[Lnc-business] 2017 revenues compared to last 10 years

Thu Jan 4 22:32:17 EST 2018

For whatever it is worth, usually the folks who are showing up because 
they are mad about something are not buying gold packages. Sometimes. 
But generally not so much.

A very large portion of the convention revenue so far is gold and silver 
packages.

Lauren

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Lauren Daugherty
Head of Development
Libertarian National Committee

On 1/4/2018 8:42 PM, Daniel Hayes wrote:
> Elizabeth,
>
> People always want change. That isn’t why convention revenues are so high so early.   Yes, contention drives convention attendance but like I said, it’s always there to one degree or another.
>
> So why is this convention ahead of all the others? This convention was “ready to sell” earlier than any other.  Kudos to BetteRose and the rest of the COC for putting in a LOT of time early on.  Also the COC listened and stepped out on faith and dropped the package prices which helped increase “sales”.  Don’t forget, it’s NOLA, that is evidenced by the unprecedented booking of room nights on the “shoulders” of the convention.  Then there was the theme contest which brought in $15.5k.  That in itself was MORE than any convention had brought in by 12/6 of the calendar year before the convention.  Then there is our staff who got the website ready. Lauren and her team who have been marketing things.  The Welcoming Committee was a great idea on her part.
>
>
> I get it.. you see yourself as part of the Calvary riding in to fix things.  Most of us have been there.
> Many people can’t acknowledge the accomplishments of others because it doesn’t fit their paradigm of “they aren’t the right people.”
>
> Your emails in this chain diminish the extreme efforts put into making happen exactly what we are seeing happen. Frankly, it’s highly insulting to the efforts the COC and staff have put into this.   Your compliment actually feels somewhat backhanded.
>
>    This was years in the making, extending back before Orlando.  It’s because we have been executing on what we learned from that highly successful convention. “Things we would have done different.” Go to a place people want to attend, start early, offer many ways people can support the convention financially. Make it interesting, make it affordable. These are some of the things we have learned to make the convention more successful from a financial standpoint.
>
>
> Insulting people that have worked hard to achieve success isn’t a change for the better.
>
> Daniel
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 4, 2018, at 6:56 PM, Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
>>
>> Caryn Ann, I think the higher early convention revenues are directly related to the number of people who want change.
>>
>> I can't even recall all the people who have said they want to be in NOLA to vote *against* ______ (fill in the blank, as there's more than one option)
>>
>> But, regardless of our differing opinions on that matter, we'll have a great convention turn-out.  The COC has done well, and it's been several years since I've been in NOLA, so am looking forward to it.
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Elizabeth Van Horn
>>
>>
>>> On 2018-01-04 18:34, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>> The concentrated effort started in Dec 2016 and bore fruit.  Nick had a
>>> very firm vision and executed it.
>>> I think a great deal of the higher early convention revenues are because of
>>> the intense efforts of the whole CC- they’ve been amazing.  Daniel has
>>> blown me away and Sam has been selling like a boss.
>>> -Caryn Ann
>>> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 4:04 PM Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Thank you Wes, I'll go back over the numbers and look at the entire
>>>> year.
>>>> ---
>>>> Elizabeth Van Horn
>>>> LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>>>> Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
>>>> Chair-LP Social Media Process Review Committee
>>>> Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
>>>> http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>>>> On 2018-01-04 17:37, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>>>> The LP was ahead of the budgeted revenue starting in January 2017.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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 1/4/2018 5:24 PM, Elizabeth Van Horn wrote:
>>>>>> Thank you Lauren, both for your hard work, and the excellent results.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I understand, (and please correct me if wrong), the LP wasn't ahead
>>>>>> of the revenue game in 2017, until a concentrated effort to boost
>>>>>> revenue was made.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although, I think the effort to boost revenue should have been done
>>>>>> sooner, the results you and your team have accomplished is wonderful
>>>>>> news.  This shows what *can* be done.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> Elizabeth Van Horn
>>>>>> LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>>>>>> Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
>>>>>> Chair-LP Social Media Process Review Committee
>>>>>> Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
>>>>>> http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2018-01-04 11:46, Lauren Daugherty wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have crunched the numbers for 2017 and compared them to the data
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> the past 10 years.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The following calculations exclude convention revenue and bequests:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2017 revenues exceed the previous 10-year average by 5%.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2017 revenues exceed the average of the past 5 odd-numbered years by
>>>>>>> 17%.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2017 revenues exceed all of the past 10 years with the exception of
>>>>>>> 2016 and 2008 which were presidential election years.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> Lauren Daugherty
>>>>>>> Head of Development
>>>>>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>>>>>>
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