[Nfbf-l] Board minutes

[Tom Bellone via Nfbf-l]

Thanks Dan. I for one have been and continue to be interested in what goes on during board meetings.
I don't think you, the Board, or any of the members of the affiliate should view posting the minutes as something that is done because it is mandated. Rather, posting the minutes is a concise, and accurate way of keeping the membership informed as to what is happening within the affiliate.
Knowledge is a powerful tool to avoid so many misunderstandings as to the facts of any situation. 
As you and others have recently posted, the Pinellas chapter presidency is a great example of what can happen if the facts are not known.
I for one encourage you to keep the minutes posted and up to date. I don't think we should be guided by what other affiliates and or national do----at least as far as the minutes are concerned.
Regards
Tom Bellone

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> On Jun 2, 2014, at 5:36 AM, Carlos Montas via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Mr. Pres. you shouldn't be so concerned about what other affiliates or doing or not doing. You're the president of the national Federation of the Blind  of Florida. Posting the minutes is a way of showing transparency integrity and honesty. Although national may not post minutes are regular basis they do provide an annual report that shows how they have spent the money and the different categories. We live in an  age  where  organizations and nonprofits are being scrutinized more than ever by Federal-Mogul and state governments. Another thing to consider is the fact that the national Federation of  the Blind of   Florida does receive state funding to support NFB-Newsline it's important to be transparent especially when we have an administration at Dbs that is trying to be more transparent than ever.  Because we are an organization that receives public funding.  It is better to lead by example then to be made an example of.  
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>> On Jun 1, 2014, at 11:27 PM, Dan Hicks via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I am rather surprised and a bit pleased to find out that someone is
>> interested in the minutes of the NFBF Board. 
>> 
>> I suppose the reason the minutes have not been posted is because, it appears
>> that I am the only member of the affiliate who can convert and post them,
>> and I have been busy doing other things. I might have given it a higher
>> priority if I thought very many people cared. 
>> 
>> When we were up-do-date with posted minutes, the pages containing the
>> minutes got almost no hits. Many times I have considered just taking them
>> all down; we have no mandate or obligation to post minutes. It is just
>> something I started doing for those who might be interested. If you look at
>> other affiliate websites, you will see only some with state board minutes
>> posted, and last time I checked, some affiliates were farther behind than we
>> are! Also, National never posts minutes. 
>> 
>> So, if people are interested, I will work on getting them updated. 
>> 
>> Please let me know of other things we can add to our website, as the ideas
>> come to you. Always looking for ways to make www.nfbflorida.org more useful.
>> 
>> 
>> Dan Hicks, Webmaster
>> NFB of Florida
>> 
>> "Not all those who wander are lost."
>>       -J. R. R. Tolkien
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tom Bellone via
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>> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:17 PM
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>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Board minutes
>> 
>> Can someone please tell me how I can see minutes of the Board meetings?  The
>> last set on the NFBF website is April 2012.
>> Is there some reason these aren't made available?
>> Thanks
>> Tom Bellone
>> 
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