[IL-Talk] Face-to-face board meeting agenda

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NFBIL Face-to-Face Board Meeting Agenda

Date: August 19, 2023

Time: 9 am

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Topic: Board meeting-August 2022

Time: Aug 19, 2023 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 12, 2023-Debbie Kent
Stein/Sent July 31

IV.         Approval of 2d Treasury Report - Michal Nowicki-sent August 6

V.     Annual filings-Michal Nowicki and Marilyn Green

a. Federal and state 990s

b. Secretary of State annual report filing

c. Renewal of liability insurance

d. Liability insurance for the NFBIL Board of Directors

VI.                  Fundraising and Sales

a.      Update on Grants - Michal Nowicki and Cathy Randall

VII.                 Approval of National Convention Reports

A.      National Association of Blind Merchants - Ed Birmingham-Sent July 31

B.      Membership Report - Denise Avant-sent August 14

C.       Resolutions - Michal Nowicki-sent August 6

D.       Federal Legislation Meet-up Report Dustin Cather-sent August 14

E.       White Cane Report - Patti Chang-Sent July 31

F.       National Association of Blind Students - Sara Luna-sent August 7

G.      National Board Meeting - Patti Chang-Sent July 31

H. Communications Report-Debbie Stein-sent August 14

I. National Association of Guide Dog Users-Olivia Cichowlas-sent August 14

VIII.               Update on State Programs and Approval for 2023-24

A.      State Scholarship and Internship Program - Debbie Kent Stein and
Patti Chang
B.      Freedom Link 2.0- Debbie Stein

C.       Washington Seminar - Denise Avant and Dustin Cather

D.      Braille Enrichment Literacy and Learning - Debbie Stein

IX.             Other Affiliate business

a.       Securing the Right to Vote by Mail Privately and Independently
-Denise Avant

b.      Covid Protocols- Marilyn Green

c.          Letter to Secretary of State regarding hiring of State Librarian
-Marilyn Green

d. Electronic petitioning-Marilyn Green

e. ICBV and their letter to Governor Pritzker and Secretary Grace
Hou-Marilyn Green

f. Aurora Disability Resource Fair/Marilyn Green

g. Chicago Lighthouse Rise-to-Shine Walk and Run/Patti Chang

X.                 Chapters

A.      Chicago - Denise Avant

B.       At Large - David Meyer

C. Four Rivers - Brian Sumner

D.       Illinois Association of Blind Students - Sara Luna 

XI.                    NFBI State Convention, October 13 and 14- 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.      Convention and Sound Logistics -
Marilyn Green

B.      Registration - Marilyn Green    

C.      Resolutions - Marilyn Green

D.      Door Prize - Marilyn Green

E. IABS Idol-Battle of the Chapters song selection-Marilyn Green

F. Awards-Marilyn Green

XII.                 2024 State Convention Proposals-Patti Chang

XIII.    Old Business

XIV.                New Business

XV.              Adjourned

Marilyn Green, President

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

312-343-8396

president at nfbofillinois.org <mailto:president at nfbofillinois.org> 

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