[Lnc-business] Budget meeting
Ken Moellman
ken.moellman at lp.org
Mon Dec 4 16:24:50 EST 2017
Sam,
I certainly understand that sentiment.
Going forward, I agree that the LNC needs to see real progress toward
accomplishment of goals on the state-side prior to encumbering and
expending funds for a state drive. Good intentions are not good
enough. We need to see the ability to execute.
To that end, we haven't spent anything in TN yet, and likewise wouldn't
recommend spending in AL until such time as they have met a substantial
part of their end of the bargain. If you look at the AL proposal, the
LNC is listed last among funding sources. That was not an accident or by
random lot; I made it clear that the state is going to have to show that
it can execute. And TN knows this as well.
I want to see every single state have access, but there needs to be an
understanding that it's a team effort, and everyone has to pull their
weight.
I can speak about this in more detail in person.
I am bringing Dustin from LPO with me to the LNC meeting, so he can
answer your questions about the Ohio drive either in the meeting or
privately, as well.
On the upside, we've never had as much ballot access coming off of a
presidential election as we have now. So we really don't even have that
many projects to choose from. That's a problem we like to have!
Ken
On 12/04/2017 03:38 PM, Sam Goldstein wrote:
>
> Following the ongoing debacle for OH ballot access, I'll vote for AL
> ballot access money when they show me a
>
> bank statement with the money for their share in a escrow account.
> Notwithstanding my faith in Mr. Frankel,
>
> 10,000 sigs is a ton for one person to get alone. We have seen
> several overly optimistic presentations from
>
> state in recent years to get burnt again.
>
> ---
> Sam Goldstein
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
>
>
> On 2017-12-04 14:58, Daniel Hayes wrote:
>
>> We have a LOT of members that are sick to death of hearing about
>> ballot access. We have other members that are motivated by certain
>> things. We have a lot of members that don't believe in paying mortgages.
>> We have people complaining about $10,000 being spent by the historic
>> committee. Despite this being donated specifically for that project.
>> I fully support us striving to achieve true 51 "State" ballot access.
>> I tell members from states that have great ballot access that it
>> helps us all when we have more states that have it. Also, to
>> remember that many states that do have great ballot access were
>> helped in getting that by people like Richard Winger and Bill Redpath
>> and many others. If others had taken the attitude of "I got it, I
>> don't need to help you" early on, many of those states actually
>> wouldn't have it. It's important to pay it forward.
>> That said what happens when people poo-poo encouraging others to give
>> money to the Historic Committee or the Building Fund because we need
>> more ballot access is that we probably end up with LESS money for
>> ballot access. Different things motivate different people. When
>> someone that otherwise hasn't been giving now has something they want
>> to donate to, a funny thing can happen. Some of those people get into
>> the habit of giving and start giving to other things as well.
>> It's about developing relationships with donors. When someone says to
>> a donor, "what's important and excites you isn't really important.
>> Give your money to this instead" , some of those donors will close
>> their checkbook back up and not donate at all. When you say what's
>> important to them isn't really important, they hear that they are not
>> that important.
>> Everyone needs to keep that in mind. Options are a good thing.
>> Daniel Hayes
>> LNC At Large Member
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lp.org
>> <mailto:ken.moellman at lp.org>> wrote:
>>
>>> It is my understanding that the interest on the building is at about
>>> 4%, and that previous contributions have set us on a path to pay off
>>> the building prior to the balloon payment. I have not independently
>>> verified this, but if it's true, then I would suggest that pushing
>>> to pay it off any sooner may be to the detriment of other goals.
>>> Certainly I appreciate paying off debts, but simultaneously, there
>>> is a weighing of opportunity cost to consider.
>>>
>>> On a separate note, the Ballot Access Committee's report is asking
>>> for $250,000. I apologize for the discrepancy between what was
>>> placed into the budget and the report itself. As the report was
>>> being put together, a number of things changed. Primarily, Alabama
>>> has put together a plan which, if they execute their half, I would
>>> encourage the LNC to execute the second-half. Additionally, LP Ohio
>>> and LP Tennessee will have "carry over" from the 2017, which isn't
>>> shown as carry-over.
