[il-talk] FW: [Nfb-newsline-sponsors] August 2009 NFB-NEWSLINEHappenings - TheNewsletter for Sponsors

Wed Sep 2 00:20:14 UTC 2009

Way to go on the new subscribers.
27 is a big number for one month.

Patti Gregory-Chang
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org
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NFB-NEWSLINEHappenings - TheNewsletter for Sponsors

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-newsline-sponsors-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-newsline-sponsors-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of West, Renee
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 2:45 PM
> To: nfb-newsline-sponsors at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-newsline-sponsors] August 2009 NFB-NEWSLINE Happenings -
> TheNewsletter for Sponsors
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Sponsors:
>
> Please find attached and below (in plain-text format) the fashionably late
> August, 2009 issue of NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Happenings.  Should you have any
> questions or comments regarding the newsletter or contents therein, please
> don't hesitate to call or e-mail me; my contact details are available in 
> my
> signature block.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Renee West
> Manager, Marketing and Outreach
> Sponsored Technology Programs
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> 1800 Johnson Street
> Baltimore MD 21230
> Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411
> Fax: (410) 659-5129
> Websites: www.nfb.org <blocked::http://www.nfb.org/> ; www.nfbnewsline.org
> <blocked::http://www.nfbnewsline.org/> ; www.nfbnewslineonline.org
> <blocked::http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/>
>
> There is a Braille literacy crisis in America.
> You can be part of the solution.
> Buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now!
> <blocked::https://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryD
> isplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&identifier=4000>
>
> Text of the August NFB-NEWSLINE Happenings follows:
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE(r) HAPPENINGS-AUGUST 2009
>
> Main Menu
>
> The NFB-NEWSLINE(r) team has been on the go this month, traveling to
> Oregon, Kentucky, and Florida to help promote our service to individuals 
> and
> service providers - this steady diet of travel makes for a very slim
> newsletter indeed!
> As you know, we've made some tremendous expansions to the delivery of our
> service with NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Online.  While we are building our service 
> with
> online developments we are, however, still invested and interested in
> improving the foundation of NFB-NEWSLINE(r), that being our traditional,
> phone-based access method.  One means by which to do so is to offer
> additional options for the synthetic speech.  Earlier this month we 
> provided
> subscribers with an opportunity to listen to samples of new voices and 
> asked
> them to offer their opinions as to the best voice.  After the votes were
> tallied it seems Paul is the likely new voice for NFB-NEWSLINE(r), but we
> will still offer our traditional voice for those who appreciate the 
> ability
> to modify the rate of speech.
>
> Lastly: a celebration of 300!  We have added several new publications over
> the past few weeks, and as a result we now have 300 publications offered 
> on
> our service!  The new publications are:
>
> Charleston, South Carolina - The Post and Courier, McAllen, Texas - La
> Frontera, Victoria, Texas - Victoria Advocate, Lubbock, Texas - Lubbock
> Avalanche-Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Albuquerque Journal, and a 
> new
> magazine, Texas Monthly, was also added along with grocery ads in
> Philadelphia, PA, and Midlands, TX!
>
> Channel Chat
>
> When you make important updates to your channel, it's important to alert
> subscribers!
> Don't forget to put an announcement in your greeting if you've added
> something new and exciting, especially if it's of a time-sensitive nature,
> and if it has a real impact on the lives of your listeners.  By making 
> your
> state's subscribers aware of new content they are more likely to locate 
> and
> listen to your message.
>
> Remember...this is YOUR space, so get out YOUR message!
>
> JUST THE STATS, MA'AM
>
> We received a total of 144,692 calls in July; that's up by over 1,300 
> calls!
> We've also got another tremendous number this month: 1,259.
> 1,259 is the number of new subscribers we added in July.  I am duly
> impressed and most excited by our progress.  Thank you all so much for 
> your
> hard work!  Because I have no silly overarching theme this month for the
> numbers, let me provide you with two non-silly quotes about
> numbers:
>
> "Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from 
> the
> others.  We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves."
> - Jean Guitton
>
> "To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the 
> road,
> to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom"
> - Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
> Top Ten Minutes Used:
>
> Subscribers enjoyed a total of 2,761,590 minutes of use in July; that's
> 139,014 more than June's numbers-up over 5%!  Florida has had 15,412 more
> minutes than in June, a near 9 percent increase!  California's numbers are
> up by 5,766, and New York's by 2,467!
>
> 1. California 276,300
> 2. New York 179,888
> 3. Florida  175,238
> 4. Massachusetts 174,410
> 5. Ohio  150,378
> 6. Illinois 137,220
> 7. Maryland 119,781
> 8. Texas  117,779
> 9. Pennsylvania 91,574
> 10. Virginia 89,805
>
> Top Ten New Subscribers:
>
> A total of 3,516 new subscribers are needed to reach our goal of 72,500
> subscribers by end of year; we need just 879 new members each month.
> We're well on our way, so keep up the good work!  If you'd like some ideas
> about how to get your new subscriber numbers up, please e-mail
> Renee West at rwest at nfb.org.
>
> 1. Florida with 786 (WOW! WAY TO GO!)
> 2. California and Texas tied with 44 new members each 3. Illinois with 27 
> 4.
> Michigan with 26 5. Wisconsin with 24 6. Ohio with 21 7. Maryland with 19 
> 8.
> Pennsylvania with 18 9. North Carolina with 15 10. New York and West
> Virginia tied with 14 new members each
>
> E-mail Superstars:
>
> Efforts are still underway to bring you detailed e-mail statistics.
> While we cannot provide state-specific e-mail usage data, I can tell you
> that the total number of e-mails sent in July was 166,109.
>
> Top Ten Registered Subscribers:
>
> The usual crowd is here, superstars all!
>
> 1. Florida  11,663
> 2. California  6,623
> 3. Maryland 3,010
> 4. Texas  2,820
> 5. Michigan 2,629
> 6. North Carolina 2,592
> 7. Wisconsin 2,383
> 8. New York 2,345
> 9. Ohio  2,261
> 10. Massachusetts 1,993
>
> Congratulations, Everyone!
>
> Your Monthly Helpful Hint
>
>  We occasionally receive calls from subscribers who have accidentally sped
> up their speech rate and are unable to slow it down so as to be
> understandable.  Here's a reminder about two ways that the speech 
> parameters
> can be reset to default values.  After logging into NFB-NEWSLINE(r),
> pressing the key sequence of "pound 00" from the Main Menu will reset the
> volume, pitch, speed, and voice back to default values.  The effect of 
> using
> the reset speech values command will be to return the subscriber's speech
> parameters back to the same condition as when they logged in for the first
> time.  As the sponsor, you may log in as the subscriber on the telephone, 
> go
> to the Main Menu, and press "pound 00."  Additionally, any sponsor agent
> with access to the administration Web site may change these values by
> locating the subscriber's account and selecting the "Reset Speech" button
> near the top of the page.
>
>
> Talk with you next month!
> The NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Team
>
> We Need Your Help!
>
> Support Braille Literacy and help provide blind children and adults with 
> the
> tools they need to succeed by purchasing the Louis Braille Coin.  Created 
> in
> honor of the 200th birthday of Louis Braille, this beautiful coin is made 
> of
> 90 percent silver and is the first US coin ever to feature readable 
> Braille.
> Visit www.braille.org or call the National Federation of the Blind at 
> (410)
> 659-9314, extension 2216, to learn how you can make change with a dollar!
>
>
>
>
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