[Ohio-talk] Ohio-talk Digest, Vol 19, Issue 6
Dawn
dlanting at bex.net
Sat Sep 5 19:39:10 UTC 2009
Hello J.W.,
I think that is a wonderful idea about calling people on the phone
Telling them about the NFB. When I first went blind nearly four years ago
I needed to talk to someone I thought I was the only one in the whole city
that was blind. It was awful
I got a hold of Barbara pierce by the luck of the draw
She was found on line by a nurse who took a lot of interest in me and she
helped me connect with Barbara I don't know where I would be now
If it wasn't for that. So I think it is a great idea and I would be glad to
talk on the phone
I do that real good I hope they follow through with that idea
If anyone needs my help I will be glad to help and I am real good at using
the phone
Dawn
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1. Fw: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT! (Dr. Smith)
2. Re: Fw: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT! (Colleen Roth)
3. Some Reminders (Dr. Smith)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:42:43 -0400
From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT!
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List"
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I want everyone to see this but I would like for Richard Payne and the
Membership Committee to talk about this and make recommendations to us.
It looks like an interesting opportunity and although we have been having a
great year in this area, this could be another way to maximize our efforts
but I await chairman Paynes input so read on!
JW
Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message -----
From: Wilson, Joanne
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:47 AM
Subject: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT!
State Presidents,
The Affiliate Action Team is designing some new membership building
initiatives and we are looking for a few pioneering affiliates to be part of
an exciting new experiment to pilot them!! Are you that pioneering
affiliate?
A big part of membership building is reaching out to those blind people we
don't know. This has to be done by cold calling, and statistics show that
most of us would rather have a root canal than make a phone call to someone
we don't know! But, we have found that when we make cold calling a group
activity, our Federationists overcome their initial reluctance and build
confidence by sharing in each other's successes.
We are planning to do an NFB Call Center Day to help boost membership in
your affiliates. We are considering two approaches to doing this.
The first approach is for us to come to your affiliate and participate in
person in the Call Center Day. Under this approach, everyone would be
together in one place. You would need to have at least three members
participating, and you could have as many as you would like.
The second approach is to do a Call Center Day by conference call. Your
affiliate members would not have to leave their homes, and we would
participate from the National Center.
With either approach, we would help you prepare materials in
advance--especially the lists of people to call. We would spend time
discussing "What's My Opening Line?" to give members an idea of what
approaches are most effective in breaking the ice with people. We would
teach our members to identify ways in which the Federation can personally
benefit each of the individual people they are contacting and to focus on
the aspects of our work that relate to those areas of their lives.
The Call Center portion of the day will give members a chance to call actual
blind people. Everyone will spend time getting comfortable picking up the
phone, calling complete strangers, and beginning to build relationships with
them.
Finally, we will provide training in how to follow up with the people we
call. We will work with you to identify areas where new chapters can be
started. We will also work with you to form an at-large chapter, if you
would like, for those who live in very rural settings, are homebound, or who
just need to start somewhere and are not yet sure about going to a chapter
meeting. Several states have done this, and New Jersey especially has had
some recent success.
Please let me know whether your affiliate would like to try either of these
new membership-building models. Also, we need some idea about when your
affiliate would be able to participate. Remember that we cannot do this with
every interested affiliate right away; we need to start with one or two.
Please let me know by Friday, September 18, 2009. Any questions, please
call me at 410-659-9314 extension 2335, or by e-mail at jwilson at nfb.org.
Thanks for all you do,
Joanne Wilson
Executive Director
Affiliate Action
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
410-659-9314 extension 2335
jwilson at nfb.org
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:21:33 -0800
From: Colleen Roth <n8tnv at att.net>
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT!
To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Message-ID: <20090905202133.n8tnv at att.net>
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Hi J.W.
This sounds like it would be a great way to build membership. I remember
that we did some cold calling when we went to differt campuses to recruit
students for the Student Division. It was challenging.
It was also fum to meet those students.
If we can't get it on the first group of Affiliates I would like to see us
get in ASAP.
I am glad that part of this will be training for those who make the calls.
I am sure that even where there are Chapters in existence these methods
would be of use to those of us who must recruit people we do not know.
