Goodwill Names Reading Resident New Vice President of Philanthropy

Mike Curren, a successful senior-level fundraising executive with more than 30 years of experience, comes to Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries as its vice president of philanthropy.

Mike, of Reading, joins Goodwill from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund where he was a senior vice president and helped to orchestrate the expansion of a $3.5 million budget to a $10.7 million budget in four years. At Goodwill, Mike will focus his attention on all aspects of fundraising, forging new strategic alliances, and expanding the development portfolio.

“We are pleased to welcome Mike to the Goodwill organization,” said Joanne Hilferty, president and CEO of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries. “Mike will help us expand our development and community partnerships so we can continue to fulfill our mission to help individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency to achieve independence and dignity through work.”

Curren said he was looking forward to joining the Goodwill team. “I’m very excited to take on this new role.” he said. “It is an honor to work at such a venerable and established organization as Goodwill. It has ambitious plans for the future that will require us to grow our fundraising efforts so that we can better serve the community by putting more people to work.”

About Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries
For 120 years, Goodwill has provided job training programs and partnered with the business community to provide meaningful work opportunities for individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency. Goodwill also operates Boston Career Link, a one-stop career center that offers universal access to a broad range of services for job seekers. The Goodwill Stores in eastern and central Massachusetts provide jobs and on-the-job training opportunities while they offer quality, low-cost goods to individuals and families looking for value. To learn more, visit Goodwill online at www.goodwillmass.org or follow us on social media @goodwillboston.