[Lnc-business] student memberships for $10?

Fri Dec 5 13:55:43 EST 2014

Also, strategically, I agree with Wes. People want to be able to be
officially involved in the LP, particularly Libertarian students. In
college money, $25 might as well be $5,000.

In fact, to Scott's point: because 2-3 beers cost 25, most college students
"pregame" before going out, in order to avoid spending the 25. Fraternity
party admission is usually around $6-$10, and includes the traditional all
you can drink get-you-drunk punch.

-Arvin

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

>  Oh, I forgot to mention the overall point is to get students to start
> thinking of themselves as Libertarian Party members and to get them in our
> database. So perhaps they'll become future donors and activists. Would be
> nice to get them in our database.
>
> I would not be encouraging them to attend monthly meetings focused on
> bylaws tweaking.
>
> I joined as a student. I realize not everyone has. I didn't go to monthly
> meetings as a student. I would have liked a nice long sleeve balck t-shirt
> - not an ugly one. We have lots of people in our database who started out
> donating $25, and later are donating hundreds and thousands.
>
> I'd also like to give candidate, county chairs, and others a reason to
> visit SFL and YAL events as guests, and something to do when they're there.
> I'd like to have a nice membership application card in their hand that is
> professionally designed and printed that they can bring.
>
> "Hi, I'm running for Congress as a Libertarian. I'd be happy to be a guest
> speaker at one of your future meetings."
>
> Gary Johnson for President filled an auditorium at LSU with over 300
> students. I was there. No one handed out "Join the LP" forms. Even the Gary
> Johnson campaign didn't have signs or stickers hardly at all at that point.
>
> I brought signs and stickers from my Super PAC. Those were taken in huge
> quantities. I had my mother, father, and wife handing them out. It's the
> first and only time I've ever got my family involved. They enjoyed handing
> out stuff to the students and the students enjoyed taking it.
>
>  Wish I had had a student membership form just in case.
>
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>
>  On 12/5/2014 1:33 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>
> We could leave one "fill in the blank" benefit for locals to add.
>
> For example, "Bring membership card or paid ap for free hurricane at your
> first Orleans Parish event."
>  Or "Bring card for free lunch with famous professor Walter Block."
> Or "Bring card for free professional ten minute neck massage."
>
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>
>  On 12/5/2014 1:16 PM, Daniel Hayes wrote:
>
> One of my delegates to Natcon complained about the cost of everything and
> wanted a student discount. SO he wanted the same voice we had for less
> money. I know with  100% certainty that there are some college students
> that want the BSM…for a discount.
> I can understand the desire to get more student involvement. So offer a
> basic student membership with some minor swag(non-pornographic)..and then
> offer the full student membership for $25… No matter what we do..someone is
> gonna complain..and at the end of the day…if its important to them and they
> have to pay that big awful $25..then it will mean that much more to them.
>
>  Daniel Hayes
> LNC Region 7 Alternate Representative.
>
> On Dec 5, 2014, at 12:02 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>
>  I'll propose the opposite question first: would any student care if they
> weren't considered a "bylaws sustaining member"? Would they even know what
> that meant or care to listen to an answer? I probably wouldn't bring it up,
> though might put it in the fine print.
>
> Why join is in the "benefits TBD".
>
> I can imagine the benefits including whatever seems to work, such as a
> nice shirt, a nice set of bumper stickers and other stuff, special access
> to Dr. Jim Lark, a membership card, a free candidate for President yard
> sign or window decal, or a free book, LP News if they check the box
> requesting it, etc. Whatever we can afford. Probably not an AR-15. I'd
> experiment to see what students want, plus do some research.
>
> I seem to recall $10 memberships at other student organizations but didn't
> want to get too deep into deciding benefits. We have free memberships now.
> Plus all these others.
> https://www.lp.org/membership-levels
>
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>
>  On 12/5/2014 12:12 PM, Daniel Hayes wrote:
>
> If its not a sustaining member then what would be the reason for the
> student to even do it?
>
>  Daniel Hayes
> LNC Region 7 Alternate Representative
>
> On Dec 5, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>
>  Dear LNC,
>
> I'd like to offer some type of student membership for $10 with appropriate
> benefits TBD.  These memberships would not be considered "bylaws Sustaining
> Members."
>
> First, I'd like feedback from the LNC on the concept, before I get into
> suggestions on programs. Second, I'd like the bylaws and Policy Manual
> aficionados to advise on what would have to happen for the technical
> implementation if that were decided upon.
>
> --
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>
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