[Oabs] Urgent: call for board meeting

[Aleeha Dudley]

That does pose a problem for me: I have another board meeting at 8:00 that night and I have a friend coming into town that day as well. I could, however, meet on the 27th. 
> On Jul 16, 2015, at 6:37 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> First to Elif, I'm sorry in advance as this email will not make much
> sense at all to you.  If you are unable to attend as you are still in
> Turkey that is perfectly all right, though I am including you on this
> message as you are a member of the board and should know we are
> meeting.
> 
> Board, we need to meet ASAP.  I was hoping to meet in July instead of
> August because that was hard to get everyone together last year, but
> some faults in our board were brought to my attention at convention
> and they need to be addressed.  Without going into too much detail,
> there were several different situations where an individual identified
> a lack of follow-through or a failure to pay attention to important
> dates or deadlines in another, then would do something similar that
> someone else would complain to me about.  We're holding each other
> more accountable than we are holding ourselves, and that is not how a
> board should work.  We need to nip this issue in the butt quickly if
> we don't want it to grow worse, and I'm sure none of us want that.
> 
> In this board meeting I don't want any finger pointing or harsh
> discussion of specific individuals or circumstances, and I will be
> sure to moderate such discussion.  I'm asking Deborah to also be there
> to monitor the tone of the meeting and what is said so we can
> adequately address the issue without making anyone feel terrible.
> Please don't try to figure out who, if anyone, said something about
> you either, as I can tell you almost everyone is on both ends of the
> problem here and what exactly was said doesn't matter.  We need to
> develop mutual understanding of the commitments we have to help our
> division and affiliate, and recognize how the work we do as
> individuals effects positively or negatively the work of others.  We
> need to come to an agreement on how to handle accountability as a
> whole in the future so no individual is ragging on another for not
> doing this or that.  I don't want this division to go backwards due to
> senseless drama when we've been doing so well up to this point.
> 
> Now, that isn't all we will be discussing.  We need to have some
> constructive conversations about how to be more efficient and
> effective in our fundraising efforts on a national scale.  We also
> need to discuss the possibility of bringing a NABS rep to convention
> in November.  Finally, we need to discuss plans for how we can be
> involved at this year's convention.  I do know that the NAPUB play
> will be back and Bob Pierce has told me those who NAPUB for sure wants
> to play specific roles in will be contacted shortly.  Even if you do
> not want to perform in the play you could perhaps marshall, or can
> assist in the hospitality room, etc.  I'm sure Eric or our convention
> arrangements chair can think of a few projects we might be helpful
> with.
> 
> In order to meet as quickly as possible while abiding by the 10 day
> advanced notice provision of our constitution, I propose July 26th at
> 7:30 PM.  That is a Sunday night which I don't believe presents a
> challenge for anyone in the summer months.  If it does for anyone,
> please propose the next possible date that you can attend a meeting
> with a suggested time.
> 
> Thanks all,
> 
> -- 
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton 2016.
> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
> Secretary, NFB Performing Arts Division
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
> 
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