Press release content from Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Goodwill Community Foundation® Impacts 2020 Online Education February 18, 2021 GMT DURHAM, N.C. - February 18, 2021 - ( Newswire.com ) The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced online education to the forefront to meet both teaching and learning requirements. With a lengthy history and vast educational library, the Goodwill Community Foundation’s ® (GCF) online educational portal has been a key to success at home and in the virtual classroom. Launched in 2000 as part of the North Carolina State Fair’s “Technology in the 21st Century” exhibit, GCF Global Learning is a free online, distance learning tool that provides global users with access to courses in basic skillsets. The use of GCF Global Learning’s web-based and YouTube platforms has been explosive during the pandemic, including a record-high 63% of users from outside of the United States.