About Jim
During his career Jim has served on numerous not-for-profit boards at the local, national, and international levels and chaired several of them. Much of his international involvement has been through Goodwill Industries, and for the past nine years he has helped start new Goodwill organizations in South Korea.
At the local level, Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Energy Group, the Board of Visitors of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business - Indianapolis, and the Board of Governors of the Economic Club of Indiana.
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Networks – a way to reduce social problems
Poverty, low education levels, crime rates, teen pregnancy, and a host of health issues are all interrelated. They tend to reinforce and compound each other. Yet, as a society, we don’t treat them as if they’re related. The public sector … Continue reading
Goodwill and Politics
During my career, which now spans four decades, there have been leaders from both major political parties at various times at local, state, and national levels. We’ve worked well with both Democratic and Republican administrations. Goodwill is fortunate to have … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Jim McClelland, political, politics, social impact
The law of unintended consequences
It still amazes me how many well-intentioned efforts end up having negative unintended consequences. With some pieces of federal legislation now encompassing well over a thousand pages, it seems a corollary to the Law might be “The magnitude of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, organization
Goodwill’s Directions
Over the past decade, Goodwill in central Indiana has developed and now operates several small high schools. More recently, we have launched services for very young children and their moms. These are not areas in which Goodwill Industries around the … Continue reading
Goodwill and the Economy
Goodwill in central Indiana was founded in 1930 during the depths of the Great Depression. Since that time the organization has experienced the effects of several recessions, several wars, many changes in the political landscape at the local, state, and … Continue reading
