Organizations
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Comunidades IndÃgenas en liderazgo (CIELO)
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Focuses on needs of indigenous communities in the Los Angeles area.
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Respond Crisis Translation
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Coalition of language practitioners in a wide variety of languages who offer translation services in urgent and long-term scenarios, as well as advocating against "systemic language rights violations".
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Tarjimly
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Offers translation services to NGOs and nonprofits through paid service tiers. Speed of translation request turnaround varies based on targeted languages; data on turnaround speed is available on Tarjimly's website.
Tips When Soliciting Volunteer Translators
- In addition to asking for a phone number and any language proficiencies, be sure to ask translation volunteers which hours of the day and days of the week are appropriate for phone calls
- Reach out to local cultural clubs, at universities or otherwise, for help in finding volunteers for specific languages