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

Elizabeth Van Horn elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
Thu Jan 4 23:47:08 EST 2018 

I see a "gather the wagons" reaction happening with the responses.  How 
dare anyone have a differing opinion?

If everyone thought alike and agreed with everyone, we'd hardly need a 
committee would we?

I'll continue to voice what I've seen, and what I think reflects on 
what's happening.

Cheers, all.
---
Elizabeth Van Horn

On 2018-01-04 23:40, Elizabeth Van Horn wrote:
> 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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