Poll: Do you usually offer your translation/interpreting services for the benefit of a good cause? Лице кое објавува дискусија: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you usually offer your translation/interpreting services for the benefit of a good cause?".
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neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 06:09
шпански на англиски
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I don't usually around offering my services free of charge, but if approached I don't mind weighing up the possibility. A few years ago, a spinal injury sufferer got in touch and asked me to translate the text of a fundraising website for promising research. As there was no deadline, I agreed. Having said that, I'm usually too busy with paid work to do this kind of thing.
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X) 
Соединети Американски Држави
Local time: 21:09
шпански на англиски
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| I said "never," but ... | Feb 9, 2016 |
The truth is that I have helped people out on a few occasions. The problem is that for the last several years I haven't had any breathing space between jobs. If I'm working for a client with jobs in my inbox, I'm not in a position to do volunteer work. If I were in between jobs, it might be another story.
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Odile Breuvart
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 05:09
Член
англиски на француски
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I did offer my services free once to a political organisation. It was charitable for its community-minded objectives. But I have not replicated this since.
I would again in extreme circumstances, like a life-&-death situation symbolically speaking. But I would prefer a reduced fee, like GBP 10.00 for a volume of 1,000 words so as not being taken for granted.
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I'm usually not available with paid work but over the years I have charged a preferential rate to one or two ONGs and I have done pro bono work for Translators Without Borders, Médecins sans Frontières and Online Volunteer Service/UN Volontaires.
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Kay Denney
Франција
Local time: 06:09
француски на англиски
| whenever I'm asked | Feb 9, 2016 |
provided it's a cause I believe in (and I believe in plenty)
and I can fit it in easily.
I just translated a website for an NGO I volunteer for in another capacity, and now I'm rewriting a press kit for a couple of penniless musicians who have just arrived in France but who are brimming with talent and deserve promotional materials on a par with that talent.
I'm lucky to not need to earn heaps of money so I can afford to be generous. And everybody is so much more... See more provided it's a cause I believe in (and I believe in plenty)
and I can fit it in easily.
I just translated a website for an NGO I volunteer for in another capacity, and now I'm rewriting a press kit for a couple of penniless musicians who have just arrived in France but who are brimming with talent and deserve promotional materials on a par with that talent.
I'm lucky to not need to earn heaps of money so I can afford to be generous. And everybody is so much more helpful when you're doing it for free, you don't get taken for granted and there's no need to worry about billing and checking that the payment went through! and of course ▲ Collapse
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Eckhard Boehle
Германија
Local time: 06:09
англиски на германски
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| Some regular, other if asked | Feb 9, 2016 |
I do not really offer my services for a good cause or charitable organizations, but I actually do free translation services for an organization that fights female genital mutilation in Kenya about once a year - and get a calendar for this as a present.
I also did free translations for a colleague of my brother from Iran and the daughter of a friend etc.
There is always time for some hours doing this for people in need, that is no real problem to me.
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well, once in a while I have done work for 2 large humanitarian organizations at a reduced rate.
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I have done translations for free for people who needed and I had to refuse their payments.
I mean they were willing to pay, but I felt better after they gave me a hug and said "thank you"
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 00:09
англиски на шпански
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| Humanism, one of the best causes out there | Feb 9, 2016 |
In 2014, I approached a non-profit humanism organization here in the USA to propose the Spanish translation of their 3-leaf brochure. They were convinced of the potential of reaching to Latinos with their message of humanism, so they gave me the commission.
After finishing the project, which involved translation and InDesign typesetting, I sent them a letter asking for a donation letter. In it they would state the services I provided and the value thereof. Then I used that donation ... See more In 2014, I approached a non-profit humanism organization here in the USA to propose the Spanish translation of their 3-leaf brochure. They were convinced of the potential of reaching to Latinos with their message of humanism, so they gave me the commission.
After finishing the project, which involved translation and InDesign typesetting, I sent them a letter asking for a donation letter. In it they would state the services I provided and the value thereof. Then I used that donation letter to get a tax deduction.
I do care about humanism, being a humanist and atheist myself. Whenever a service is provided for free to an organization, especially a charity or non-profit organization, the service is never for free. At least in America, there's a powerful financial incentive to give to charity. Why do you think powerful CEOs, aspiring politicians, Hollywood actors and others announce what they do for a charitable cause? They may sincerely support a charity, but they get a tax break in return as well. ▲ Collapse
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svetlana cosquйric
Франција
Local time: 06:09
англиски на руски
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ЛОКАЛИЗАТОР НА САЈТОТ | So have I, I feel better too! :) | Feb 9, 2016 |
Gianluca Marras wrote:
I have done translations for free for people who needed and I had to refuse their payments.
I mean they were willing to pay, but I felt better after they gave me a hug and said "thank you"
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I've done some probono work for a local literary festival (got free passes to a couple of events) as well as a shelter for at-risk youth, and one or two others. If i have time, I don't mind.
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Mario Freitas
Бразил
Local time: 01:09
англиски на португалски
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I was able to do it a few times. But most of the times I offered volunteer services, I wasn't called. It seems the supply is mostly higher than the demand, which is pretty good.
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