[nfbmi-talk] National Federation of the Blind Minutes, December 6, 2012

[Raymond Roberson]

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From: "Gkitchen" <ghkitchen at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] National Federation of the Blind Minutes,December 
6, 2012


> Hi all,
>
> Although, I am not a board member. I believe I can speak on some of these 
> questions since I have been volunteering to coordinate Newsline since 
> 1998. Thankfully, I have volunteers who assist me.
> The state of Michigan currently to my knowledge  does not have any plans 
> to fund Newsline soon. That will mean anyone who is signed up will lose 
> their service.  Right now as I understand from the National Office in 
> Baltimore, Newsline costs roughly $80 grand to fund, that includes the 
> phone bill NFB of MI has to  pay, the NFBNewsline service as you have seen 
> it evolve  plus all the materials we use including brochures, cd's, how to 
> guides etc.   I will let others explain the $30 thousand cost.
>
>
> Best,
> Georgia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Matt Sievert" <matt.sievert at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 12:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] National Federation of the Blind Minutes, 
> December 6, 2012
>
>
>>I have three (3) questions regarding the section about "Newsline"
>>
>> 1. So if someone signs up for Newsline, it might be discontinued soon and
>> not function?
>> 2. If newsline is fully funded, then only clients of the bureau will have
>> access to the service, specifically for looking for a job?
>> 2a. I thought the service was available for anyone who was in the state 
>> and
>> legally blind.
>> 3. It costs $80,000 a year to run Newsline for a state, and is that an
>> additionally $30,000 to promote the service? What do you mean by 
>> "promote"?
>> is that for brochures and other outreach material?
>>
>> Thank you for your time.
>> Matt Sievert
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 8:50 PM, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> President's Report, Larry Posont. Newsline will soon be shut off since 
>>> it
>>> is not being fully funded. With the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
>>> forwarding 8.5 million last year and 6.5 million this year, there is 
>>> plenty
>>> of money to fund Newsline, and precedent from other states where State
>>> agencies  fund Newsline. However, since Newsline is not being fully 
>>> funded,
>>> it will be shut off soon. When Newsline is fully funded, it can be used 
>>> by
>>> clients of the Bureau who are searching for jobs. Newsline should be 
>>> used
>>> for Rehabilitation. If you divide the cost of Newsline by the number of
>>> potential subscribers, it divides out like a typical newspaper 
>>> subscription
>>> for each subscriber. We are seeking money from the Legislature for
>>> Newsline. It costs $80,000 at a minimum to run Newsline for a 
>>> state.$30,000
>>> is needed per year to promote Newsline. The Federal Government has 
>>> already
>>> agreed that Newsline can be funded from Rehabilitation dollars.
>>>
>>>
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