[Cash-and-caring] committee or network and more

Thu Jan 17 18:23:53 UTC 2013

Richie,

Here here... And let me add that I see one of my primary roles as helping the committee understand the potential resources we have from the NFBJI to fulfill plans of the committee. Frankly, the grassroots fundraising Wiki is something I have wanted to do for about a year as I think it will better inform our staff about how they can best serve the members.

Yours in the Federation,
Mark

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From: Cash-and-caring [mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of rflores at nfbtx.org
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:10 AM
To: Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates
Subject: Re: [Cash-and-caring] committee or network and more

Colleagues:
I wouldn't have agreed to participate on this committee if the buck stopped at Washington Seminar.  My assumption was, that we would definitely maintain a persistent, consistent presence in funding the federation.  The Tool Kit will be our annual guide and call to action.  We can update this each year, highlighting new fundraisers, celebrating the financial accomplishments of participating affiliates, and recognize the hard work that it is to raise money.
I believe that the online access is key in being available to those who are familiar with this type of gathering of information, and any of our materials should be readily available that way. The Wiki is something the NFB is very familiar in handling, especially the NFBJI, and as long as the Cash and Caring Committee has a responsible Wiki executive team, we should be fine, even for those of us who aren't as Wiki oriented.  Maybe we can find a regular spot within the Braille Monitor as well to promote our message across the board.
Lastly, everyone: please do not take this the wrong way, I am simply trying to pose an issue I've had since the start of our committee, and define my main hope and plan for our development.  I don't think that adding tons of new folk just to add folk to our committee will be productive.  Although, I do think we need to add a few more of the rank-and-file.  To my understanding a quarter or more of our band is from the Baltimore area, and on the NFB staff, including myself in some manner.
 If we're truly honest with each other, working for the organization, being involved with the Baltimore chapter, and the Maryland affiliate is not your typical NFB type of group or work, due to the headquarter perks and reinforcements.  This does not mean that the ideas from Baltimore, and the hard work of our federation staff is not bennificial, but I think it's important to have more representation from the Ramonas, and the Jeannies, who deal with the struggle of not always having the type of help and time of those of us who directly work within and for the organization.  We really need folks on this committee who are directly involved with, and successfully hosting moneymaking events in the regular old, broke, and strictly volunteer oriented membered factions of our movement.  We can slim down the areas of where we have multiple committee members of an affiliate, and try to establish a really productive, inovative, network comprised of some of the federation's-finest fund raisers.
For example, we don't have a Florida representative, and I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, we're conventioning in Florida for the next decade... None of our Center states are on our committee.  Our beloved moneymaking afiliate of Georgia is also not with us yet.  Speakinf for the faction of this committee that was part of the NFB Fellows, we haven't fully tapped into those resources yet either.
Thanks,
Richie

> Colleagues,
>
> I know some on this list are going to ruffle at this idea but we need 
> a more progressive model of sharing information and resources around 
> fundraising. I am proposing that we establish an online Wiki where 
> members can register and get access to specific fundraising resources, 
> ideas, and materials. We could do this through NFB.ORG by granting 
> access to those we want to have access. Of course, we can limit access 
> to some to read only while others could have the ability to also 
> create resources. Finally, anything we post on the Wiki would be 
> easily transferrable to word documents, HTML, or Braille. Rather than 
> creating static documents we need a dynamic environment for sharing.
>
> We also need to get people to begin logging into NFB.ORG and using it 
> in a more dynamic way. This will push us to do that.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cash-and-caring [mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of JMassay
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:50 AM
> To: 'Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates'
> Subject: Re: [Cash-and-caring] committee or network and more
>
> I think that the best way to disseminate the information about 
> successes and updates would be to the State Leadership and Chapter 
> President's lists. Not that it's a giant secret , what we're doing on 
> our committee but this list will , in my opinion, best serve as an 
> internal means of communication for our committee. I also believe that 
> it will serve our committee and the organization well if we ask to 
> have a fund raising coordinator / director/ whatever the best moniker 
> may be to have a handle on the larger picture of fund raising within each affiliate.
>
> Have a fantastic day,
> Jeannie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cash-and-caring [mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Ramona Walhof
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:11 PM
> To: Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates
> Subject: Re: [Cash-and-caring] committee or network and more
>
> Yes, Jeanny.  I think we want to do all of those things.  Adding to 
> the Tool Kit might be an excellent way to handle reports of new 
> successes.  Do you think we should use this list for that?
>
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JMassay" <jmassay1 at cox.net>
> To: "'Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates'"
> <cash-and-caring at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cash-and-caring] committee or network and more
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>
>> Ramona,
>> I thought we were going to continue contact throughout the year.
>> Hmmm...that's what I get for thinking!
>> I feel that we should provide some mentorship with regard to fund 
>> raising efforts in some way. However, I think that adding too many 
>> more members to our committee  will make us less effective and a 
>> little unwieldy.
>> I think that we can ask state affiliate leaders who the respective 
>> fund Raising chairs are for their affiliate and compile bi-monthly or 
>> quarterly updates to the tool kits. We could also add in information 
>> and updates about fund raising success stories from across the 
>> organization. This way, the information could be inserted into the 
>> tool Kits and they will keep growing and bringing in money.
>> Another question I had was if we will be addressing, specifically, 
>> how much of a chapter fund raiser or an affiliate fund raiser would 
>> be an appropriate contribution to national?
>> Lastly, can we plan on some type of recognition for the successful 
>> fund raising chapters and affiliates? This could be done at national 
>> convention each year.
>> That's all for now, my apologies for the long e-mail.
>> Jeannie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cash-and-caring [mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Ramona Walhof
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 6:40 PM
>> To: Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates
>> Subject: [Cash-and-caring] committee or network and more
>>
>> Committee members:  I am getting requests from people throughout the 
>> country about continued contact after the Washington Seminar.  I am 
>> wondering if we should add to the committee or establish some kind of 
>> network to be larger than the committee but to be used for 
>> circulating information.
>> Especially,
>> we would ask those who have good events to share their experiences.
>> We could use this list for that.  Conference calls probably work best 
>> if they don't get too large.  Any input is welcome. When a state or 
>> chapter wants some support and input as they plan an event, I think 
>> we should assign a member with relevant experience to sort of advise 
>> or mentor that chapter or state.  Any comments?
>>
>> I am sure there will be other things, such as how the quiz works, 
>> that some will want to know about.  Anil and Carl J. have been 
>> talking about a national walk-a-thon, and we will hear a little about 
>> that in Washington, I think.  I learned this morning that Carl had 
>> heart by-pass surgery last Saturday.  I understand that all is going 
>> as well as can be expected, but it is serious surgery.  He is still 
>> in the hospital,  and he will not be in Washington.
>>
>> Ramona
>>
>> Ramona
>>
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