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GivingCity Issue Launch at PeopleFund
When Monica Maldonado Williams needed a designer for GivingCity Austin, she thought of DJ Stout. Williams had admired his work at Texas Monthly and had heard great things about Pentagram, his current outfit. She called Stout, hoping he might spare an intern to help turn the digital magazine from the Austin Community Foundation about local giving into tight little magazine.
Jennifer Wijangco and Monica Maldonado Williams
Stout said: “Sure, I’ll do it.” After hanging up the phone, Williams fell out of her seat. She didn’t expect Stout himself to volunteer. Tuesday, the trim, modern mag was launched in the Whole Planet Foundation shared offices at the PeopleFund building in East Austin. It contains stories on the Bastrop wildfire aftermath, helping returning soldiers and a short profile of super-volunteer Mary Margaret Farabee, among other topics.
Laura Gonzalez, Ashlyn Zamora and Alicia Rascon
True to the nature of the giving business, the launch benefited yet another charity, this time Latinitas, a group dedicated to empowering young Latinas through media and technology. I talked at some length with founders Laura Donnelly Gonzalez and Alicia Rascon, as well as their young protégé, Ashlyn Zamora, who aims for a career in entertainment and media. What a great group!
Don Vanderslice and Allen Rogers
GivingCity underestimated the popularity of the event, which packed the offices on the second floor of the new PeopleFund building. I met several dozen smart, committed folks before heading out for some chilly air.
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