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

Elizabeth Van Horn elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
Fri Jan 5 00:26:51 EST 2018 

I agree with the sunspots!  *laughing*

Also, yes, it's going to be a fantastic convention.  

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Elizabeth Van Horn

On 2018-01-04 23:58, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:

> Resolutions?  Well Wayne Allyn 
> Root got quite a bit.  The Iowa LP 
> Facebook page still has a censure of him on their about section. 
> 
> Whenever going through something it seems unique - going through the tellings of past dramas- nothing spectacular here on that front. FB unnaturally amplifies things. 
> 
> For whatever the reason- sunspots or butterfly wings- this is going to be a fantastic convention, 
> 
> -Caryn Ann  
> 
> On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 9:47 PM Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote: 
> 
>> 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 C [1]o, 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 [2] @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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