[Nfb-web] question about NFB web sites and Affiliates chapters

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning everyone,

When Mary and I were members of our local chapter we had our own website that was linked to the Texas Affiliate Website. Some of the NFBT Board Members complemented our chapter on the amount of content it contained particularly information of use to the blind of San Antonio.

	All was fine until a new president was elected. I was informed that the chapter wanted to take the Website in a "Different Direction." Common sense tells me that if you want to update site content so it's more of use to visitors the last thing you want to do is get rid of the person that can make that happen: the chapter's Webmaster. That Website is now next to non-existant and the blind of San Antonio are worse off for it. I provided my services on a voluntary basis. Never again! We strongly believe that those who provide such high-level skilled services to any agency, company, or organization should be paid for their time and effort. It's the responsibility of the local chapter to position itself financially to pay for Website services reguardless of their cost. Expecting to be charged for their services will also keep the Webmaster from being subject to the kind of abuse I described above and will instill a greater sense of pride and ownership in such a valuable reforce and will promote greater respect for the talents and abilities of those entrusted to manage the chapter or affiliate's Web presence. This is a nonnegotiable with us! 

	If your chapter decides to have a stand-alone Website be sure you have checks in place to prevent the kind of situation described in this post happening to those responsible for its upkeep and that you undertake fundraising to cover the cost of building and maintaining the chapter's Website. All the best.

Peter Donahue


-----Original Message-----
From: NFB-Web [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Camille Tate via NFB-Web
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 11:07 AM
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Cc: Camille Tate
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] question about NFB web sites and Affiliates chapters

I am not sure how the Michigan website for the state is, but in Florida, each chapter and division has their own page. Each chapter and division may submit information to the webmaster for their state website to be placed on their individual page. My chapter did have their own website, but we found it unwieldy to webmaster it ourselves and the cost for an outside webmaster was too expensive. I don't believe it is against an FB policy for chapters to have their own website, but it could be an expense that is unnecessary

Sincerely,

Camille Tate

President, Melbourne space Coast Chapter , National Federation of the Blind, FL

Board of Directors, National Federation of the Blind,FL

Email: ctate2076 at att.net

Phone:  321 372 4899

Phone: Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 15, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Taylor Arndt via NFB-Web <nfb-web at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> Sorry for the broad subject line but have an interesting question.
> Yesterday, I was approached by some  people from the Detroit Michigan 
> chapter about having their own website apart from the NFB Michigan 
> one. First off, am I even aloud to do this? They are saying they want 
> their own site because they have a big chapter and have lots of
> content that would make the website all  Detroit   related stuff. As
> Michigan is trying to redo the  state  site, Detroit got the idea.
> Being a new web master, I don’t know all of the rules and regulations 
> regarding this manner so any help is appreciated.
> Thanks
> Taylor
> 
> 
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> Taylor
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