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

Elizabeth Van Horn elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
Thu Jan 4 23:40:02 EST 2018 

Oh my,

Daniel, I haven't insulted anyone.  Stop with the drama.  You disagree 
with my assessment, that's fine.  But, don't attribute motives to me 
that aren't true, nor accuse me of insulting people.



---
Elizabeth Van Horn


On 2018-01-04 21:42, 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
>>>> > facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>>> > Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>>> >
>>>> > 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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