Thank you to everyone who voted for A Good Idea as one of San Francisco’s Top 7 favorite charities!  We were in the running against 10,000 local nonprofits!

Jared Paul’s life changed after he chose meaning over money.  He abandoned a successful six-figure sales career and started a nonprofit organization, A Good Idea, in the summer of 2008.

“I think it is an amazing contest,” said Jared Paul, whose A Good Idea charity is now competing for the million-dollar final prize. He believes that the contest “is going to be a great example of how organizations can spend their money and serve communities in need.”

A Good Idea’s founder, Jared Paul, was asked to write a guest post for the award-winning blog of Beth Kanter on the Chase Community Giving contest.

Chase and Facebook today announced five California charities selected to receive major grants after the final round of the Chase Community Giving contest by the Chase Community Giving Advisory Board.

Mayor Newsome surprises organizers of “Call to Hope”, a fundraiser at the St. Francis Yacht Club to benefit A Good Idea, a nonprofit that’s trying to build a residential high school for homeless teens in the city.

After joining A Good Idea for several of their events, the Emmy Award winning crew headed up by Cara and Bow Jones put together a short video on their experiences with the organization.

Halloween is not traditionally know for being the holiday that gives back. Maybe it should be. A scrappy San Francisco non-profit is declaring A Good Idea is taking care of those around us in the city.

A Good Idea, in just under a year and a half, receive the American Red Cross “Acts of Kindness” award. AGI was recognized by not only the Red Cross, but also by Mayor Newsome and SF’s Board of Supervisors for the award.

About a year ago, Jared Paul was in the throes of what he calls “a third-of-life crisis.” He and his girlfriend had broken up. His career in sales and marketing left him unfulfilled. He felt spiritually empty.