Giving Back

Kate Tallent Design gives back to the global community using design and communication tools to foster and support development. In 2003, Kate was traveling in Ghana when she met with the Ewe people on Adaklu Mountain and volunteered for a pro bono redesign of a brochure for an eco-tourism venture.

Kate was so inspired by this experience that she decided her company would target a specific issue and country each year, locating a nonprofit in that country that needs assistance with its communications efforts.

In 2005, Kate started in her own backyard, Washington, DC, with the redesign of a web site and the creation of a brochure for local nonprofit Brainfood, which teaches DC teens to prepare nutritious meals; the students then volunteer at food banks and shelters. In 2006, KTD donated a booklet design to Solimar Travel for an eco-tourism venture in Costa Rica.

Kate Tallent Design continues to give back, participating in the Big Draw in both 2008 and 2009 at North Chevy Chase Elementary School in the Montgomery County Public School System.