[Lnc-business] MATCHING CAMPAIGN Re: October End-of-Month Financial Reports

Craig Bowden craig.bowden at lp.org
Tue Nov 20 01:58:34 EST 2018


I am committed to fulfilling my lifetime membership this year. I do not 
know exactly when, as income is more irregular than having a 9-5 job, 
but I will do my part ASAP.

Craig Bowden
Region 1 Alternate

On 2018-11-19 15:04, Lauren Daugherty via Lnc-business wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> The national party spent a lot of money leading up to Election Day, on
> important things including ballot access, candidate recruitment,
> candidate support, the national convention, affiliate support, and
> more.
> 
> We are in a financial crunch right now as we work to pay off some of
> those bills, like the Hyatt.
> 
> I begin my tenure as interim ED tomorrow. Over the last couple of
> weeks, Robert Kraus and I have worked to make adjustments where
> possible to both raise more money and to reduce costs. For example,
> previously, LPHQ has a cleaning crew visit twice per week. We've cut
> that back to once per week.
> 
> I'm focused on getting our financial crunch resolved ASAP so we can
> move into the new year on a more solid financial footing. I think the
> first quarter of 2019 will be very good for us in terms of
> revenue/fundraising but this fourth quarter of 2018 is challenging.
> 
> To help with this, Robert and I have started a matching campaign. We
> each gave $500 to the party today, and are asking others to consider
> matching us. So far, Tim Hagan, Bill Redpath, Steve Dasbach, and Shane
> Cory have pledged to join us, by giving $500 each. Thanks to each of
> them for helping so generously. Each of us is giving because we want
> the party to finish paying off our 2018 investments and start
> preparing for aggressive campaigning in 2019.
> 
> Please consider if you can join us in this matching campaign. If you
> can do $500, that would be extraordinarily helpful. If you can do
> more, or less, that is also very much appreciated and helpful. If you
> can pitch in, please do so at LP.org/donate.
> 
> As always, many thanks.
> 
> Lauren
> 
> Lauren Daugherty
> Development Director
> Libertarian National Committee
> 
> On 11/19/2018 10:33 AM, Tim Hagan via Lnc-business wrote:
>>     The October End-of-Month Financial Reports are attached. The 
>> reserve
>>     was at -$44,282, and unrestricted cash on had was $17,374. The 
>> Hyatt
>>     debt was reduced by $7000.
>> 
>>     The Field Support Canvassing Project cost $25,143 to date, about 
>> $5,143
>>     more than planned.  This falls under the Candidate, Campaign &
>>     Initiative Expenses budget line, which is running above budget.
>> 
>>     ---
>>     Tim Hagan
>>     Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>> 




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