[Nfbmt] Internet Support Team: Notice Assisting Affiliates with Web Sites, Facebook, and Twitter

[Bruce&Joy Breslauer]

Found this old message From December 15, 2014, in the bowels of my computer.
It won't let me forward it, so I'm copying and pasting it.  It has
attachments containing information on how to set up and use FaceBook and
Twitter.  If anybody is interested, please let me know off list and I will
send you the contents of the attachments.   I guess we've come a little ways
since December, especially regarding getting the affiliate web site up and
running.  This seems to be just the information and resource we were looking
for.   

 

This is my response in December to the message below.  Joy

 

This is great news.  See below.  What they would like to do in the future is
to encourage every state or division to use the free hosting capabilities of
the nfb.org web site.  Each state or division already has a folder set up,
and if each state uses it, they can get help to build and standardize their
web site, and if anything major changes, like if they changed the logo or
the wording of something nationally based, they could change it at national
on every web site so they would all be up to date at the same time.  This is
not mandatory, of course, but if the states decide to go with this as it
develops, it may make standardizing or updating some things a whole lot
easier.

 

There is a suggested standardized format for states and divisions to use for
their domain names as this develops, and it is statename at nfb.org or
divisionname at nfb.org.  So ours would be mt at nfb.org.  

 

I have a phone appointment with someone from the communications committee
from National on January 2 to see if we can get the web site fully updated
and functioning.  It is better than it was thanks to David Andrews and Dan,
but we still need to get the new logo and tag line up.  Thought you'd be
interested in this update.  We can still use the NFb wet site developer
committee's resources, even if we keep our domain name and web site host as
it is now. 

 

Joy Breslauer, President 

National Federation of the Blind of Montana  

 

 

From:Internet Support Team 

Sent:  Monday, December 15, 2014 7:24 PM
Subject: NFB - Internet support Team Notice - assisting Affiliates with
websites, Facebook and Twitter

 

Dear Affiliate President

RE: To assist our Federation family, to make our web presence the best it
can be
 
The Internet Support Team

 

RE: Federationest, we have something great for you and for our Federation!!!

Our Mission: The Internet Support Team has a goal of providing support for
affiliates and divisions who request assistance with their internet
presence. We can help assure that all of their websites, Facebook and
Twitter accounts are up, functioning, and following our new organizational
branding theme; in general, to help assure you are successfully in
maintaining the best multimedia presence possible. We are working with
several other key teams within the Federation who have complementary
purposes; to refresh our commitment to the National Federation of the Blind,
and to better convey who we are and what we do when we communicate with
potential members, potential donors, and the general public.
 
 
Immediately: We can provide guidance in bringing current websites, Facebook
pages and Twitter accounts up to the new branding scheme. This guidance can
come in the form of written documentation that we call "toolboxes", or if
you like we can provide a knowledgeable person to assist you. The written
documentation that we have thus far are for Facebook, and Twitter; find them
attached to this message. (The Website Toolbox will be out in a couple of
days.) 
 
 
In the near future we will be able to provide assistance in creating or
maintaining current websites, Facebook pages or Twitter accounts: If you are
experiencing difficulties keeping your website and Facebook pages current,
and/or you need to incorporate Twitter into your communications, talk to us
about your circumstances. Our volunteer webmasters, Facebook, and Twitter
admins will be able to help you maintain or create a website, Facebook or
Twitter account. 
 
 
Things that we have in the very early planning stages, are a portfolio of
Federation resources optionally supported by a group of knowledgeable
Federationists which include: 
-       Additional Toolbox documents for popular areas of the internet.
-       No cost websites
-       Secure web based membership tools to help manage and communicate
with your members
-       Secure web based financial tools to help with event registrations
and fundraising 
 
 
We are still a small group trying to lay the ground work that will help us
to grow in a way that will allow us to successfully serve the needs of those
parts of the Federation that would like assistance on a long term or as
needed basis. If you have any questions about what we have to offer please
feel free to contact us at ISTeam at nfb.org.
 
Joy Breslauer, President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana 

www.nfbofmt.org

 

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