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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ktphan@lavellefund.org
href="mailto:ktphan@lavellefund.org">Khanh T. Phan</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 20, 2019 2:09 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=office@nfbny.org
href="mailto:office@nfbny.org">office@nfbny.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Lavelle Fund for the Blind -- Executive Director Job
Announcement</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpFirst
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">Please see the message below
from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind’s Board President Daniel Callahan regarding
the Executive Director job posting at the Fund. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">Dear Lavelle Fund
stakeholder,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">You
may know that Andy Fisher has decided to retire next spring after nearly 20
years as the Lavelle Fund’s first executive director. The Fund is
therefore now beginning a search for his successor. In this connection,
we’d greatly appreciate your reviewing the attached Lavelle Fund E.D. job
description with an eye to considering whether someone you know may be qualified
and interested.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpLast
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">You’ll see that the position
entails a broad mix of responsibilities in grantmaking, staff leadership, board
support, and community collaboration. It also requires:<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 39pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><o:p></o:p> </P>
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<LI class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Experience
in foundation and/or nonprofit leadership, preferably in the Tri-State New
York area.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 39pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">Experience
in or strong familiarity with the vision field and international humanitarian
work, together with a passion for the Lavelle Fund’s mission of supporting
programs that help people who are blind or at risk of vision loss live
independent, productive lives.<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 39pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2">A
mix of strong analytical, communication, and financial skills.
<o:p></o:p></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpFirst
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">The
position’s salary is competitive, and its benefits are generous.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">We
ask that interested candidates please send their resumes, together with a one-
to two-page cover letter highlighting their key qualifications, directly to Ms.
Khanh Phan, the Lavelle Fund’s Grants Manager and Special Assistant (<SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><A
href="mailto:ktphan@lavellefund.org">ktphan@lavellefund.org</A></SPAN>), by
Monday, July 1, 2019. The Board Search Committee that I chair will
interview leading candidates in September and early October and recommend 1-2
top candidates for review and final selection by the Fund’s Board on October
30<SUP>th</SUP>. The new executive director-designate would then join the
Fund full-time in early January 2020, working alongside Andy for a few months
until he retires.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">Thank you very much for helping
in this important search. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Lucida Handwriting"; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Lucida Handwriting"; LINE-HEIGHT: 106%'>Daniel
M. Callahan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-add-space: auto"><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
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Callahan<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle
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President <o:p></o:p></P>
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