I would like to do some voluntary work.
Thread poster: acuarela
acuarela
acuarela
Local time: 11:25
English to Spanish
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Mar 21, 2004

Hello, my name is Vanesa and I would like to gain some experience by doing voluntary work.
I have searched the web but couldn´t find any organization. Can you recommend a site?
Thank you very much.


 
Carolyn Denoncourt
Carolyn Denoncourt  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 10:25
French to English
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try www.ashoka.org Mar 22, 2004

Hello Vanessa,

Ashoka is an organization that supports what it calls "social entrepreneurs", that is people who create programs designed to make positive social changes. I have no connection with the organization, but I have heard good things about it. They seek volunteers, including translators. You probably should start at the home page to learn about the organization. Then you
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Hello Vanessa,

Ashoka is an organization that supports what it calls "social entrepreneurs", that is people who create programs designed to make positive social changes. I have no connection with the organization, but I have heard good things about it. They seek volunteers, including translators. You probably should start at the home page to learn about the organization. Then you can go to their volunteer page which is www. ashoka.org/involved/volunteer.cfm.
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Carolyn Denoncourt
Carolyn Denoncourt  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 10:25
French to English
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try www.ashoka.org Mar 22, 2004

Hello Vanessa,

Ashoka is an organization that supports what it calls "social entrepreneurs", that is people who create programs designed to make positive social changes. I have no connection with the organization, but I have heard good things about it. They seek volunteers, including translators. You probably should start at the home page to learn about the organization. Then you
... See more
Hello Vanessa,

Ashoka is an organization that supports what it calls "social entrepreneurs", that is people who create programs designed to make positive social changes. I have no connection with the organization, but I have heard good things about it. They seek volunteers, including translators. You probably should start at the home page to learn about the organization. Then you can go to their volunteer page which is www. ashoka.org/involved/volunteer.cfm.
I hope this helps.
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Özden Arıkan
Özden Arıkan  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 16:25
Member
English to Turkish
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Hello Vanessa, Mar 22, 2004

Here is another one

http://www.tsf-twb.org/

Good luck!


 
LJC (X)
LJC (X)
France
Local time: 16:25
French to English
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And another one Mar 22, 2004

http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/

Good luck,

Lesley


 
Charlotte Blank
Charlotte Blank  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 16:25
Czech to German
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http://www.partners.net/get_involved/volunteer.htm Mar 22, 2004

Hi,

just found this one. They are working mainly in the Americas and are looking for volunteers in various fields. Here's an extract from their website:

Examples of typical assignments include:

Receptionist
Data Entry
Publications/Materials Development
Grant Research/Proposal Writing
Written Translation (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
Interpretation (English, Spanish, Portuguese) - Certification Required<
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Hi,

just found this one. They are working mainly in the Americas and are looking for volunteers in various fields. Here's an extract from their website:

Examples of typical assignments include:

Receptionist
Data Entry
Publications/Materials Development
Grant Research/Proposal Writing
Written Translation (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
Interpretation (English, Spanish, Portuguese) - Certification Required
Special Events Organization
Program Coordination
Partnership Strengthening

I don't know them but it seems to be an honest organization.

Good luck!

Charlotte

[Edited at 2004-03-22 15:26]
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Michelle Temple
Michelle Temple  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 08:25
Portuguese to English
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www.kidlink.org Mar 26, 2004

Kidlink - www.kidlink.org

Translation of web pages for children (mostly into Spanish and other languages). A good way to practice translating HTML files and have your work published on the web.


 


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