Today we’d like to introduce you to David Cox.
David became President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth, Inc. in 2013. Prior to this appointment, he served Goodwill Fort Worth as Director of Community Relations and as Sr. Vice President of Retail Sales and Marketing. He has been with Goodwill since 1999.
David views his work for Goodwill as a calling, providing disabled or disadvantaged individuals in our community with the “open door of opportunity” so that they may achieve their maximum independence. Before taking his position at Goodwill, David served as a District Executive for the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America. He has also worked for the World Organization of Scouts in a small village in the Swiss Alps, where he planned programs for Scouts from more than 30 nations.
A Fort Worth native, David graduated from Texas Wesleyan University with degrees in both Public Relations/Advertising and Studio Art. David was named one of the Forty Under Forty by the Fort Worth Business Press in 2010; he’s a member of Leadership Fort Worth, Leadership Class of 2002; and he’s a Deacon in his church.
Has it been a smooth road?
The real challenge is ensuring that the community knows the real mission of Goodwill.
Goodwill is more than a thrift store. The revenue generated from the sale of donated goods goes to support our job training and placement programs for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. After you drop off your shirts, shoes, furniture, electronics and other items, we sell them in one of our 23 local Goodwill stores, on our Amazon bookstore, or on our online auction site, shopgoodwill.com. When someone buys your item, we use that money to fund our mission.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Goodwill is more than a thrift store. The largest employer of people with disabilities in the world, Goodwill believes that work has the power to transform lives by building self-confidence, independence, creativity, trust and friendships. Everyone deserves this chance.
Goodwill Fort Worth’s 23 retail locations provide revenue through the sale of donated goods to support Goodwill’s mission – job training and career services for people with disabilities, such as physical or mental disabilities and other barriers to employment including lack of education or work experience and homelessness.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.goodwillfortworth.org
- Phone: 817.332.7866
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodwillfortworth/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodwillfortworth/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodwillftworth
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