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The 'Call of Duty Endowment' Continues to Use a 'Business Mindset' in Supporting Efforts to Help Veterans Find Jobs
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(OPEN):
ACCORDING TO JUST-RELEASED FIGURES FROM THE "BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS", ROUGHLY 722-THOUSAND AMERICAN VETERANS ARE
CURRENTLY OUT OF WORK. ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION IS
TO HELP VETERANS FIND JOBS IS THE "CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT".
DAN GOLDENBERG IS THE ENDOWMENT'S EXECUTIVE-DIRECTOR--AND
A "NAVY RESERVE"-COMMANDER...
(GOLDENBERG):
"FIGHTING THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, OUR COUNTRY HAS
CREATED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-TWO-MILLION VETERANS SINCE 'NINE-11'.
AND, AS THOSE VETERANS RETURNED HOME TO ONE OF THE WORST ECONOMIES IN
AMERICAN HISTORY, THEY FACED A TOUGH, NEW CHALLENGE IN FINDING A JOB.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE PLEDGING OVER FOUR-MILLION DOLLARS TO THE TOP
VETERAN-EMPLOYMENT NONPROFITS IN AMERICA. EACH OF THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS WILL HAVE MET OUR 'SEAL OF DISTINCTION'-STANDARDS--WHICH
REALLY MEANS THAT THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF
EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY, IN PLACING VETERANS INTO JOBS."
(BRIDGE):
AS BOTH A VETERAN AND A BUSINESS-PROFESSIONAL HIMSELF, GOLDENBERG
DISCUSSES WHAT MAKES THE ENDOWMENT DIFFERENT...
(GOLDENBERG):
"WE BRING A BUSINESS-MINDSET TO OUR GIVING--BY RIGOROUSLY
SCREENING APPLICANTS, MEASURING PERFORMANCE, AND DEMANDING
ACCOUNTABILITY. ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THEIR GRANT-COMMITMENTS
CAN EXPECT ONGOING OR INCREASED SUPPORT--AND WE HELP THEM GET THERE,
THROUGH ADVICE, CONNECTIONS, AND RESOURCES. WE WANT TO GROW THE
BEST-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS--TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY VETERANS AS
POSSIBLE ARE BEING HELPED. WE'VE BEEN TOLD, ON MANY OCCASIONS,
THAT WE HAVE THE MOST-RIGOROUS--YET SUPPORTIVE--APPROACH IN VETERANS'
PHILANTHROPY. AND, IT'S PRODUCING GREAT RESULTS."
(CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"CALL-OF-DUTY-ENDOWMENT"-DOT-ORG.
