ATA Newsbriefs is a twice-monthly e-newsletter

Newsbriefs: July 15, 2021

By ATA | July 15, 2021

In This Issue: Inside Specialization, ATA Compensation Survey, Member Orientation Session, Final Call! School Outreach, B2BB: Building a Network, Third Webinar Doubleheader, AFTI Scholarships, The ATA Chronicle, and more.

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Cold Emailing: What Not To Do

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 13, 2021

This post originally appeared onÌýDiálogos Online Forum and it is republished with permission. When novice translators ask me how they should begin establishing a…

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When School Comes Home: Making Room in the Day for Distance Learning

When School Comes Home: Making Room in the Day for Distance Learning

By Next Level | July 12, 2021

This article originally appeared in the ATA Chronicle-Online. Once upon a time, in a land that now seems very far away, many parents were…

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Savvy Diversification Series: Don’t Be Scared! How to Add Ghostwriting to Your Portfolio of Services

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 6, 2021

“It was a dark and stormy night. A strange figure appeared in the window of the haunted house on the hill as a bloodcurdling…

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ATA Newsbriefs is a twice-monthly e-newsletter

Newsbriefs: July 1, 2021

By ATA | July 1, 2021

In This Issue: ATA Compensation Survey, ATA Halftime Show, Back to Business Basics, School Outreach, Advocacy Update, Free Member Webinar, Third Webinar Doubleheader, AFTI Scholarships, Voting Membership, The ATA Chronicle, and more.

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ATA Compensation Survey

By ATA | June 24, 2021

ATA announces the launch of its Compensation Survey As an ongoing effort to provide business strategies and solutions, this survey is an important service…

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Savvy Diversification Series: How I Became a Translation Editor

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 22, 2021

The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…

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In Virginia, Language a Barrier for Latino Victims of Violence Seeking Help

By ATA | June 18, 2021

In Virginia, language continues to be a barrier for Latino victims of violence in need of assistance. A Richmond nonprofit is seeking to change…

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U.S. Department of Justice Settles with Pennsylvania City over Language Barriers to Spanish-Speaking Residents

By ATA | June 18, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with a Pennsylvania police department after launching a civil rights investigation into potential barriers…

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Hundreds More Afghans and Their Families to be Allowed to Settle in U.K.

By ATA | June 18, 2021

Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and U.K. government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced. Including family…

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Advocacy in Pennsylvania: Update

By ATA | June 16, 2021

ATA follows up its March 31 letter with this public comment to the recently published changes to the Compensation Schedule for language services in…

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ATA Newsbriefs is a twice-monthly e-newsletter

Newsbriefs: June 15, 2021

By ATA | June 15, 2021

In This Issue: ATA Podcast: Advocacy and Inside Specialization, Back to Business Basics, Last Call for Comments, Webinar Doubleheader, Brainstorm Networking, AFTI Scholarships, The ATA Chronicle, and more.

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