[nabs-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Pepsi Refresh Project andMore

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Joe and everyone,

        Perhaps it was realized that compromising our position on Web 
accessibility and teaching a "Dump" habit like tossing agendas aside just to 
get money to future blind children isn't a very good idea.

    As for the October promotion I'd like to have more information about the 
entity behind 85499 before texting anything to it. No one likes being told 
to text a word to some place without knowing if the entity is legitimate or 
not. How are we to know if in the process of raising funds for the NFB we're 
not opening up ourselves to identity theft. I know of others in the 
organization that have voiced this same concern. More information please.

Peter Donahue

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I thought it was an excellent idea, but I'm a little confused as to why we
did not pursue this activity in October, at the height of interactions with
the community for Meet the Blind Month.

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing

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FYI.



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Pepsi Refresh

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the National Federation of the Blind, I would like
to offer my
deepest appreciation to all those who supported our efforts to secure a
grant in the Pepsi Refresh project. Over the last two months,
the NFB has
made great strides in a contest that has featured prominent national
organizations, celebrity promotional campaigns, product
giveaway incentives,
and even notable online political movements. We can be proud of
the progress
we made through our grassroots efforts and we can look forward to future
opportunities through the new partnerships we cultivated. Out
of over four
hundred and fifty organizations competing for the $250,000
prize, the NFB
reached as high as 15th place. However, we were unable to break
into the top
two--a necessary position to receive funding for the 2011 NFB Youth Slam
program.

While our Pepsi project has done well enough to roll over into
the October
competition, we will be focusing our energies on other efforts
including our
grassroots Meet the Blind Month programs. Most notably, we are
excited to
unveil a new initiative in the month of October that will support our
Imagination Fund and the programs it benefits, including the
NFB Youth Slam.
Today we are launching the NFB text-to-give program. By
encouraging friends,
family, and others to text the word BLIND to 85499 you can help us raise
critical funds for our programs at the local, state, and national level.
Each text message generates a $10 contribution to the NFB for our
Imagination Fund. We believe that by concentrating on this new
promotion for
Meet the Blind Month, we can maximize our resources and receive
the greatest
benefit for our movement.

We are more resolved than ever to find new avenues of promotion
and sources
of funding for our essential programs for blind children and
adults. We all
bear witness to the issues facing the nation's blind, and we
all are part of
the inevitable solution. The time and energies devoted by innumerable
volunteers, family, and friends over the last two months is a
testament to
that fact. Again, we whole-heartedly thank you for your
enthusiastic support
and commitment as we continue to build a future full of opportunities.

Sincerely,

Mark A. Riccobono
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

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