by Tanya Quintieri | Sep 10, 2025 | OLI HR, OLI Volunteers
For our incredible OLI volunteers, we know that the work you do is vital, but it can also be emotionally demanding. You dedicate your time and energy to translating critical humanitarian, legal, medical, environmental, and education-related texts, and the topics you...
by Tanya Quintieri | Aug 6, 2025 | OLI HR, OLI Volunteers
The conversation around AI in our industry is often dominated by a single, powerful fear: that machines are coming for our jobs. It’s a valid concern, but it’s only a small part of a much larger, more critical story. While many translators are focused on how AI will...
by Yuna Guillamot | Jul 21, 2025 | OLI HR, OLI Volunteers
This is part 2 of our 2-part series on why AI can’t replace our volunteers — professional translators working in teams to ensure the best and safest results for our non-profit clients. If you haven’t read it, you can read the first part here (opens in a...
by Yuna Guillamot | Jun 18, 2025 | OLI HR
If I am so passionate about languages today, it’s because they have been a part of my life forever. My childhood was steeped in the changing melodies of very different languages. I spoke English with my Welsh mother and Breton with my father, and my sisters sometimes...
by Rich Sutton | May 26, 2025 | OLI HR
I grew up in a small East Coast town in the US that lived up to most small-town stereotypes. Exposure to other cultures and languages was rare — almost as foreign as the words themselves. Everything started to change when I moved to Washington, D.C., and later to the...
by Susan Ring | May 21, 2025 | OLI HR, OLI Volunteers
A while back, someone asked me what I was passionate about. My answer was this: I love facilitating spaces where people can grow into themselves, where learning feels like fun rather than a chore, and where professional development still leaves room for personal...
