<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I’m also interested, and I personally think it would be a good use of our funds.<div class="">Brendy<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 10, 2021, at 4:43 PM, Susan Tabor via Home-on-the-Range <<a href="mailto:home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org" class="">home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi, Tom:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I too think we could benefit from this training, and I would be interested in attending. Thanks!<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Susan T.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Home-on-the-Range <<a href="mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org" class="">home-on-the-range-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Tom Page via Home-on-the-Range<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:38 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org" class="">home-on-the-range@nfbnet.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tom Page <topage@swbell.net><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Home-on-the-Range] Fwd: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Interest in DEI Training for Affiliates<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">hello Kansas federations, I think our affiliate could benefit from participating in this program. What do you all think? Thanks, Tom<o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Tom Page<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">President <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">National Federation of the blind of Kansas<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">316-734-4839<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br class="">Begin forwarded message:<o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ronza Othman via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>March 9, 2021 at 3:44:19 PM CST<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:State-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">State-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbmd.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">president@nfbmd.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">[State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Interest in DEI Training for Affiliates</b><br class=""><b class="">Reply-To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi Folks,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">If you are interested in this training for your affiliate, please reach out to me by March 15. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Below are the high-level key areas that would be covered in the training:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Explain diversity, equity, and inclusion terminology, importance, and necessity within an organization;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Walk through ways to identify, mitigate, and understand unconscious bias;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Define inclusive leadership and the six traits of commitment, collaboration, cognizance of bias, courage, curiosity, and cultural intelligence;<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Discuss the diversity of ideas, market, customers, and talent and how these shifts amplify need for DEI and inclusive leadership; and<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Identify DEI linkages within NFB’s organization to address concerns intentionally.<o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Ronza<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Ronza Othman,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">President</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">443-426-4110<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. 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