[Nfb-editors] Nfb-editors Digest, Vol 78, Issue 5

Fri May 6 04:31:05 UTC 2011

Here is one suggestion for Facebook pages.

Robert, this is part of my PR kit for the chapter so you will find out
about this part early!  *smile*

Make sure the branding is consistent on your Facebook page.  It would be
nice for all Federation groups-- affiliates, chapters, divisions,
committees, etc.-- to have a uniformity, but this is a discussion for
another day.

By branding, I mean have your logo, any color scheme you use on official
material, how you present your chapter name (which, if up to me, I would
recommend all chapters/divisions use the following:  National Federation
of the Blind-NAME OF CHAPTER, and then NFB-NAME when abbreviating).

Use Wall post as much as possible.  Place news releases you may write
about events and activities, update all information in timely fashions,
provide info and links about interesting facts and news, etc.

Create event invitations and reminders that would be sent to anyone
registered with your page (this is called "friending").

Try to keep current pictures up so that there is a visual element.

Use the Discussion feature to provide a philosophical dialogue with
questions and/or thought provokers.

Post status updates daily, or at least weekly.  Could be interesting
facts, news, info-- try to keep it somewhat light and entertaining, but
informative and interesting.  You don't want to turn people away.

These are some ways you can use Facebook to generate more attention.
You may initially need to seek out "Friends" on Facebook and request
them as a Friend to your page, but the more interesting you make the
page, and consistently update and maintain the page, people will begin
to seek you as a Friend.

By the way, a group FB page is different than an individuals FB page.

Bridgit

Message: 4
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 22:16:23 -0500
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "'Correspondence Committee Mailing List'" <nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] Food for Thought: Presenting Our Message as
	Theater
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Tina 

What a creative thought! (I've been thinking the same sort of thing. I'm
the Chairman of the Newsletter Publication Committee and Doctor Maurer's
letter to me read:  "..The purpose of the Federation's Newsletter
Publications Committee is to consider questions dealing with the Braille
Monitor, state newsletters, and the total range of communications and
information throughout our movement." And so when I grasped that phrase
"...the total range of communications and information throughout our
movement..." I saw our job to be more than just dealing with our classic
Newsletter. And you bet, the new Social Media and the new young crowd
that is coming up, as all generations before them, are use to the newer
set of tools and ways. So we best get onto who and what they are and get
at them "where they live." 

Any further thoughts, suggestions? And I sure need an insightful speaker
on the new social  media stuff! 

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Subject: [Nfb-editors] Food for Thought: Presenting Our Message as
Theater

Not long ago, I learned that the Braille Institute in Los Angeles,
California, produced a series of recordings called Sound Solutions. They
present tools and techniques for coping with blindness and vision loss
in a number of dramatic formats. I thought: it might be cool if we could
do that. We do have a play at our National convention, but that's about
it.

I'm not sure if I agree with everything they present, but I still think
we can learn from it. To get an idea of what they do, you can go to

http://www.airsla.org/soundsolutions.asp 

The episodes cover topics such as: home management, coping skills, and
many other topics, and with one exception, most of them are 30 minutes
or less.

I'm presenting this for what it's worth, since I know that we have some
creative people out there, and I also know that if we can present our
message in a creative way, it might interest the younger generation.
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Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 21:51:52 -0700
From: "Tina Hansen" <th404 at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] Food for Thought: Presenting Our Message
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Personally, I'm still learning the ropes, but I know that maybe it's
time to 
actually have our plays recorded professionally, and maybe it's time to
have 
our members write original skits that present our message. I'm thinking
that 
we could offer these as audio drama or as video, but write it in such a
way 
that everything is conveyed in the main dialogue so that the sound track

could stand alone. And, some of our own members could act in these skits

alongside professional actors or community theater groups.

I know that some people on this list are troubled because they feel that
our 
young people are apethetic or that they don't care. Yet, some young
people 
are actually very creative, caring, compassionate and hard working. I 
believe that we need to find those young people who do care about these 
issues and allow them to use their abilities. They understand the social

networking side of things, and they understand their culture.

Some people feel that because everything is being "dumbed down" that we 
should cave in. It shows me that some people have limited experience.

Part of the problem is that our culture is on overload, and that people
are 
retreating as a protective measure. We need to show people why our
message 
is still important, both to those in the organization and those who have
not 
yet joined.

There are plenty of members who could write this stuff, and I'm sure
that 
with some help from those creative young people, we could come up with 
something good. Audio theater productions need not be overly elaborate,
but 
they do need to be credible and strike a balance. They need to entertain

while they inform. Also, it's possible to be engaging while keeping it 
short; we'll just need to work on how to do it.

And how about this? If we find someone who has a lot of questions, we
might 
even be able to ask them to help out in a segment, and we use that as a 
teachable moment. If anyone remembers the Braille is Beautiful program
we 
did some years ago, that program offered a nice mix of real NFB members
and 
friends who showed the audience about the beauty of Braille. Maybe we
could 
do something like that.

So rather than complaining, let's all let our imaginations fly as we
find 
ways to be creative and have fun while being serious. Thanks. 

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