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June 04, 2016 06:40PM
How much time does it take to do a Goodwill safety audit, including the report afterward?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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June 05, 2016 03:06AM
I did Goodwill audits in my area for over 3 years. They were easy, and I developed some fun relationships with management and staff. On location would take between 15 and 20 minutes, with the online form taking from 5 to 10 minutes depending on how many photos you had to upload.

To the best of my knowledge, the program has ended. If you know differently, please advise as I would love to be involved again.
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June 05, 2016 05:32AM
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June 05, 2016 08:49AM
Um... I hope you proofread your reports better than your posts here ;-)
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June 06, 2016 12:00AM
Forum rules and confidentiality agreements prevent anyone from telling you the MSC who handles Goodwill audits. That aside, I do Goodwill mystery shops and Goodwill is not a single entity but rather "164 independent, community-based organizations" and each one contracts (or doesn't contract) individually with an MSC. I have never seen a Goodwill safety audit, but have done dozens of donation and/or purchase mystery shops.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
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June 06, 2016 03:46AM
It is my understanding the Goodwill safety audit program was indeed a nationwide project. The wording of the notice from the MSC regarding the cancellation of the project would tend to support this.
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June 06, 2016 03:58AM
There are certainly MSCs with which I am not registered, and not all shops are emailed and some are not even posted, so one way or another, I might have missed out on Safety Audits. I am still surprised that there might be a program which crosses local organizational boundaries since even the main Goodwill website says, "Goodwill’s network of 164 independent, community-based Goodwills in the United States and Canada ..." The differences I see between Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, Goodwill of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Goodwill of Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey are quite different in terms of what they accept, frequent shopper programs, and more.
@Synguru wrote:

It is my understanding the Goodwill safety audit program was indeed a nationwide project. The wording of the notice from the MSC regarding the cancellation of the project would tend to support this.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
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June 06, 2016 03:07PM
There has to be somebody governing the network on a national basis. I'm guessing whatever entity that is would be the one who contracted for the safety audit program. I met a couple of Goodwill regional guys during one audit at one of my two locations in Utah. They were from Boise, ID. That would tend to support my position and refute yours.
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