[Lnc-business] 2020 Convention comment Re: Jul Membership Report

Sam Goldstein goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com
Fri Aug 11 14:01:15 EDT 2017


Ken,

Thanks for your proposal.  I will let you suffer the slings and arrows if
it happens!

Sam

Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
Member at Large
8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
Indianapolis IN 46260
317-850-0726 Phone
317-582-1773 Fax

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Ken Moellman <lpky at mu-net.org> wrote:

> Awesome to hear that locations have been narrowed down.  I'm excited to
> see the results.  I see no harm in letting the COC continue to weigh the
> pros and cons of each location and narrow things down.  If it comes down to
> 2 or 3 sites that are equal, maybe the COC would consider a fundraising
> activity like the "slogan" contest?  I suspect it will be less
> controversial on substance, but it might net some extra cash for the party.
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Sam Goldstein <goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Wes,
>>
>> The COC's job is to find locations that would be best for the party and
>> for our members.  We have
>> put hundreds of hours of work into narrowing the field to five or six
>> locations which we will present
>> to the LNC next week.
>>
>> If the LNC chooses to submit those locations to a membership survey that
>> would be fine with me, however I would not want it done without a express
>> request from the Committee.
>>
>> There are many other factors that go into a site selection process and
>> the cheapest room rate and/or
>> cheapest meals might not be the deciding factor needed to stage a
>> successful POTUS nominating
>> convention in 2020.
>>
>> Live Free,
>>
>>
>> Sam Goldstein
>> Libertarian National Committee
>> Member at Large
>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>> 317-850-0726 <(317)%20850-0726> Phone
>> 317-582-1773 <(317)%20582-1773> Fax
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Speaking of surveys, I'd also like to see a survey to help the LNC and
>>> Convention Committee choose the 2020 convention location.
>>>
>>> The Convention Committee has done a great job gathering lots of
>>> locations to consider. They have collected a wide range of options and have
>>> narrowed it down.
>>>
>>> I'd like to see if our members would prefer a more expensive location
>>> with hotel prices in the $149 per night range and dinners that cost the LP
>>> $100 per meal (and lunches $59), or if they'd prefer a location where hotel
>>> prices were around $119 per night, and dinners cost the LP closer to $59
>>> per meal (and lunches $39). The package prices we set, and profit or loss
>>> the LP makes on conventions, is highly dependent upon the prices hotels
>>> charge for meals.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <(202)%20333-0008>, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>>
>>> On 8/11/2017 11:16 AM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>>
>>> Patrick, I share your concern regarding our dues-paying membership
>>> decline and think a survey would be worthwhile.
>>>
>>> I have done some surveys in the past by snail mail, but it's been a
>>> while. I think it's time to do another set.
>>>
>>> See attached survey mailings.
>>>
>>> See some survey results on page 7 of LP News:
>>> http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011-4_LP_News.pdf
>>>
>>> I found the two responses regarding the Tea Party questions to be
>>> especially illustrative.
>>>
>>> I will plan to do another survey this Fall.
>>>
>>> I'll also be asking for a budget increase at this LNC meeting to pay for
>>> prospecting for new donors/members to lists that have routinely been our
>>> best performers.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <(202)%20333-0008>, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>>
>>> On 8/11/2017 8:20 AM, Patrick McKnight wrote:
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I don't understand why our declining membership isn't our number one
>>> priority as an organization. These reports come out showing we have a real
>>> problem and no one seems to notice. Too often the LNC is too busy having
>>> pointless philosophical debates amongst ourselves while people are voting
>>> with their feet and leaving the party.
>>>
>>> I would like us to do an email survey of our membership to determine
>>> what people like and don't like about the party. I don't accept this
>>> culture of failure that since our numbers went up last year they have to go
>>> down this year.
>>>
>>> I don't pretend to have all the answers to this problem. But I think a
>>> good place to start is simply asking our membership. It would be free and
>>> we might learn something.
>>>
>>> Interest in liberty is exploding, if our numbers don't reflect that we
>>> are doing something wrong.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Patrick McKnight
>>> LNC Region 8 Rep
>>> Chair, New Jersey Libertarian Party
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Robert Kraus <robert.kraus at lp.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Attached thank you for pointing that out!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Live Free!​​​​
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Robert*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations
>>>> Operations at LP.org
>>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>>> Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 <%28202%29%20333-0008>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership
>>>>
>>>> LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians
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>>>>
>>>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Aaron Starr
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 03, 2017 4:32 PM
>>>> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org; lnc-business at lp.org; 'LP-State Chairs';
>>>> staff at lp.org
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Robert,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For some reason the report compares July 2017 with June 2016, so the
>>>> prior year data point did not get updated from last month’s report.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can you revise this report to compare July 2017 with July 2016?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Aaron Starr
>>>>
>>>> (805) 583-3308 Home
>>>>
>>>> (805) 404-8693 Mobile
>>>>
>>>> starrcpa at gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Robert Kraus
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:32 AM
>>>> *To:* lnc-business at lp.org; 'LP-State Chairs'; staff at lp.org
>>>> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jul Membership Report is attached. Open to find out who is no longer
>>>> tied for 10th!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Live Free!​​​​
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Robert*
>>>>
>>>> Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations
>>>> Operations at LP.org
>>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>>>
>>>> 1444 Duke Street
>>>>
>>>> Alexandria, VA 22314
>>>> Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 <%28202%29%20333-0008>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership
>>>>
>>>> LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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