[Nfb-krafters-korner] Treasury reports and other business matters

[Dixie]

Maybe a compromise between monthly meetings and 2 a year might be quarterly
meetings?

The convention meeting is all well and good for the few that attend, but, if
you compare the number of KK members who attend convention to the actual
number of KK members I would think it a very minor few are at convention.

Yes, you can compare us to other affiliates and say they do this and they do
that, but you have also said this is one of the most active affiliates, so
in my mind you are comparing apples and oranges.


I think a once a year Treasurer's report is not being fiscally responsible
to the membership.  I also think that members need to be able to voice these
concerns in a meeting setting as opposed to one on one emails.  Those one on
one emails I am sure are often answering the same questions over and over
again, and if the answers were given in a public setting like a meeting, I
am quite sure that your inbox would be all the happier for it.

 Dixie
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 10:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Treasury reports and other business
matters

We have had in the past the Membership meeting for the division at  
Convention in July.  We usually have a board meeting in the beginning of
the year 
to organize plans and events for The division in July.  I am  trying to 
organize such a planned meeting in the next few weeks.
 
I believe last year we had 1 other membership meeting as folks wanted to  
have a meeting after the convention.  The meetings in the past are held via

telephone conference call except for the membership meeting held in July at

Convention.
 
I personally do not have the time to organize a board meeting or membership 
 meeting on a monthly basis.  If members feel they have concerns or topics  
they want to discuss with the board and members all they need to do is 
contact  me and I will try to arrange it.
 
Many NFB divisions only have 1 membership/board meeting annually held at  
NFB Convention.
 
When I was a board member of the Diabetic Division for National,we had 2  
meetings a year, one at convention and one in the fall.
 
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 2/22/2013 3:57:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
sarahmsykes at gmail.com writes:

I agree  with Henry's wish to see Treasurer's reports, but I would even go a
step  further.

As paid members, do we not have the right and the  responsibility to cast a
vote about decisions made in this group? How often  does Krafters Korner
hold meetings in which decisions are made? How often  are decisions that
ought to involve the wider membership made by only the  board, or only a
select few on the board?

We've already proven that  conference calling is an excellent way to
communicate with one another, why  not take that a step further?

Perhaps we can make one Monday Night Chat  session per month into an actual
meeting where business is discussed and  reports are given. This could be
done in a similar way to ordinary NFB  meetings. All would be welcome, but
only paid members could  vote.

Any thoughts?

Sarah M  Sykes
sarahmsykes at gmail.com
www.sarahmsykes.com
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