[Fabs] Reminder: Workshop: Create an Advertising Directory – NABS Membership Committee

[Darian Smith]

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>>> The Following Comes from NABS board member Justin Salisbury  regarding an opportunity that student division leaders looking to build their membership  will not want to miss out on. 
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>>> Colleagues:
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>>> So, we have an idea.  We’re putting on a student seminar, a student division social, or a fun activity at the state convention.  We know how to run it, who will speak, what kind of food we want, but now…how do we get people to attend?  Who do we invite?  How do we spread the word?
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>>> We once struggled with these questions in the North Carolina Association of Blind Students, and we devised a solution: create an advertising directory for our state.  With four people working on the project for only about two months, we realized that it was, in fact, possible. 
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>>> The system is simple. A division can create a directory of disability contacts at all universities, community colleges, and trade schools in its state.  As soon as we had organized this directory, advertising our events became much simpler.  We did it all in Microsoft Excel, too.
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>>> The NABS Membership Committee has been hosting a series of conference call workshops, which I have been leading, where we will explain and discuss how to organize and best use an advertising directory for student division events in your state.
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>>> The last two of these conference call workshops will be held:
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>>> Sunday, March 2
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>>> 8:00 PM eastern
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>>> Tuesday, March 4
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>>> 9:00 PM eastern
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>>> For each of these calls, use the following conference line:
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>>> Dial (605) 475-6700
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>>> Enter access code 7869673
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>>> I look forward to talking with many on the calls.  Each call is stand-alone, but people are welcome to come again if interested.  If you have any questions, please email me directly at <justin.salisbury at earthlink.net>.
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>>> Yours,
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>>> Justin Salisbury
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>>> President
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>>> Connecticut Association of Blind Students
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>> Darian Smith
>> 2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind Students
>> (415) 215-9809
>> dsmithnfb at gmail.com.
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