[NABS-L] New NABS Group!

Mon Apr 23 04:13:20 UTC 2018

Hi Mikayla and others,

i
 came away from President Riccobono's debriefing with the idea that all
members of the Federation are always somehow representing it, even when
they are speaking for themselves.  This is indeed a tricky idea especially
in the free-flowing world of social media!

I also came away from the call with a reinforced idea that the Federation
is at its core an advocacy group that aims to influence public policy for
the good of its members and all of society -- rights, common good, and
justice/fairness are always goals for the Federation.  President
Riccobono's examples illustrated how past actions can continue to reflect
badly on individuals and even the whole organization, and perhaps endanger
its mission.

He gave us personal experiences and some stories about members of the
Federation that he considers to be both positive and negative models.
However, perhaps those models do not exemplify the full range of
possibilities that can emerge on social media and in other venues.  I am
curious if this is the point on which you would like to elaborate through
discussion?

In any case, perhaps we have an appropriate venue for this discussion right
here in the listserv?  I have conducted many focus groups in my profession
(I am an academic sociologist) and and can help to facilitate such a thing
here.

Bur first, let's ask Katheryn and other leaders of NABS if they would
support use of this listserv as a venue for such discussion?  Katheryn?

We can decide how to proceed once we know where we can lay out the issues
to be brought back to President Riccobono.

Best,

_don

On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 7:20 PM, Mikayla Gephart via NABS-L <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Katherine and all,
>
>      Thank you for this great discussion, and the wonderful conference
> call. After listening to the call and hearing the questions about social
> media, I think we need more discussion on this topic. Our goal is to
> educate people on our philosophy, but what we think might be helping might
> further dissuade people from joining. It sounds like we as an organization
> need to have further discussions on effective use of Social Media. The main
> question I ask myself when promoting our organization is “could this
> negatively impact peoples’ impressions of our organization?” However,
> everyone could benefit from learning more and discussing this topic.
>
> Thanks for the great discussions,
> Mikayla
>
> > On Apr 22, 2018, at 7:55 PM, Kathryn Webster, President,      National
> Association of Blind Students via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good evening everyone!
> >
> > Sorry I did not chime in sooner, as I was on a flight back from an
> energizing regional student seminar in Chicago! I love the enthusiasm
> behind providing as many resources to blind students as possible. In fact,
> let's have these conversation surrounding the most effective way to spread
> our message and share our experiences on the world of Facebook. I don't
> think that necessarily should mean having two Facebook groups separately. I
> think we could explore having a more vibrant and resourceful NABS group, as
> promoted a few weeks ago. Most notably, let's talk about how to make the
> NABS group more inclusive, welcoming, and available. Maybe this means
> having less restrictions on posts, or maybe it means having more group
> moderators to manage the traffic. Whatever it may look like, let's talk
> about it!
> >
> > It is important to also note that, while sharing the NABS brand far and
> wide is critical in meeting our organization's mission, the use of the NABS
> name in a formal manner, particularly on social media, should be discussed
> with and approved by both our national president, Mr. Riccobono, and our
> national student board. I encourage students to voice how we can improve
> the sharing of ideas in all ways beneficial to students.
> >
> > Thanks; and I hope to chat with you in five minutes on our Code of
> Conduct call!
> >
> > Love,
> > Kathryn
> >
> > Kathryn C. Webster
> > President | National association of Blind Students
> > (203) 273-8463
> > Nabs.president at gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sabo
> via NABS-L
> > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2018 7:10 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Amy Sabo <amieelsabo at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NABS-L] New NABS Group!
> >
> > hello chris and all,
> >
> > as to having a another group for nabs on facebook is a good idea imo..
> > in all means of social media fb has many groups and pages for all kinds
> of organizations, business, and companies. it's just a another way for pr
> work and, also for networking and socializing in the internet community!
> we all need many kinds of ways to interact with each other and, also to
> educate the public and society on blindness and the nfb!  it's just good
> business imo...
> >
> >
> > just my 3 cents worth in the pr perspective:)
> >
> >
> >
> > hugs,
> > amy
> >
> > On 4/22/18, Chris Nusbaum via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> It sounds to me like this group is meant to be more of an unofficial
> >> open forum for the exchange of ideas and information among NABS
> >> members. These kinds of pages and groups are common in social media,
> >> most notably in the form of the unofficial "fan pages" or Twitter
> >> accounts which fans of musicians and other celebrities have created
> >> over the years. In our own community, someone created a Facebook group
> >> about a year ago for NFB members and supporters, which I believe was
> >> called "NFB Fans." As far as I know the group was never officially
> >> endorsed by our national office, but there are quite a few members in
> >> it, though traffic has decreased in recent months. Of course official
> >> announcements from NABS would need to be sent through NABS's official
> >> communication portals, but I don't see anything wrong with another
> >> resource being out there for our members, even if it's not endorsed by
> the organization officially.
> >>
> >> My two cents,
> >>
> >> Chris Nusbaum
> >>
> >>> On Apr 22, 2018, at 6:26 PM, Veronica R Gaspa via NABS-L
> >>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> While I understand where Chelsea is coming from, I have never seen a
> >>> policy that says we need approval to create social media groups, and
> >>> Facebook is an open forum. I was just taking initiative, and if
> >>> people want to join both groups, there is no reason they cant.
> >>> Furthermore, this was not created to conflict with the other group,
> >>> this is simply a different style of group. No matter what social
> >>> media approach we choose to take, we are all in it for the same
> >>> reason, to build the National Federation of the Blind and the
> blindness community!
> >>> Best,
> >>> Vee Gaspa
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: chelsea peahl <chelsea.peahl at hotmail.com>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2018 6:05 PM
> >>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> >>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Cc: Veronica R Gaspa <veronica.gaspa at student.shu.edu>
> >>> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] New NABS Group!
> >>>
> >>> Hello all,
> >>> Shouldn’t this be done with NFB and NABS approval? For example, the
> >>> group created has approval.
> >>>
> >>> Chelsea Peahl
> >>>
> >>>> On Apr 22, 2018, at 4:01 PM, Veronica R Gaspa via NABS-L
> >>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Good evening Nabsters!
> >>>> I have just created a new NABS group on Facebook. The differences
> >>>> between this group and the one that was made a few weeks ago are:
> >>>> Every person does not have to be approved to join the group, whether
> >>>> you want to be super active in NABS, or just check out resources you
> >>>> can join the group.
> >>>> Secondly, your post does not have to await moderator approval. If
> >>>> you have technology problems at midnight you can post, and it will
> >>>> be live right away. In the other group a moderator may not see it
> >>>> until a day later, and it may be too late.
> >>>> This group will be updated frequently with NABS information and
> updates.
> >>>> To join the group search on Facebook for: NABS: a resource for blind
> >>>> students.
> >>>> Or use the following link:
> >>>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/4405289230479922
> >>>> I hope this group renders helpful to many of you!
> >>>>
> >>>> Best,
> >>>> Vee Gaspa
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Vee Gaspa
> >>>> President, New Jersey Association of Blind Students Brother, Alpha
> >>>> Phi Omega Writer, the Setonian
> >>>> Phone: 434-989-1868
> >>>> Email:
> >>>> veronica.gaspa at student.shu.edu<mailto:veronica.gaspa at student.shu.edu
> >>>>> Remember, you can live the life you want!
> >>>>
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