Donation for Change
Summary
It allows users to create a custom roadmap and timeline for their transition, providing verified and credible resources to inform their decisions, and tracking progress towards user’s goals. Solace was conceived and pitched at HackOut the world’s only LGBTQIA-themed startup weekend, an event created by nonprofit StartOut’s Austin team in its 4th year. Since winning HackOut, the small team of five consisting of Robbi Katherine Anthony, Patrick McHugh, Juan Pablo Delgado, Ari Martinez, & Diego Hernandez have secured a fiscal nonprofit sponsor. Taylor McCaslin–founder of Product Trust Investments–volunteers on the programming board of StartOut Austin and was an organizer of the HackOut’s event where he met the founding team and fell in love with their passion and drive. “We need more technical leaders like Robbi and team who don’t just seek to build profitable companies, but who want to inspire meaningful and impactful change in their communities,” Mr. McCaslin explained.