[Nfbv-announce] Board Meeting Agenda - January 20

[Fredric Schroeder]

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Monday, January 20, 2014

2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

 

Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

Library and Resource Center

395 Azalea Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23227

 

Note: There will be a Seminar for blind parents immediately preceding the
Board meeting from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

 

        I.                        Call to order 

 

     II.                        Roll call and introduction of guests

 

   III.                        Approval of minutes from October 25, 2013
meeting of the NFBV Board of Directors;  C. J. Fish, Recording Secretary

 

  IV.                        Treasurer's report; Mark Roane, Treasurer

 

     V.                        Administrative issues

 

A.     All chapters should submit updated membership lists, including
mailing address and email addresses;  

B.     Consideration of raising affiliate mileage reimbursement;

C.     NFBV website update;

D.     Vigilant update; and

E.      NFB NewslineR report.

 

  VI.                        2014 NFBV Committee Assignments 

 

A.     Meet the Blind Month, Althea Pittman;

B.     Fundraising;

C.     Membership;

D.     Scholarship, Jennifer Kennedy;

E.      McDonald Fellowship Program, Tracy Soforenko;

F.      Imagination Fund; and

G.     Shares Unlimited in the National Federation of the Blind (SUN), Sandy
Halverson.  

 

VII.                        Upcoming 2014 Washington Seminar, Jennifer
Kennedy

 

VIII.                        2014 National Convention 

 

A.     Dates and location;

B.     Subsidies;

C.     Reminder of the need to have chapter pledges to:

1.White Cane Fund;

2.Jacobus tenBroek Fund;

3.SUN;

4.Jernigan Fund; and

5.NFB Camp.

D.     Other Business

1.Affiliate Internship Program; and

2.Assistive Listening Equipment.

 

  IX.                        2014 NFBV Convention plans; Michael Kasey,
First Vice President

 

     X.                        Richmond Seminar; Michael Kasey, First Vice
President and Tracy Soforenko, Second Vice President

A.     2014 issues 

B.     Group assignments 

 

  XI.                        Date and location of next Board meeting.