[Nfbv-announce] Agenda for NFBV Board of Directors meeting Monday January 18 from 2 to 5 pm

[Michael Kasey]

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV)

Meeting of the Board of Directors

Monday, January 18, 2016

 

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

 

I.                    Call to order and Invocation 

 

     II.                    Roll call and introduction of guests

 

III.                    Reading & Approval of minutes from October 30, 2015

meeting of the NFBV Board of Directors; Jennifer Shields)

 

IV.                    Treasurer's report; Mark Roane, Treasurer

 

   V.                    Administrative issues

 

A.     All chapters should submit updated membership lists, including email

addresses, for the Affiliate Email Distribution List; Affiliate dues from
Chapters  

 

B.     Consideration of changing affiliate mileage reimbursement From 57.5
to 54 cents per mile

C. Audio System for affiliate - Brian McCann

C.     NFBV website update;

D.     NFB NewslineR report: John Halverson

 

   VI.                    2016 NFBV Committee Assignments 

 

A.     Meet the Blind Month;

B.     Fundraising; Leon Anderson and Bernie Werwie

C.     Membership; Mary Durbin and Joe Hobson

D.     Scholarship; Brian Miller and Chelsea Cooke

 

E.      McDonald Fellowship Program; Sandy Halverson

F.      Imagination Fund; 

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

H.  BELL Program;  Brittany Savage and Nancy Yeager

I.                    IEP Advocacy;  Sandy Halverson

J. Career Education - Patrick Johnson

K. Convention Operations & Logistics - Brian McCann

L. Communications - John Bailey -  

 

  

VII.                    Upcoming 2016 Washington Seminar, Stephanie Deluca

VIII.                    2016 National Convention 

 

 

A.     Dates and location; June 30 - July 5 Orlando

 

 

B.     Subsidies; Michael

 

 

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

 

 

1. White Cane Fund;

 

 

2. Jacobus tenBroek Fund;

 

 

3. SUN;

 

 

4. Jernigan Fund; 

 

 

5. NFB Camp. 

 

 

 

2015 NFBV Convention Survey Results - tracy Soforenko

2016 NFBV Convention Plans - Brian McCann      

 

 

 

 

    IX.                    Richmond Seminar - Jeanette Gholson, Legislative
Co-Chair

A.     2015 issues  - Tracy Soforenko

B.     Group assignments  - Jeanette

 

 

 

 

 

 

XI.         .         Brainstorming Topics for a Facilitated Small Group
Workshop for May 2016 - Deepa

 

XII.         .         Commissioner Hopkins Question & Answers

XIII. Presentation of the  Career Education Committee

XIV. Communications Committee  Updates

 

XV.                    Other business

 

Date and location of next Board meeting (May 7 or 21).

 

 

 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.