[IABS-Talk] Hybrid Face-to-face Board meeting agenda

[Marilyn Green]

Hybrid NFBIL Face-to-Face Board Meeting Agenda
Date: August 28, 2021
Time: 9 am
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Marilyn Green NFBIL President is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Board meeting-August 2021
Time: Aug 28, 2021 09:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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August Face-to-Face Board Meeting agenda

I.	Call to Order
II.	Roll Call
III.	Approval of Secretary’s minutes dated June 17, 2021-Debbie Kent Stein
IV.	    Approval of 2d Treasury Report – Michal Nowicki
V.      Treasury updates-Paypal and Athene Annuity-Michal Nowicki
VI. 	Annual filings-Michal Nowicki and Marilyn Green
a. Federal and state 990s
b. Secretary of State annual report filing
c. State and federal tax filings
d. Renewal of liability insurance
e. Liability insurance for the NFBIL Board of Directors

VII.                  Fundraising and Sales
a.      Update on Grants - Patti Chang and Cathy Randall
b.       Amazon - Debbie Stein

VII.                 Approval of National Convention Reports
A.      National Association of Blind Merchants - Ed Birmingham
B.      Membership Report – Cathy Randall
C.       Resolutions - Michal Nowicki
D.      Diversity and Inclusion-Denise Avant
E.       Federal Legislation Report – Dustin Cather and Denise Avant
F.       Communications Report – Debbie Kent Stein
G.       National Association of Blind Students – Ellen Bartelt
H.      National Board Meeting - Denise Avant

VIII.               Update on State Programs and Approval for 2021-22
State Program
A.      State Scholarship and Internship Program - Debbie Kent Stein
and Patti Chang
B.      Freedom Link - David Meyer and Debbie Stein
C.       Washington Seminar – Denise Avant and Dustin Cather
D.       State Legislation – Bill Reif and David Meyer
E.      Braille Enrichment Literacy and Learning - Debbie Stein
f. Midwest Student Spring Seminar – Patti Chang and Ellen Bartelt

IX.             Other Affiliate Activities
A.       Securing the Right to Vote by Mail Privately and Independently -
Denise Avant
B.      Web Accessibility on Illinois State Websites - Denise Avant
C.      Cook County Disability Working Group Meeting - Denise Avant
D.      Illinois Career Mentoring Program-Marilyn Green

X.      Affiliate Trainings
A. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training-Marilyn Green
B. Instructional JAWS/Fusion computer training-Marilyn Green

XI.                 Chapters

A.      Chicago - Denise Avant
B.       At Large – David Meyer
C.       Blackhawk - Jean Rauschenbach
D.       Four Rivers - Brian Sumner
E.       Illinois Association of Blind Students – Ellen Bartelt

XII.                   Hybrid NFBI State Convention, October 22, 23
and 24- Marilyn Green
there will be a meeting of all of the key people within the next ten days
to work out the convention logistics
A.      Zoom hosts and Sound Logistics – Marilyn Green
B.      Registration – Marilyn Green
     C. Voting – Denise Avant and Marilyn Green
D.      Resolutions – Marilyn Green
E.      Door Prize – Marilyn Green

XIII.                 2022 State Convention Proposals-Patti Chang

XIV.	Old Business

XV.                New Business
XVI.              Adjourned


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Marilyn Green, President
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
312-343-8396
www.nfbofillinois.org