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Copyediting

Help Lone Star Justice Alliance review and edit written materials for grammar, typos, and a consistent style and voice so they can publish written materials with confidence.
Lone Star Justice Alliance
Austin, TX, USA
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Austin, TX, USA

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Posted June 8th

Copyediting

Project details

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 one pager/issue brief (no more than 3 pages) regarding the potential impact of the Second Look bill (currently working its way through the Texas legislature) that needs to be copyedited and finalized before being distributed to community partners and political groups.

What we have in place
  • We currently have a working copy of the report, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have additional text/materials that need to be incorporated, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $1,792 , allowing us to preserve our limited resources and concentrate our efforts on this project's release and promotion.

This project will allow us to better advocate for the passage and importance of the Second Look bill, ultimately helping us realize our organization vision, stated as follows:

"We envision a justice system that uses developmentally-appropriate responses to behavior and treats youth and emerging adults with equity and dignity to promote resilience, conserve costs, and increase public safety."

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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Lone Star Justice Alliance
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Marin B
Marin B.

Research and Policy Intern

Our mission

LSJA is a nonprofit legal organization that improves the lives of youth and emerging adults in the justice system.

We envision a justice system that uses developmentally-appropriate responses to behavior and treats youth and emerging adults with equity and dignity to promote resilience, conserve costs, and increase public safety.

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