[Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report

Fri Aug 11 09:00:58 EDT 2017

And here is another reason- to say no plans is simply not accurate.
Perhaps I just see more of what is happening since I interact with staff
more than usual and am on the APRC (which means I see every single piece of
output).  The staff effort is amazing.  Lauren, Jess, and Andy are bringing
us to a new level of professionalism and thus attractiveness.  There has
been several years of branding and infrastructure building.  The press
secretary position will add another dimension. Nurturing relationships with
larger donors (we have to have funds to do anything) is from what I can see
better than ever.

You get much more support by realistically assessing what we are doing
well, and what can be a lot better otherwise it is basically just scolding
people and ignoring what we have done.

I think Larry would tell us that's not how to motivate to greatness.

Some of the things done have been stunning.  Others not so much so.

But a circular firing squad never does.

Let's come to the table with more ideas.

How long should we put on the Agenda Patrick?

-Caryn Ann

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 6:50 AM Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It's not defensive- it's tired of talk and this same speech.
>
> Doing is better than talking.  I support your email idea.
>
> I was wondering what everyone did since last meeting.
>
> Yelling at the rest of the LNC isn't helpful.
>
> -Caryn Ann
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 6:46 AM Patrick McKnight <
> patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>> That's fantastic! Congratulations! Do you have some best practices you
>> can share? NJ registered voters are also exploding, but we haven't been
>> able to convert that into national memberships which is what's at issue.
>> Have you also experienced that in Nevada?
>>
>> Caryn Ann, thank you as always for your hard work. But I'm not sure why
>> you are getting so defensive, with all due respect this isn't about "you".
>> This is about the fact we are a national organizations without a national
>> strategy to stop losing members. Is our national strategy for LNC members
>> to call people in their free time? That's a nice gesture but I don't see
>> that as a solution. I suspect there is something wrong with our brand and
>> the way we are messaging our principles. But at this point I don't think
>> anyone really knows because we haven't asked our members for their feedback.
>>
>> I have made a suggestion that we do a survey of our members to gather
>> this information. Then we can use this data to construct a strategy.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Patrick McKnight
>> LNC Region 8
>> Chair, NJLP
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How many LNC members took me up on my challenge to call lapsed members?
>>>
>>> It's easy to say what others or "we" should do.
>>>
>>> The last time you said this Patrick I took it to heart and *I* did
>>> something.
>>>
>>> I call lapsed members nearly every day.
>>>
>>> It's hard to get people on the phone, but when I do (do we want the
>>> truth?) this is what I hear in order of frequency:
>>>
>>> 1. Economy is bad and they lost their job
>>> 2. They've been a member and they felt we're no longer representing what
>>> we claim to (i.e. the last election was a missed opportunity, the
>>> candidates did not represent a different enough liberty message)
>>> 3. Waxing and waning interest in politics concurrent with the election
>>> seasons
>>>
>>> That is what I hear.  The stories of number 1 are heartbreaking.  I've
>>> gotten my rear chewed out with stories of 2 and managed to retain some of
>>> them by being nice and letting them yell.
>>>
>>> My effort alone is obviously a drop in a sea. But I decided to be part
>>> of the solution.
>>>
>>> -Caryn Ann
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 6:21 AM Patrick McKnight <
>>> patrick.joseph.mcknight at gmail.com> 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 <(202)%20333-0008>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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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
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>> --
>>> *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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>
>>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>> *We defend your rights*
>>> *And oppose the use of force*
>>> *Taxation is theft*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> --
> *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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> *We defend your rights*
> *And oppose the use of force*
> *Taxation is theft*
>
>
>
>
> --
*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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee

A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
*We defend your rights*
*And oppose the use of force*
*Taxation is theft*
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