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Copyediting

Help Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy review and edit written materials for grammar, typos, and a consistent style and voice so they can publish written materials with confidence.
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
Ridgefield, NJ, USA
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
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Ridgefield, NJ, USA

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Posted March 6th

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What we need
  • Review of up to 20 pages of copy for grammar, style, tone, and consistency
  • Advice on how to write effective copy going forward
Additional details

We have a draft of a kid's plant identification guide and need a volunteer to edit for style, tone, and age-appropriate language. The guide is aimed at kids between 9 and 12 years old.

What we have in place
  • We currently have a rough draft, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have ideas to streamline the book, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $1,792 , allowing us to offer more guided hikes and family programs to help local families connect to the natural world around them.

This project will allow us to lead more interactive programs and hikes for children and families. A big part of our work at Weantinoge is connecting people to the land. With a completed guide we also could partner with other organizations that work with children.

Project plan

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Prep: Distribution of Prep Materials & Project Timeline
  • Volunteer Manager shares copy for revision with the Professional
  • Volunteer Manager provides additional/background content on the copy including intended audience, purpose, style guide, and/or examples of published copy to ensure style consistency
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager align expectations and agree on project timeline
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Milestone 1: Copyediting
  • Professional reviews the copy and creates appropriate changes to formatting, grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, etc.
  • Professional checks for inconsistency and and continuity errors
  • Professional creates a list of recommended changes to share with Volunteer Manager (if applicable)
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Milestone 2: Review Edits
  • Professional shares with Volunteer Manager a revised draft and a document tracking the changes
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager connect to discuss the changes made to the copy (up to two rounds of edits)
  • Professional makes agreed upon changes to the document and reviews final draft
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Milestone 3: Final Deliverables
  • Professional delivers final version to Volunteer Manager
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Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
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Elizabeth S.

Membership Engagement Manager

Our mission

Founded in 1965, Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy is the state's largest land trust. As a guardian of natural and working lands, public recreation areas, and drinking water resources, NCLC permanently protects 13,000 acres (and growing) of vast, connected natural areas in Litchfield and northern Fairfield Counties

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Marilyn did a great job making some difficult copy more kid-friendly and fun!
Elizabeth S.
Elizabeth S.

Membership Engagement Manager

Copyediting Project

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