>>>
>>> Here is the link to the Ballot Access Committee report for the
>>> upcoming meeting:
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hi2dav_9dfwRURz4pv8K6wG5GDsJMYisc-83WW-jRfQ/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> Here is the link to the Ballot Access plan submitted by LP Alabama:
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I2NSKFsqjBXmvLqZXKkHVHNDMxQB3pgaXYsJzxuiVzU/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>> Region 3 Alternate
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-12-04 12:39, Lauren Daugherty wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Caryn Ann,
>>>
>>> We may do 1 or 2 fundraising appeals about the building in 2018
>>> but probably not much more than that because we'll be focused on
>>> fundraising for ballot access, candidate support, etc.
>>>
>>> Yes, some people really like giving to something they can touch
>>> and something that allows their name to displayed permanently.
>>> We now have sponsors for all of our named rooms at HQ so that
>>> removes what many people would consider the biggest incentive
>>> for donors to give big checks to the Building Fund. There are
>>> still other opportunities for people to give and have their name
>>> listed prominently, however, and we'll highlight that occasionally.
>>>
>>> For the purposes of budgeting, I do think it is wise not to
>>> expect any large contributions to the Building Fund in 2018.
>>>
>>> Lauren
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Lauren Daugherty
>>> Head of Development
>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>>
>>> On 12/3/2017 12:07 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>>
>>> Aren't the building targeted fund-raisers pretty
>>> successful? I do hope we have some planned. Some people
>>> really like giving to that preferring to invest in something
>>> they can touch.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *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
>>> <mailto: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/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-12-03 10:31, Tim Hagan wrote:
>>>
>>> The draft 2018 budget that we were working on is
>>> attached in Excel and PDF formats. I deleted the
>>> worksheet for Total Salary since it contains the salary
>>> for each staff member, which we have always treated as
>>> confidential. Let me know if you want a copy of the
>>> confidential salary expenses sheet.
>>>
>>> The first worksheet, Operating Budget, is the budget to
>>> be considered. The amounts are calculated from the
>>> values on the Account Detail sheet.
>>>
>>> Note on the Operating Budget sheet, row 49, that the
>>> budget has a $155,064 net deficit.
>>>
>>> On the Account Detail sheet, many of the revenue numbers
>>> are based on the amounts raised in 2017. The draft
>>> assumes no growth in membership during the year.
>>>
>>> No targeted fundraising is planned for the Building
>>> Fund, so its budgeted revenue of $15,000 is based on 2016.
>>>
>>> Expenses were increased compared to previous years in
>>> the areas where contractors or staff have been hired for
>>> functional areas: Affiliate Development, Donor Renewal,
>>> Media Relations, Candidate Support & Training.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Tim Hagan
>>> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-12-02 18:22, Joshua Katz wrote:
>>>
>>> I did not receive any reply indicating when the
>>> proposed budget would be available. The meeting is
>>> now next week. Is the EC's proposed budget
>>> available yet?
>>>
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>>>
>>> Joshua A. Katz
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Joshua Katz
>>> <planning4liberty at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:planning4liberty at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> It appears (I just noticed last night; I thought
>>> our next meeting was in April) that we have a
>>> budget meeting in December. Ahead of that, I
>>> wanted to ask if the EC had a timeline for the
>>> proposed budget.
>>> Last term, we held one or two teleconferences
>>> after we had the proposed budget. I found those
>>> helpful, and would encourage us to do that
>>> again. I don't know that they resolved much,
>>> but at least we knew going in where the
>>> flashpoints were.
>>> In any case, I'd appreciate knowing when we can
>>> expect the proposed budget so I can plan my time
>>> accordingly.
>>>
>>> Joshua A. Katz
>>>
>>>
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