<div dir="ltr">Tom, I recommend that we pursue this.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#0000ff">Don Mulik</font></b><div>Cell: 913-544-8119</div><div><i><font color="#ff0000">Life is fragile. Handle with.prayer.</font></i></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 4:39 PM Tom Page via Home-on-the-Range <<a href="mailto:home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org">home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">hello Kansas federations, I think our affiliate could benefit from participating in this program. What do you all think? Thanks, Tom<br><br><div dir="ltr">Tom Page<div>President </div><div>National Federation of the blind of Kansas</div><div>316-734-4839</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Ronza Othman via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 9, 2021 at 3:44:19 PM CST<br><b>To:</b> State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:State-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">State-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:president@nfbmd.org" target="_blank">president@nfbmd.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Interest in DEI Training for Affiliates</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Folks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">A few of us have been working on procuring some training for our leaders and ultimately members at the state level on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We have found a vendor we like and are working on the way forward. We wanted to open it up to other affiliates who also may be interested. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The first stage will focus on leaders. For example, in Maryland I plan to have the affiliate board, all chapter boards, and all division boards participate as well as members of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, convention planning, and scholarship committees. There is a financial commitment if you’d also like this training for your state. The more states who participate, the less expensive for each of us. We are aiming for this spring for delivery, and the training will be formatted in either one full day session or two half-day sessions. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in this training for your affiliate, please reach out to me by March 15. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Below are the high-level key areas that would be covered in the training:<u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Explain diversity, equity, and inclusion terminology, importance, and necessity within an organization;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Walk through ways to identify, mitigate, and understand unconscious bias;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Define inclusive leadership and the six traits of commitment, collaboration, cognizance of bias, courage, curiosity, and cultural intelligence;<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Discuss the diversity of ideas, market, customers, and talent and how these shifts amplify need for DEI and inclusive leadership; and<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Identify DEI linkages within NFB’s organization to address concerns intentionally.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ronza<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">President</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">443-426-4110<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: she, her, hers<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>State-Affiliate-Leadership-List mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:State-Affiliate-Leadership-List@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">State-Affiliate-Leadership-List@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for State-Affiliate-Leadership-List:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org/topage%40swbell.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/state-affiliate-leadership-list_nfbnet.org/topage%40swbell.net</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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