Colleen Roth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
To: "NFB OF Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: 2009/09/05 15:42:33
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT!
>
>
>
> I want everyone to see this but I would like for Richard Payne and the
Membership Committee to talk about this and make recommendations to us.
>
> It looks like an interesting opportunity and although we have been having
a great year in this area, this could be another way to maximize our
efforts but I await chairman Paynes input so read on!
>
> JW
>
> Dr. J. Webster Smith
> President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
> Phone Number - 740-592-6326
> "Changing What it Means to be Blind"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wilson, Joanne
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:47 AM
> Subject: MEMBERSHIP BUILDING EXPERIMENT!
>
>
> State Presidents,
>
>
>
> The Affiliate Action Team is designing some new membership building
initiatives and we are looking for a few pioneering affiliates to be part of
an exciting new experiment to pilot them!! Are you that pioneering
affiliate?
>
>
>
> A big part of membership building is reaching out to those blind people we
don't know. This has to be done by cold calling, and statistics show that
most of us would rather have a root canal than make a phone call to someone
we don't know! But, we have found that when we make cold calling a group
activity, our Federationists overcome their initial reluctance and build
confidence by sharing in each other's successes.
>
>
>
> We are planning to do an NFB Call Center Day to help boost membership in
your affiliates. We are considering two approaches to doing this.
>
>
>
> The first approach is for us to come to your affiliate and participate in
person in the Call Center Day. Under this approach, everyone would be
together in one place. You would need to have at least three members
participating, and you could have as many as you would like.
>
>
>
> The second approach is to do a Call Center Day by conference call. Your
affiliate members would not have to leave their homes, and we would
participate from the National Center.
>
>
>
> With either approach, we would help you prepare materials in
advance-comespecially the lists of people to call. We would spend time
discussing "What's My Opening Line?" to give members an idea of what
approaches are most effective in breaking the ice with people. We would
teach our members to identify ways in which the Federation can personally
benefit each of the individual people they are contacting and to focus on
the aspects of our work that relate to those areas of their lives.
>
>
>
> The Call Center portion of the day will give members a chance to call
actual blind people. Everyone will spend time getting comfortable picking up
the phone, calling complete strangers, and beginning to build relationships
with them.
>
>
>
> Finally, we will provide training in how to follow up with the people we
call. We will work with you to identify areas where new chapters can be
started. We will also work with you to form an at-large chapter, if you
would like, for those who live in very rural settings, are homebound, or who
just need to start somewhere and are not yet sure about going to a chapter
meeting. Several states have done this, and New Jersey especially has had
some recent success.
>
>
>
> Please let me know whether your affiliate would like to try either of
these new membership-building models. Also, we need some idea about when
your affiliate would be able to participate. Remember that we cannot do this
with every interested affiliate right away; we need to start with one or
two.
>
>
>
> Please let me know by Friday, September 18, 2009. Any questions, please
call me at 410-659-9314 extension 2335, or by e-mail at jwilson at nfb.org.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for all you do,
>
> Joanne Wilson
>
> Executive Director
>
> Affiliate Action
>
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
> 410-659-9314 extension 2335
>
> jwilson at nfb.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:34:54 -0400
From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Some Reminders
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List"
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In preparation for our September 19th Board meeting wich will be held at the
Gethsemane Lutheran church located at 35 East Stanton In Columbus, listen
up.
1 If you are having lunch with us please contact Cindy Conley at
cconley at fuse.net and tell her your Subway sandwich preference. If possible
please be prepared to contribute at least 5 dollars towards the lunch?
2 Chapter and Division Presidents, get those Gavel reports in and remember
that you need to submit some kind of report to me even if you choose not to
participate in the Gavel Award process this year.
3 Be on time please. If we start on time we can end on time.
I would like to start as close to 10 as possible!
4 Be thinking about ways that we can raise funds for our organization
because it will be the central theme of this meeting.
5 Be thinking about idea's that will make this one of the best state
Conventions we have ever had.
6 Think about creative things to do for Meet The Blind month that could
help sell more coins and perhaps raise some money for the affiliate
simultaneously.
7 Finally, bring a friend and let's pack the place and have a grand time!!
JW
Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
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