[Blind-international-students] meeting minutes

Fri Oct 15 20:49:18 UTC 2010

yes very good points jan, i think the grant should help blind
internationals here in US as well because there are many ways some of
the individuals might need help and not everyone is eligible for dvr
or state help due to their international status. and that might not be
good for our organization if we completely foccuss on just causes for
change that is yuly's organization's name. we would like to work with
them and help her in her projects because it is close to what we want
to do  but at the same time we don't want to lose our identity because
we might need to pick projects in the future as well and this grant
can give us good start to initiate a project and if we both groups,
yuly and us can do that together to help blind internationals.

On 10/15/10, jan wright <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Kate and anmol and Hina,
>
> 1. Thanks Anmol. I am glad that you put that addition on the list!
> Sorry I forgot it.
> 2. Kate, I'd love to learn more about grant writing, so would enjoy
> working with you on this.
> 3. When thinking about Julie's organization (apd) "Anmol" since you
> mentioned it:
> Please clarify:
> are you seeing it more as a mentor organization? One which helps us
> learn to provide similar services to blind people in other parts of
> the world. They can impart their experience, etc. We can write a grant
> and part of it can help the blind people in Central/south America; so
> in essence, we will help them assist the blind people that they serve.
> Yet, part of the grant can simultaneously go to put such efforts in
> countries that have no such organization?
>
> or
> Are you suggesting that we assist the "blind" part of Julie's
> :Disabled" clientele and hone in on what their needs are and write a
> grant to specifically assist their "blind" clients and in that way
> assist APD without actually mirroring their services or merging into
> their organization.
> or
> Are you suggesting that for the time being, we murge with APD until we
> get a better understanding of the workings of such a project. Then, we
> can branch out and do our own projects??
> I am just asking for clarification.
>
> And, what specific  downfalls would we entale from either possible
> suggestion?
> I mean,
> 1. since this is our first implementation of such a project; would it
> be beneficial for APD to "advise," us on all the innerworkings? I am
> sure that they have some experience that would be most helpful and
> prevent us from the pitfalls of failure. Like any and all
> organizations, we have to be careful about submerging into the
> dominant and more successful organization. Yet, we do want to succeed.
> We also have to make sure that we are not duplicating the same type of
> program with the same population.
>
> 2. If we do write a grant to assist another organization; will we be
> less likely to get that grant because the project is theirs and as
> such, it would be more beneficial for them to write their own grant.
> 3. If we write a grant to include APD's blind population in our grant,
> yet APD's blind population is not the only recipient of our aid, then,
> we will have to be very specific as how and to whom the money will be
> spent.
>
> These are just some things to think about.
> Jan
>
>
> On 10/15/10, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> and hi everyone again, we will meet on this sunday at 7 pm central and
>> 8 eastern, times. please put this in your calendars and i will resend
>> the number tonight again. take care and have a great weekend. hina.
>>
>> On 10/15/10, hina altaf <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> hi kate, that would be a great help and if we all participate like
>>> that and help with whatever we are all good with, we can for sure make
>>> a difference slowly but gradually.
>>>
>>> On 10/14/10, Kate Carroll <carroll.kathryn.e at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>> If the group goes through with the grant, idea I would be happy to help
>>>> work
>>>> on the grant application. I held a position in college as a Grant Writer
>>>> for
>>>> one of the clubs.
>>>>
>>>> Best.
>>>> Kate
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Anmol Bhatia
>>>> <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you Jan for sending out the minutes. I think  Hina you said in
>>>>> the
>>>>> last meeting that you also wanted me to also review the mission and
>>>>> goals
>>>>> of
>>>>> the organization. As I said at the end of the last meeting that
>>>>> American
>>>>> Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD) has a grant that we
>>>>> could
>>>>> apply for to do some kind of a project to help people with
>>>>> disabilities.
>>>>> I
>>>>> have been thinking a bit and I think what we can think about doing a
