Re: Organization for volunteering technical writing skills

Subject: Re: Organization for volunteering technical writing skills
From: Sarah Lee Hauslinger <slhauslinger -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Lin Laurie <linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:57:16 -0700

This is something that I too have been seeking. A quick Google search led
me here:

https://www.techwriterswithoutborders.org/


Sarah Lee Hauslinger
slhauslinger -at- gmail -dot- com

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 8:42 AM Lin Laurie <linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:

> If you find out, please let me know. Thatâs a project I would love to
> share with STC members. We get a lot of inexperienced people looking for
> ways to flush out their portfolios and this might be a great opportunity
> for them. Of course theyâre always looking for paid opportunities first but
> I am assuming this is not one. Who knows but it would be great to find out
> more about it. You can contact me off-line if you want to.
>
> Lin Laurie
> Linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Sep 12, 2022, at 7:57 AM, yehoshua paul <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > ïThank you!
> > I am also not familiar with their work (obviously!). However, a few
> > colleagues of mine were asking about volunteering their skills, and I
> > remembered hearing about the organization a while back.
> > I will pass on the information to them.
> >
> > Yehoshua Paul
> >
> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 5:00 PM Thorsten Konersmann
> >> <tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello Yehoshua,
> >>
> >> I have noticed
> >> https://www.techwriterswithoutborders.org a while ago. But I am not
> >> familiar with their work in any way.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Thorsten
> >>
> >>> On Mon 12. Sep 2022 at 15:09 yehoshua paul <ysp10182 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Several years ago, I recalled hearing about an organization where
> >>> technical
> >>> writers volunteered their time to improve poorly written manuals in
> >>> developing countries. Or something along those lines.
> >>> I do not remember the name of the organization, where I heard about
> them,
> >>> or whether what I wrote above is accurate.
> >>> I think I heard about it on this list though.
> >>> Anyone know what I'm talking about? If not, is anyone familiar with an
> >>> organization where technical writers can volunteer their skills?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Yehoshua Paul
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References:
Organization for volunteering technical writing skills: From: yehoshua paul
Re: Organization for volunteering technical writing skills: From: Thorsten Konersmann
Re: Organization for volunteering technical writing skills: From: yehoshua paul
Re: Organization for volunteering technical writing skills: From: Lin Laurie

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