Goodjoe is a community-based T-shirt company with a passion for doing good. We are a few friends from college that share the vision of running a fun and sustainable business to help professional and amateur artists alike get their inspirational messages out to the public. We use the T-shirt as our basic medium to inspire people to do "good" and reach out to others to do the same.

We strive to empower and creatively inspire individuals to contribute to our local and global communities.

Goodjoe.com hosts an ongoing T-shirt design contest. Everyone is welcome to submit designs that have a positive or an inspirational message. Humor and good style are highly encouraged! On a weekly basis, the Goodjoe staff selects a Design of the Week to print. The winning designer receives:

• $300 USD (a valid student receives an additional $200 USD),
• $50 USD Goodjoe online store credit, and
• $1 USD per T-shirt sold.

The Design of the Week shirt becomes available for pre-order at $12 during the first week. It is then priced at $18 thereafter. For each shirt sold, $1 is given to the Goodjoe Bucket to support nonprofit organizations that are nominated by the users on our site. Anyone may submit nominations for recipients of the Goodjoe Bucket. Purchasing a shirt is NOT required.

On a monthly basis, Goodjoe also runs a design contest for a nonprofit organization, selected from the nominees of the Goodjoe Bucket. The design theme is based on the mission statement of the nonprofit organization. At the end of the contest, the nonprofit organization selects the design that it feels best represents its mission statement. Once the shirt is printed and available for purchase, the nonprofit organization earns up to 50% of the proceeds of each shirt sold.

Our goal for the Greater Good Series is to create exposure and provide a sustainable fund raising avenue for nonprofit organizations that have limited resources.
Please contact us on Goodjoe.com if you are part of a nonprofit organization and would like to collaborate with us.

We at Goodjoe want to inspire everyone, especially future generations, to be more socially and environmentally motivated. We believe that everyone can be motivated to do good and share in our passion.

Every individual that buys a shirt, votes for a design, or nominates a nonprofit organization, is an inspiration to us to continue toward our goal to improve the world in which we live.

"The logo embodies the innate goodness and generosity of the human spirit. Everyday throughout the nation, ordinary people are doing small things, acts of kindness that make a huge difference in the lives of others and continue to inspire and provide hope to so many. Our inter-connected reality gives us the power to contribute and affect positive change on the world and humanity at large. We all have a valuable role to play in this universe." - feenix (designer of the goodjoe logo)

Nathan

Things that define me:

• I left Vietnam and came to the States in 1992 with my mom, dad, and younger sister.
• I graduated from UC Davis in 2003 with a BS in Computer Science and Engineering. It wasn't until June of my junior year that I realized programming was not for me. However, I decided to finish what I had already started. One of the best things that came out of that decision was meeting Jourdan, which lead to goodjoe.com.
• After college, I worked for 3 different Taiwanese hi-tech companies in a Sales and Marketing position. During that time I have seen enough of both the good and bad side of corporate politics, which I don't want to be drowning in for the rest of my life. Along the journey, I made some very good friends and found myself a mentor, a true goodjoe as well. This is another reason why I really believe something good can always come out of a disaster.
• A little random...But I prefer to hand wash the dishes instead of putting them into the dishwasher. I wash the dishes pretty well. Thanks to my mom.

People and things that inspire me:

• My mom, dad, and younger sister. My sister works really hard at her sports. Her determination puts me to shame sometimes.
• Cool, thoughtful, smart, and considerate people. Fortunately, I have met a lot of them. They are the inspiration behind goodjoe. And I look forward to meeting many more as goodjoe moves forward.
• Discovery of a cool new song, artist, movie, book, or an intriguing conversation with a stranger.
• A nice day at the beach.

Things that I look forward to each morning:

• Changing my bad habits, little by little, especially consuming less and taking only what I need.
• Learning one new thing that can be useful for me and for others around me.
• "Try to practice what I preach. If I can't change the world, I'll change the world within my reach." – Catie Curtis sang in her song, "Passing Through."
• AND of course, have a good time.

Jourdan

You probably guessed it, but I also graduated from UC Davis with a BS degree in Computer Science and Engineering the same year as Nathan. We had a few classes in common which usually meant "sharing" my work with him ;-)  After graduating, I continued my passion for programming as a Software Developer at Kintera Inc., now owned by Blackbaud where I built exciting web-based fundraising and eCommerce tools which enabled Nonprofit Organizations to manage their constituents and fundraising events online. I learned a tremendous amount from my fellow co-workers and good friends, and in the back of my mind always felt a great deal of satisfaction knowing that the work we were doing would ultimately affect the lives of millions of people around the world.

Some time in late 2007, Nathan excitedly IM'd me with his idea. It takes a lot to convince me of something, but this time I was instantly hooked on goodjoe. I was looking to make a change in my life and the timing couldn't have been better. It took more work than I had ever imagined, but with the help of friends and family, we've overcome many hurdles along the way and are proud to bring you goodjoe. There's a lot more planned for the site so stay tuned for updates. If there's a feature you'd like to see implemented, be sure to send it to us and we'll see if we can fit it into our crazy schedule.

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