[Lnc-business] Upcoming budget increase requests
Wes Benedict
wes.benedict at lp.org
Fri Sep 2 13:55:31 EDT 2016
Caryn, will do.
I'm going downstairs to run the postage machine for a while now.
Apparently Robert is too busy to do it for now.
And if the postman fails to show up again today, I'll be loading my
truck and delivering packages to the post office myself so they don't
have to wait till Tuesday to get to the post office.
It's not that I'm too good for this work, but I'd rather assign a lower
paid person to do it most of the time.
Casey Hansen has been out sick for a few days as has our newest intern.
We have used this Labor Ready company a bit http://www.laborready.com/
but the down side is you aren't guaranteed the same person each time and
so you do a lot of retraining. I think that was booked to "Branding"
because they were packing the branding materials. My time packing
materials is booked to compensation.
We're burnt out every volunteer willing to show up.
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
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On 9/2/2016 1:39 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> If Nick does request you to Wes, I would like to be included on that
> private distribution list. And not to beat a dead horse to the
> committee here, but THIS is a perfect thing to bring up at my still
> suggested September LNC meeting. I am certainly not comfortable with
> this firehose of information via email and making a decision.
>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington)
> - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org
> <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org>> wrote:
>
> Alicia, I made a mistake when I brought up Andy Burns. None of his
> costs have been booked to the compensation line this year (If I
> heard Robert Kraus correctly). I had erroneously been thinking
> that the time that Mr. Burns worked on ballot access was booked to
> compensation, but it was actually booked to the Ballot Access
> line. In contrast, I think the time that Nick Dunbar spent on
> ballot access was booked to Compensation (because he's an
> employee-not a contractor).
>
> Alicia asked, "Which individuals are included in the Compensation
> budget category? "
>
>> Hansen, Casey T
>> Howell, Carla A.
>> Kraus, Robert S
>> Benedict, Robert C
>> Dunbar, Dominick J
>> Thexton, Matthew A
>> Daugherty, Lauren
>> Luckey, Denise
>> Johnston, Robert
>> Brierly, Elizabeth
>>
> Alicia asked "So for the increase in Compensation are we just
> talking about increased hours for Nick Dunbar and Casey Hansen
> because the rest are salaried?"
>
> No, that is not all. I'm not going to disclose every
> bonus, pay-raise, or hour increase on this list, but if Nick
> Sarwark asks me to, I'll have Robert Kraus compile a list and
> send it to whomever on the LNC requests it.
>
> Alicia asked "The new people being brought in to help with the
> presumed-temporary surge, how are they treated, as employees or
> contractors?"
>
> There's been a combination, depending on the circumstances.
>
> Alicia asked: "Don't contractors show up in other budget
> categories? For instance, Andy Burns was budgeted in Affiliate
> Support, and his extra hours would not affect the Compensation
> budget category."
>
> Many contractors do show up in other budget categories, but
> some contractors also show up in the compensation category.
> Andy Burn's extra hours have not been booked to the
> compensation budget category at least so far.
>
> Alicia asked: "Where do the other contractors fall in the budget
> categories?"
>
> I'm not going to list every contractor here - we have dozens,
> but some are booked to Admin, at least one to Affiliate
> Support, dozens in Ballot Access, at least two to Brand
> Development/Political Materials, at least one in Media,
> probably a few in Member Communications.
>
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> 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
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>
> On 9/2/2016 3:31 AM, Alicia Mattson wrote:
>> Which individuals are included in the Compensation budget
>> category? All employees, I would think, whether hourly or
>> salaried. So for the increase in Compensation are we just
>> talking about increased hours for Nick Dunbar and Casey Hansen
>> because the rest are salaried?
>>
>> The new people being brought in to help with the
>> presumed-temporary surge, how are they treated, as employees or
>> contractors?
>>
>> Don't contractors show up in other budget categories? For
>> instance, Andy Burns was budgeted in Affiliate Support, and his
>> extra hours would not affect the Compensation budget category.
>>
>> Where do the other contractors fall in the budget categories?
>>
>> -Alicia
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 11:48 PM, Aaron Starr <starrcpa at gmail.com
>> <mailto:starrcpa at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Wes,
>>
>> I’m still missing something here.
>>
>> The original budget for compensation was based on a
>> particular staffing level at specific amounts of compensation.
>>
>> It looks like the activity of the first eight months is
>> already running at a rate that will exceed the budget for
>> compensation for the year. (If $314,155 is eight months of
>> expense, a simple extrapolation would bring us to $471,233
>> for twelve months, which is well above the budget of
>> $388,800.) I seem to recall that most of our compensation
>> cost is based on fixed salaries, not hourly rates.
>>
>> During the first eight months we were spending just under
>> $40K per month. For the last four months of the year you
>> anticipate spending only $34K per month, so I’m not seeing
>> how the need for a $60K increase in the budget is due to a
>> need to cover increased people costs between now and the end
>> of the year. It appears that we were spending well over our
>> budget earlier during the year.
