AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC
Programs
ACB Annual Convention and Workshops
CONFERENCE AND CONVENTIONAMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND INC'S (ACB) 62ND ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS A HYBRID CONVENTION. VIRTUAL SESSIONS WERE HELD PRIOR TO THE IN-PERSON PORTION OF THE CONVENTION. ALL ELIGIBLE ACB MEMBERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION DISCUSSIONS AND ELECT BOARD MEMBERS DURING ACB'S BUSINESS MEETINGS. INFORMATIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS WERE HELD ON ISSUES OF INTEREST TO OUR COMMUNITY. THERE WERE OVER 150 WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND BUSINESS MEETINGS HELD. INDIVIDUALS COULD ATTEND SESSIONS LIVE OR LISTEN TO THE PODCASTED SESSIONS. THERE WERE BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXHIBITORS, AND MANY TOURS FOR REGISTRANTS TO ATTEND.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$482.8KPublic Awareness and Media Outreach
PUBLIC AWARENESS ACB SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SPANISH LANGUAGE CONTENT FOR EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND AWARENESS INITIATIVES. THE THIRD ANNUAL ACB AUDIO DESCRIPTION AWARDS GALA WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON YOUTUBE AND PEACOCK, ALLOWING ACB TO EXTEND ITS REACH ACROSS THE NATION. ACB MEDIA'S 10 RADIO STATIONS REACHED 21,100 LISTENERS FOR A TOTAL OF 164,800 LISTENING HOURS, AND WORKING WITH THE ACB COMMUNITY EVENT PLATFORM, GENERATED 1,500 UNIQUE PODCASTS WITH OVER 250,000 DOWNLOADS. ITS 40 PODCAST STREAMS (1 IN SPANISH) GENERATED 240,400 LISTENS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$336.6KCommunity Engagement and Support Services
MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES ACB STRENGTHENED ITS AFFILIATES THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE PEER SUPPORT, FORMALIZED LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND ACB BOARD LIAISONS TO AFFILIATES TO PROMOTE CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION. IN 2023, ACB'S COMMUNITY PLATFORM TRAINED MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS WHO ACTIVELY HOSTED OVER 5,000 COMMUNITY EVENTS VIA ZOOM AND CLUBHOUSE. THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND TOPIC-DRIVEN, FROM ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND PROVIDED PEER SUPPORT. IN 2023, ACB'S COMMUNITY PLATFORM AVERAGED 400 EVENTS MONTHLY AND SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2020, HAS REACHED ITS 15,000TH EVENT. IN 2023, MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 34,300 VOLUNTEER HOURS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$444.8K
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