[nabs-l] A Follow Up To My Post From Last Night About The Thumb Drive Fund Raiser

[David Dunphy]

Hi There!
Well, if I had the thumb drive, I wouldn't have complained.
That being said, I think it's a tough line sometimes. I think
sometimes it's important to get your thoughts out publicly to see if
others are experiencing a similar situation, which is my point, but I
can see where being too critical would cause people to turn away. I'll
keep your ideas in mind for the future.
>From David

On 10/2/16, Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> Please forgive me for making you feel as though I was minimizing your
> concern regarding the thumb drive. This was not the intent of my message.
> However, if you had access to the information on the thumb drive, it is
> possible you might agree with me that the intensity of your complaint is
> simply not warranted for this situation.
>
> I chose to purchase a thumb drive at national convention not because of the
> content that was on the thumb drive but because I was interested in
> supporting the work of the National Association of Blind Students. I find it
> rather disheartening to see that others are more concerned about what they
> personally gain from making a financial contribution to NABS rather than
> gaining a sense of satisfaction of making a small contribution that will
> empower more students to live the lives they want through the positive
> philosophy of the National Federation of the Blind.
>
> I understand the system put in place to distribute the thumb drives to those
> who were not at national convention may have not been the best. However, I
> commend the NABS board for doing their best to make the thumb drives
> available to those who were not at national convention. I honestly cannot
> recall the last time the NABS board responded so quickly to the requests of
> general members voiced here on the NABS email list. So even though the
> system that was created may not have been the best, I was rather impressed
> that action was taken to include those who were not at national convention
> gain access to the information on the thumb drives.
>
> I have learned through my own personal experience that criticisms of the
> NABS board are generally not taken well when they are voiced publically here
> on the NABS email list. Therefore, I would encourage you to contact members
> of the NABS board personally to share your concerns and possible solutions
> to these concerns. I have noticed that members of the NABS board are more
> inclined to respond to personal emails that contain a possible solution
> rather than criticism voiced publically on the NABS email list.
>
> If you do not receive a response via email from a specific NABS board
> member, try contacting other members of the NABS board until you receive a
> response. And if communicating via email does not work, try using other
> forms of communication such as a phone call or a text message. I have found
> the current NABS board to be more receptive and responsive than the past
> NABS board, and I believe if you contact them with a positive solution to a
> problem that at least one of the members of the NABS board would respond to
> you. I really like your suggestion, and the fact that you are willing to use
> your expertise in this area to help set up your suggestion. It sounds like a
> really good idea, and I hope members of the NABS board takes you up on your
> offer to help set it up.
>
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Dunphy
> via NABS-L
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 12:04 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: David Dunphy <discoduck221 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [nabs-l] A Follow Up To My Post From Last Night About The Thumb
> Drive Fund Raiser
>
> Hi There!
> After reading some feedback received here and privately, I wanted to throw
> some things out there and make a suggestion based on ideas given to me off
> list and my own thinking.
> .
> 1. Thank you Elizabeth for your thoughts. You're right. Anyone can get a
> thumb drive. And anyone can find this information. But I felt like you were
> minimizing my concern, like you were suggesting I let it go cause it's just
> a fund raiser. I want to support an organization that I believe does good
> for people. But if something is guaranteed, I think that needs to be honored
> too.
> 2. After hearing some comments from membership, and I'd be willing to help
> with this, why not make these available as a digital download for a second
> method of delivery? As long as the payments get received, a link is
> delivered. There's a shopping cart system of sorts that can be set up to
> deliver this content upon receipt of payment in zip file format to be
> extracted. I also have a way to make it an installer of sorts so the student
> can save the files where he or she wishes. These links can be hand sent via
> email. But there are ways to provide a downloadable option providing payment
> is made.
> If anyone on the board or otherwise would like to talk to me about these
> ideas of how this could be implemented, please feel free to get in touch via
> email.
> Thanks for everything.
> From David Dunphy
>
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