>>
>> Aaron Starr
>>
>> (805) 583-3308 <tel:%28805%29%20583-3308> Home
>>
>> (805) 404-8693 <tel:%28805%29%20404-8693> Mobile
>>
>> starrcpa at gmail.com <mailto:starrcpa at gmail.com>
>>
>> *From:*Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org
>> <mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org>] *On Behalf Of *Wes
>> Benedict
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 01, 2016 4:25 PM
>> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org <mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Upcoming budget increase requests
>>
>> I can't disclose exact pay rates and hours worked publicly on
>> this email list, as you know. In any case, the increase in
>> the budget is to cover more hours and more people than were
>> originally budgeted for.
>>
>> Some contractors and staff have been working more hours, and
>> I'd like to continue working more hours, than were in the
>> original budget.
>>
>> I've got more contractors than in the original budget.
>>
>> I'd like to spend more on additional staff, including
>> interns, as advertised here:
>> http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/hiring-libertarian-packaging-interns
>> <http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/hiring-libertarian-packaging-interns>
>>
>>
>> With Robert's help, the numbers below show:
>>
>> FYI – Compensation:
>>
>> Compensation YTD * $314,155
>>
>> Est Amount for Sept-Oct (based on July/Aug) $69,000
>>
>> Est Amount for Nov-Dec $65,000
>>
>> TOTAL EST 2016: $448,155
>>
>> * Includes 09/07 payroll
>>
>>
>> I'm prepared to scale back everywhere if needed as needed,
>> including cutting people, hours, pay rates, etc., if activity
>> drops post Election Day or whenever regardless of how far it
>> drops. Of course we hope to win lots of elections and see
>> activity skyrocket even higher after Election Day, but I'm
>> prudently prepared for the alternate scenario as well.
>>
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>
>> 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 9/1/2016 6:25 PM, starrcpa at gmail.com
>> <mailto:starrcpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the good news!
>>
>> I would like to understand in greater detail the need for
>> a $60,000 increase in compensation.
>>
>> Aaron Starr
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On Sep 1, 2016, at 12:46 PM, Wes Benedict
>> <wes.benedict at lp.org <mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear LNC:
>>
>> I'd like to start a discussion about several budget
>> increase requests before a formal motion is
>> considered. I mentioned to the chair that I thought
>> it would be good for me to put this before the LNC
>> soon, and he agreed it was okay for me to get this
>> discussion started on this list.
>>
>> To me, all of these budget increase requests are the
>> result of good news -- our revenue, membership, and
>> interest is very high, far higher than budgeted, and
>> as a result, many of our expenses are higher as well.
>>
>> More revenue and members means more membership cards
>> and LP News to mail out, and bigger lists to send
>> fundraising letter to.
>>
>> The original 2016 Budget adopted for the entire year
>> of 2016 was *$1,474,561*. My preliminary estimate
>> for August 31, 2016 YTD revenue is $1,679,938 (July
>> 2016 YTD) plus $412,425 (August 2016) = *$2,092,363*.
>> It's possible we could double the original revenue
>> budgeted for the entire year (although I'm not ready
>> to predict that).
>>
>> Dues-paying membership has increased from *11,693* at
>> the start of January to approximately *19,300* at the
>> end of August.
>>
>> The original budget for branding revenue was
>> *$35,000*. We've already brought in *$205,862* in
>> branding revenue (that's mostly the stuff we sell at
>> LPStore.org <http://lpstore.org>).
>>
>> Again, all of these increases in donations,
>> memberships, and store orders, means higher postage,
>> credit card processing fees, purchases of items
>> offered at LPStore.org <http://lpstore.org>, office
>> supplies, and some labor to help process all that stuff.
>>
>> Robert Kraus and I have looked over the results of
>> this year to date, considered what things could look
>> like going forward, and are recommending that the LNC
>> proposed and passes the following budget increases.
>>
>>
>> 26-Brand Political Materials Revenue increase by
>> $150,000 to $400,000
>> 32-Fundraising Costs increase by $60,000 to $201,364
>> 33-Membership Fundraising Costs increase by $35,000
>> to $127,200
>> 40-Adminstrative Costs increase by $50,000 to $310,050
>> 45-Compensation increase by $60,000 to $448,800
>> 55-Brand Political Materials Expense increase by
>> $150,000 to $400,000
>> 85-Member Communication increase by $17,500 to $62,500
>>
>> We have the revenue to pay for all of these budget
>> increases. I'm pretty certain we have more money in
>> the bank for the September of a Presidential election
>> year than ever before in the history of the
>> Libertarian Party, and that's in spite of paying what
>> it has taken to achieve 50 state ballot access for
>> the first time since 2000.
>>
>> While we are not technically over budget in most
>> areas, we are trending in that direction and
>> certainly will go way over budget by the end of the
>> year unless I proactively cut back on fundraising
>> letters, LP News, shipping LPStore.org
>> <http://lpstore.org> materials, staff levels, and
>> other areas. That could be done, but I don't think
>> it's the right thing to do. For example, instead of
>> focusing my time on trying to continue the growth of
>> membership and fundraising by hiring another intern
>> to fill boxes with campaign materials, I could spend
>> my own time stuffing envelopes and filling boxes with
>> yard signs--something I do actually enjoy and find to
>> be therapeutic.
>>
>> I'd be happy to try to respond to any questions you
>> have on these items.
>>
>> Thanks for your consideration. I'm hoping we have a
>> productive discussion on this, and then the chair or
>> treasurer can propose a motion that fits a consensus
>> for you to consider of the Labor Day Weekend.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>
>> 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>
>>
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