[Lnc-business] student memberships for $10?
Wes Benedict
wes.benedict at lp.org
Fri Dec 5 14:02:28 EST 2014
When I was in college, I could by a case of Milwaukee's Best for $6 when
it was on sale at a few drug stores (usually it was $8 - 1991).
I was short on money. I measured every opportunity in terms of how many
beers it would cost me.
I'm not saying I did it, but I'll say that lots of college students
snuck beers in their pockets into bars and restaurants because of the
high prices.
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 1:55 PM, Arvin Vohra wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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 <tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>,
> wes.benedict at lp.org <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org>
> facebook.com/libertarians <http://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 <tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>,
>> wes.benedict at lp.org <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org>
>> facebook.com/libertarians <http://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
>>>> <mailto: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
>>>> <tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>, wes.benedict at lp.org
>>>> <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>>> facebook.com/libertarians <http://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 <mailto: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
>>>>>> <tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>, wes.benedict at lp.org
>>>>>> <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>>>>> facebook.com/libertarians <http://facebook.com/libertarians>
>>>>>> @LPNational
>>>>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>>>>>
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