[Mn-at-large] NFB President’s Notebook - week of 07/18/ 2018

[President, National Federation of the Blind]

President's Notebook


National Federation of the Blind


Mark A. Riccobono


<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org


410-659-9314


Dear Fellow Federationists,

Thank you all for helping to make the 2018 
Convention of the National Federation of the 
Blind our best yet. Many of you have written with 
ideas, feedback, and suggestions for the future, 
and I deeply appreciate your engagement.

As each of you knows, the fall is one of the 
busiest times in our organization as two-thirds 
of our affiliates have conventions, we all have 
Meet the Blind Month in October, and there are 
many other great things happening throughout the 
season. We have discussed some training for 
affiliate treasurers and presidents. I am 
beginning to examine what opportunities there 
might be in the fall. Please let me know if this 
is of interest or if we should stick with the 
meeting around Washington Seminar. Our potential 
meeting this January may be complicated by 
remodeling in our building. This is why it is 
still up in the air. Your feedback is appreciated.

Finally, during the convention we announced an 
agreement with Greyhound Bus Lines, which 
operates in forty-four of our affiliates. In the 
coming weeks, each of you will be receiving 
information about the opportunity to participate 
in our monitoring and to receive a small grant to 
the affiliate. Please be prepared to act quickly 
if your affiliate shows up in the first round of 
testing scheduled for August through October.



News:

Presidential Release:
The July Presidential Release is available at 
<https://nfb.org/presidential-releases>https://nfb.org/presidential-releases.

Dream Makers Circle:
We added to our Dream Makers Circle at our 
national convention. Thanks to those who joined. 
It bodes well for our long-term financial health. 
It is crucial that NFB leadership leads the way. 
We can convince others to join if we have 
leadership participation in our planned giving. 
We will reach out to those who expressed interest 
during convention. Thanks to all of you who have 
joined or who have sought additional information. 
If you did not get a chance to visit our Dream 
Makers Circle table at convention and want 
information, you can reach out to Patti Chang at 
extension 2422 or at <mailto:pchang at nfb.org>pchang at nfb.org.

Strategic Planning Focus Groups:
Thanks to all who participated in or helped in 
identifying participants for our focus groups on 
strategic planning. All five groups met at 
convention and the grassroots feedback will help 
with our development of our future plans.



Dates to Keep in Mind:

    * July 29-August 4, 2018: <http://www.blindscience.org/nfbeq>NFB EQ
    * October 11-12, 2018: Tactile Graphics Symposium
    * March 28-29, 2019: Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium
    * July 7-12, 2019: NFB National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada

The National Federation of the Blind 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.


Mark A. Riccobono
President
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314 | 
<mailto:officeofthepresident at nfb.org>officeofthepresident at nfb.org


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The National Federation of the Blind is a 
community of members and friends who believe in 
the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. 
Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.





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