>>>>> international project and apply for this grant. We could work with
>>>>> Causes
>>>>> for
>>>>> Change (Zolly's organization) with a project she is working on in
>>>>> Central
>>>>> or South America and use this as our contribution to the work she is
>>>>> doing.
>>>>> This way we have a established organization and I think it will help us
>>>>> build credibility and help us in recruiting new members. Iheld a
>>>>> position
>>>>> in
>>>>> t will demenstrate that we are serious and give members something to
>>>>> get
>>>>> involved in. As she informed us that she gets requests all the time for
>>>>> assistance with helping blind students and individuals and it is a big
>>>>> benefit for her to network with us since we have the connection and
>>>>> knowledge on how to assist other blind people. So lets think about this
>>>>> and
>>>>> if we are interested we really need to start applying for this grant. I
>>>>> believe the deadline is in January.
>>>>> Anmol
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad.
>>>>> Perhaps
>>>>> there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a
>>>>> breeze
>>>>> among flowers.
>>>>> Hellen Keller
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On *Wed, 10/13/10, Kate Carroll <carroll.kathryn.e at gmail.com>*
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Kate Carroll <carroll.kathryn.e at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] meeting minutes
>>>>> To: "Blind International Students Mailing List" <
>>>>> blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 8:14 PM
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you so much for sending out the minutes! I would like that I
>>>>> would
>>>>> be
>>>>> more likely to make the phoen conferences if they were at 5 or 6 pm.
>>>>>
>>>>> Than you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Kate
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:22 AM, hina altaf
>>>>> <hinaaltaf1983 at gmail.com<http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hinaaltaf1983@gmail.com>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you very much jan for sending out the meeting minutes. I
>>>>> appreciate your help and yes we all need to work on ideas on mission
>>>>> statements and goals. so if any of you have any suggestions please
>>>>> either email on the list or email me and jan and we will discuss.
>>>>> anmol also said that since he will be in class at our regular meeting
>>>>> time and if we can move it to later time in the  ebening, will that
>>>>> work for anyone and does any one have any conflict with moving it to a
>>>>> later time?thanks. Hina.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/13/10, jan wright
>>>>> <jan.wrightfamily5 at gmail.com<http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jan.wrightfamily5@gmail.com>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > Hi All,
>>>>> > Here are meeting minutes for our last meeting.
>>>>> > october 3, 2010
>>>>> > The meeting came to order at 3:10 P.M. Eastern Standard time.
>>>>> > attendance:
>>>>> > Hina, Anmol, Imran, Julie, Zaby and Jan.
>>>>> > The first item of business was the name of the organization.
>>>>> > There were many suggestions.
>>>>> > A motion was made and  yunonnymously approved to accept the name of
>>>>> > "Blind International Network.
>>>>> > The goals were discussed, again and Hina and Jan were to get a copy
>>>>> > to
>>>>> > officially read by the next meeting. Hina and Jan were also to put
>>>>> > together a simple mission statement for the group.
>>>>> > We will approve the goals and the mission statement in the next
>>>>> > meeting.
>>>>> > We talked about publicizing the group. We discussed partnering with
>>>>> > Julie's organization, as well as other organizations with the same
>>>>> > goals. Networking will be a key component to our group's success.'
>>>>> > We encouraged the members to promote the list to others and even
>>>>> > those
>>>>> > in other organizations.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > We discussed moving the meeting time from 3:00 to 5:00 or 6:00.
>>>>> > The meeting would still be on the same day. Many of the members
>>>>> > wondered if a later time would yield more participants. We appreciate
>>>>> > any input from the list.
>>>>> > The next meeting date will be October 17, 2010, but the time will be
>>>>> > announced by the president.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The meeting was adjourned at 3:48 P.M.
>>>>> > Respectfully submitted,
>>>>> > Jan Wright
>>>>> >
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Kathryn CARROLL
>>>>> St. John's University College of Law 2013
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>>>> St. John's University College of Law 2013
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