[Nfbf-l] several questions!

Tue Feb 23 21:47:05 UTC 2010

Hello Rachel.
You won't need permission from the board but I am not sure if DBS will do it 
for you. Even though they have nothing to lose but they are not always 
cooperative. No harm asking though.

Some of the below suggestions may be of some help too.
You can make a list of schools in your area and ask SDS offices to forward 
your mails to students. I am not sure if anybody ever went through eye 
related hospitals and practitioners. But they are the most likely people to 
receive blind and legally blind individuals. A look at yellow pages or 
calling goog411 directory can give you a list of eye practitioners in your 
area.

You can also contact Jina Minichello about the initiatives/organizations 
that are willing to work with NFB. Some of them were suggested during the 
leadership workshop in Orlando. Public fund raisers not only bring money, 
they can also bring members, sighted as well as blind.

You can think of raffeling out some hot new gadgets like IPad, the latest 
Apple device. It will sell very well in the schools. Your chapter may not 
have $600 or so to invest,  or if you alone don't want to take a chance on 
this, you can collaborate with other chapters.

If you are aware of other organizations holding meetings in the area, you 
might like to attend their meetings too. Sometimes members of some 
organizations do like to connect with other organizations. And some members 
are simply not happy at an organization but keep attending their meetings 
for lack of an alternative.

Best

Tara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rachel Jacobs" <oceanrls at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] several questions!

> Hi Kathy. Thanks for clearing that up! I'm just trying to think of ways to 
> let our community know about our meetings. I was thinking about sending a 
> copy of our meeting notice to our local Division of Blind Services and 
> seeing if they would send it to all of their clients. Do I need the 
> board's permission to do this?
> Thanks,
> Rachel
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathy Davis" <kdavisnfbf at cfl.rr.com>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] several questions!
>
>
>> Bill, chapter letters can not be sent through the Talking Book Library
>> without approval from the NFBF Board of Directors. Mike Gunde has 
>> cautioned
>> us to not be too demanding on his staff. The first thing that has to 
>> happen
>> is a mail out to the talking book readers throughout Florida announcing 
>> the
>> 20010 state convention.
>>
>> Kathy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Bill Outman
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:28 AM
>> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] several questions!
>>
>> Hi, Rachel.
>>
>> You might want to call the Braille and Talking Book Library here in 
>> Daytona
>> Beach to see if they will send out an announcement to the patrons in your
>> area.  Is there a sub-regional library in the Sarasota/Bradenton area or 
>> did
>> that close?  My memory is thinking there used to be one but that it might 
>> be
>> defunct.
>>
>> Bill Outman
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Rachel Jacobs
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:02 AM
>> To: NFB of Florida Listserv; nfbf-leaders at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] several questions!
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone! I know some of you have not heard from me in a while, but
>> hopefully you can understand how busy I have been being a graduate 
>> student.
>> I am hoping some of you can give me some assistance with the new Manasota
>> chapter. Our chapter  has not been up and running for even a year yet, 
>> and I
>> know things take time. I am extremely frustrated for several reasons. I 
>> know
>> my chapter needs to do fundraising, but it is difficult getting mainly 80
>> and 90 year old people to do fundraising. I certainly hope no one feels 
>> that
>> my chapter has chosen to just not participate. I have tried in every way 
>> I
>> know possible to get my chapter out in the community . I know some of you
>> have given good ideas for raising money, but these are ideas that take a 
>> lot
>> of time and effort. Unfortunately I can not do everything for my chapter,
>> and I am feeling more and more so that this is what is happening. I am 
>> very
>> new to the NFB as well and it is difficult for me to run this chapter
>> without  some help. There is no one else in my chapter other than Kelly
>> James who has  known about the NFB. I am desperately trying to just get 
>> our
>> group use to what the NFB is about. I don't think we can get right out in
>> the community without knowing the basics. On the other hand, I know our
>> affiliate expects us to be  out there raising money Do any of you have 
>> any
>> ideas for raising money that doesn't take a whole lot of effort. I am
>> willing to put in the effort, but I can't expect people in their 80s and 
>> 90s
>> to. I wish I could have attended the leadership conference, but
>> unfortunately I could not attned due to other things going on with 
>> school.
>> As much as I love the NFBF, my school priorities had to come first.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was also wondering if it is possible for me to have access to everyone 
>> who
>> receives talking books. I thought it might be benefitial to send out a
>> letter again to everyone in this area telling them about our meetings.
>>
>>
>>
>> I certainly want all of you to know that our chapter is doing things out 
>> in
>> our community. We had a few members set up a booth at a low vission fair,
>> and I was very excited about that. We are also in the process of bringing
>> literature on the NFB to different places including libraries and 
>> doctor's
>> offices. These  are small steps, but it takes small steps at first to get
>> things going.
>>
>>
>>
>> My chapter is having elections in April, and I am hoping that I will have 
>> a
>> board elected who actually wants to participate.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am sorry about the length of this e-mail, but all of this needed to be
>> said. I look forward to any suggestions any of you may have. I am hoping
>> that I will be able to attend state and national this year in hopes that 
>> I
>> will gain more ideas and support on how to strengthen this chapter. .
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rachel Jacobs
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free.
>> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfbf-l mailing list
>> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> Nfbf-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/woutman%40earthlink.
>> net
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfbf-l mailing list
>> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> Nfbf-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/kdavisnfbf%40cfl.rr.
>> com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nfbf-l mailing list
>> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>> Nfbf-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/oceanrls%40hotmail.com
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfbf-l mailing list
> Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> Nfbf-l:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/taraprakash%40gmail.com 