but it really could have been Ron Rivera's.

So, basically, they spread their stuff around.

[h0llywood]

I wonder why Goodwill of all places. That's a company, not a charity. 

Good luck to those who can snag these items though.

[FootballLivesMatter]

56 minutes ago, h0llywood said:

I wonder why Goodwill of all places. That's a company, not a charity. 

Good luck to those who can snag these items though.

Bc that way JR can claim it on his taxes 

[Inimicus]

2 hours ago, h0llywood said:

I wonder why Goodwill of all places. That's a company, not a charity. 

Good luck to those who can snag these items though.

Just stop.

Goodwill is a 501(c)(3) charity. 

They are a nonprofit organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-based programs for people who have barriers preventing them from otherwise obtaining a job (paraphrased form wikipedia) and one of my largest charitable tax deductions each year.

They use their thrift stores to help fund those activities.

[top dawg]

45 minutes ago, Inimicus said:

Just stop.

Goodwill is a 501(c)(3) charity. 

They are a nonprofit organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-based programs for people who have barriers preventing them from otherwise obtaining a job (paraphrased form wikipedia) and one of my largest charitable tax deductions each year.

They use their thrift stores to help fund those activities.

They do some good things for the community, but they also grossly overpay their top executives, and underpay the rank and file (much like other companies). And, yes, I have researched this before, as there was a scandal.

[Inimicus]

Just now, top dawg said:

They do some good things for the community, but they also grossly overpay their top executives, and underpay the rank and file (much like other companies). And, yes, I have researched this before, as there was a scandal.

The bottom line.

 

Every organization grossly overpays their executives and underpays the rank and file. Is it ok? No.  But does it undo the real and measurable good they do in the community? Also no.

[panthers1234]

32 minutes ago, Inimicus said:

The bottom line.

 

Every organization grossly overpays their executives and underpays the rank and file. Is it ok? No.  But does it undo the real and measurable good they do in the community? Also no.

The salvation army top guy only gets paid 13k a year. The thing is most people are greedy and will take a bigger piece of the pie when they have control of a company. Goodwill's top guy pockets north of 2 million. Would you donate to a place that gives back 95% or 50%. It all depends on the charity too so I suggest you do research instead of lumping them all together. 

[jasonluckydog]

The nicest stuff will be  auctioned 

[Inimicus]

1 hour ago, panthers1234 said:

The salvation army top guy only gets paid 13k a year. The thing is most people are greedy and will take a bigger piece of the pie when they have control of a company. Goodwill's top guy pockets north of 2 million. Would you donate to a place that gives back 95% or 50%. It all depends on the charity too so I suggest you do research instead of lumping them all together. 

Id never argue that there aren't organizations that do better with money management or that are better at delivering services.

 

But the post I was responding to was asserting that Goodwill wasn't a charitable organization.

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, Inimicus said:

Id never argue that there aren't organizations that do better with money management or that are better at delivering services.

 

But the post I was responding to was asserting that Goodwill wasn't a charitable organization.

Not trying to be a smartass, but that post was specifically in response to my post which didn't challenge Goodwill's status as a charity---and one that does some good works in the community---just that their top execs were making an exorbitant amount of money in my opinion, especially as compared to the employees in their stores. You acknowledged it with a decidedly apologetic response, but I decided to let it ride. @panthers1234 decided to call you on it.

Different charities have different goals---nothing wrong with that---but when a lot of people think of charities, they don't necessarily like the idea of execs becoming millionaires from charitable contributions. That's not their first thought. They believe a chunk of that money could/should be allotted to the community programs that you laud. That's the real bottom line. 

[csx]

2 hours ago, Inimicus said:

Id never argue that there aren't organizations that do better with money management or that are better at delivering services.

 

But the post I was responding to was asserting that Goodwill wasn't a charitable organization.

It's a piece of poo. They exploit disabled workers and overpay executives.  It's a farce of a charity. 

 

There is no defending these actions.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/more-disabled-workers-paid-just-pennies-hour-v19916979