The Nonprofit AI Almanac

Events, outreach and accessibility

Translate a flyer into another language, then have a fluent speaker review it

Gets you a quick draft translation so more neighbors can read your information.

Lower risk: public info only — Public flyers only; remove any personal contact details of individuals.

Please note: This site is only a guide to help people understand. Consult your IT, security and/or privacy department for clarification.

Before you start, gather

Paste the public flyer into [PASTE FLYER TEXT HERE], with personal contact details removed. Write the dialect your neighbors in [PLACE] use as [TARGET LANGUAGE]. Afterward, ask a fluent community member to review before printing.

Starter prompt

Translate this public flyer into [TARGET LANGUAGE]. Keep a friendly, simple tone suited to our community in [PLACE], and keep names, dates and addresses unchanged. Mark any phrases that don't translate well and offer alternatives. Do not add, drop or change any fact; if a phrase is unclear write UNCLEAR instead of guessing.

[PASTE FLYER TEXT HERE]

Paste the prompt into your AI tool first, then replace the placeholders with your own details. Don't use real names of clients or donors.

Open an AI tool

You are leaving this guide. Copy the prompt first, then open a tool. The link goes to the website of the company named on each link, in a new tab. That company's terms and privacy policy apply there. Paste the prompt in, then replace the placeholders with your own details. Don't enter real names or confidential details.

Check the result

Always have a fluent speaker from your community review the translation before publishing, since AI can miss tone, dialect and meaning.

What it might get wrong

A date, price or address altered in translation. A formal or regional word that does not fit your community's dialect. An idiom translated word for word into nonsense.

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