Volunteer With Us

Make an impact with your communication skills and advance your career. That’s what volunteering with OLI offers. We’re looking for dedicated professionals—including translators, interpreters, editors, copywriters, web designers, and graphic designers—to contribute their unique talents to help the most vulnerable people and places.

When you volunteer with OLI, you become a Volunteer Member and will be empowered to help us shape OLI’s future.

Join Our Volunteer Community

We’re looking for passionate communication professionals of all kinds to join our growing volunteer community. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or just beginning your career, there’s a place for you!

If you’re a beginner, you’ll have the chance to develop your skills, gain practical experience, and enhance your CV with expert support and guidance.

If you’re an experienced professional, you can give back, make a tangible impact, and mentor the next generation of communication talent.

We welcome volunteers of any age, gender, or professional background. Our services are in high demand, so please fill out the form, and we’ll be in touch soon!

Benefits for Volunteers

Work Experience

  • Work with top-notch technology that integrates professional AI tools
  • Develop your professional profile and skillset, deepen your specialization
  • Have access to and receive feedback from other experienced communication professionals
  • Get your work published under your name (depending on the project/client)
  • Receive testimonials from real clients and references from the OLI leadership team

Access to Elevate, our Training Platform for Volunteers

  • Take part in live workshops
  • Sign up for blended courses
  • Access bite-sized Training Snacks on demand
  • Receive certificates for courses completed

Networking Opportunities

  • OLI has its own, ad-free community platform, allowing you to connect with other volunteers
  • Chat spaces that focus on different topics
  • Take part in our OLI Sessions, live hangouts with varying topics
  • Co-working sessions with Elevate Challenges
  • WhatsApp channel for those who prefer networking there

There’s More!

  • Discount codes for software, tools, and non-OLI events
  • Opportunities to cross-skill by getting involved in different OLI initiatives and projects
  • … (the list is growing)

Ready to Volunteer?

Ready to use your professional skills to empower global nonprofits? Join our community of experts today and start making an impact on mission-critical projects.

Apply to Become a Volunteer Member

Important

If you do not hear back from us within 48 hours of your application, check your Spam folder and mark any message from volunteers@olangi.org as non-spam. If there’s no message from us, send us a quick email to volunteers@olangi.org.

Please Review Our Statutes

As a member of the Open Language Initiative (OLI) z.s., you will have formal rights and obligations defined by our legal statutes. Before applying for any membership tier (Volunteer, Contributing, or Sustaining), we ask that you please read and understand our official statutes. Your membership submission confirms your acceptance of these founding rules.