[Lnc-business] another Nolan Office reception at LNC meeting?

[Wes Benedict]

The underlined portion of the attached document explains exactly what 
went wrong at our last office reception.
I'd guess we missed out on at least $10,000 as a result.
I don't think it would happen again.
I expect we'd do more than break even, but don't think we'll raise as 
much as we missed out on last time.

I would support speaking slots for donors whose names appear on the 
Nolan fund plaques on the wall that is upstairs where the speeches were 
last time.

If there's an elected official who has contributed to the office fund, 
and whose name is on the wall, that would be a great speaker.

You can find a list of donors here: http://www.lp.org/office-fund-donors

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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Joshua Katz wrote on 4/3/2015 3:29 PM:
> I agree - I'm in favor if we think it can be profitable, and if it 
> doesn't mean having no free nights.  Since I don't like...what sport 
> is the Nationals?...I'd still have one free night.  I'll probably also 
> either come early or stay late to explore the area.  Did the last one 
> break even/make money?
>
> I would also suggest a short speaking slot for an elected official on 
> the LNC ;-)
>
> Joshua A. Katz
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Scott L. <scott73 at earthlink.net 
> <mailto:scott73 at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>
>     What makes you think that the amount of money you might raise will
>     compensate for the cost of food, and the staff time involved in
>     planning this event?  I mean – if you raise $10,000 it will be
>     worth the cost, but if you only raise a couple of thousand dollars
>     will that really make this a cost-effective idea?
>
>     I am not against the idea of a Saturday night reception as long as
>     neither the Maryland, DC, nor Virginia Libertarian Parties, nor
>     any other libertarian organization, schedules an event for the
>     Friday night before the LNC Session.
>
>     Considering that we will be tied up in the meeting all day on
>     Saturday and at least half the day on Sunday, it is not a good
>     idea to “use up” all of our free time in the DC area with
>     scheduled social events.
>
>     Scott Lieberman
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>     I'd like to have another reception at our office on the Saturday
>     night of our next LNC meeting which is July 18, 2015 in
>     Alexandria, VA.
>
>     Here's a description of the 2014 event. I'd expect to do something
>     similar, such as 7-10 PM, etc.
>     http://www.lp.org/grand-opening
>
>     A big difference will be that I think we should do a fundraising
>     pitch at this event to help pay off the mortgage.
>
>     We're beginning work on LP News and would like to nail this down
>     in the next week if possible.
>
>     So, please speak up soon if you are in favor or against another
>     Saturday evening reception at LPHQ.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     -- 
>     Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>     Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>
>
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