[Lnc-business] Caryn Ann Harlos fundraising and membership recruitment

Whitney Bilyeu whitneycb76 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 25 16:15:30 EST 2018


I do not wish to tie the party's hands...simply because the best person for
the job happens to be an LNC member.

On Feb 25, 2018 1:40 PM, "Elizabeth Van Horn" <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>
wrote:

> Apparently, very few LNC members read your report.
>
> This also doesn't address the issue of this being discussed by the LNC,
> before a decision was made.  Your report is after a decision was made, and
> without this board weighing-in.
>
> ---
> 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 2018-02-25 14:17, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>
>> Thank you Wes.  Actually last night I did wake up and realize THIS WAS
>>    IN MY REPORT.  I put EVERYTHING in my reports.
>>
>>    Any LNC member could have read that.  It was sent to party members.  It
>>    was posted online multiple places.
>>
>>    I reported it.
>>
>>    I hope that at least settles part of the political smear job that has
>>    ensued.
>>
>>    And I am going to relisten to that entire NOLA meeting (though there
>>    was equipment malfunction for part of the time) as I am pretty positive
>>    it was discussed informally there.  Wes or Lauren may recall.
>>
>>    All of our policies were followed.  I DID DISCLOSE THIS TO THE LNC.
>>
>>    -Caryn Ann
>>
>>    On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 7:24 AM Wes Benedict <[1]wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>    wrote:
>>
>>         Substantial updates below.
>>         Robert Kraus, based on the general direction provided by the
>>      chair (a
>>         copy pasted below), please issue the reimbursement to Caryn Ann
>>      Harlos
>>         ($439.73 I believe), but wait until Tuesday morning to do it to
>>      give
>>         the LNC the opportunity to get a motion started to deny the
>>         reimbursement in case they want to do that (something I think is
>>         unlikely, but of course possible). If a motion addressing these
>>      issues
>>         has co-sponsors, even though we won't know for 10 days whether or
>>      not
>>         it would pass, if a motion were in process, I'd find it prudent
>>      to hold
>>         off on the reimbursement until such a motion has time to
>>      complete.
>>         Although it's among lots of other information, I think it's worth
>>         pointing out that Ms. Harlos included that she would be sent to
>>      some
>>         state convention in 2018 in her region report at the December
>>      2017 LNC
>>         meeting in New Orleans. Excerpt below:
>>           Membership Growth -  "I have been obtaining the lists of
>>      Regional
>>           lapsed members for Region 1 and making calls to encourage
>>      renewal
>>           earlier this year. I also have been promoting National
>>      memberships
>>           at the state conventions and have personally signed up about
>>      150 new
>>           members between in-person and on-line renewals. I am being sent
>>      to
>>           several conventions in 2018 by the national party to recruit. I
>>           constantly coach and encourage my region regarding national
>>           memberships."
>>
>>      [1][2]http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-12-09_LNC_Me
>>      eting_
>>         Region_1_Report.pdf
>>         I do not recall if this program was discussed during some portion
>>      of
>>         the LNC meeting (like budget or elsewhere). Daniel Hayes
>>      mentioned he
>>         recalls hearing about the program but that could have been
>>      outside of
>>         the meeting. I don't think I personally brought it up during the
>>      staff
>>         portion of the meeting. In case anyone is inclined to do review
>>      the LNC
>>         meeting, the LNC meeting can be watched again here:
>>         [2][3]https://www.lp.org/event/lnc-meeting-new-orleans-la/
>>         Going forward . . .
>>         Caryn Ann Harlos, please resume our plans for you to attend state
>>         conventions, to recruit members, and to have your travel
>>      reimbursed by
>>         the LNC (again, like above, unless the LNC initiates a motion
>>      aimed at
>>         ending the practice in which case it would be wise to wait for
>>      that
>>         motion to complete). Going forward, I think we should restrict
>>         reimbursements for visits outside of your region. Thank you for
>>      your
>>         service. Sorry about the kerfuffle.
>>         If any other LNC members are interested in visiting a state
>>      convention
>>         to recruit members and to have the expenses covered by the party,
>>         please identify the state convention you'd like to try and I'll
>>      let you
>>         know if that one is covered yet and if I think it's a good
>>      opportunity.
>>         If interested, for transparency purposes, I think it's best to
>>      make
>>         your offer publicly on this LNC discuss list. Also, please
>>      provide
>>         projections on the expenses and revenue you expect. I'll not
>>      personally
>>         approve a trip that is very likely to have too poor of an ROI
>>      (e.g. a
>>         trip to an expensive place to reach with a likely low
>>      attendance--no
>>         offense intended, but Hawaii comes to mind--I'll not approve
>>      Hawaii
>>         unless someone makes a really good case for it). I will intend to
>>         report your results and based on your results from your first
>>      state
>>         we'll see if a second state is warranted.
>>         LNC members, this project is not critical. It will likely cost
>>      less
>>         than 1% of our budget, and will likely bring in less than 1% to
>>      3% of
>>         our members. If it's too much of a distraction, I will not be
>>      offended
>>         if you vote to end the program and it likely won't have a major
>>      impact
>>         (unless more LNC members participate and are more successful than
>>      I
>>         anticipate).
>>         I do like trying new things to get our membership up, and like
>>      using
>>         volunteers when they are available if the staff required to
>>      support the
>>         volunteers isn't overly burdensome. I also like having LNC
>>      members use
>>         their talents when available.
>>         As usual, our operations director Robert Kraus is always happy to
>>         provide lists of people to LNC members to call for membership
>>      renewals
>>         and donations to the national party from the comfort of your
>>      home. If
>>         interested in making fundraising calls, let me or Robert know.
>>         (The chair's comments are below as referenced above.)
>>         Thanks,
>>         --Wes Benedict
>>         -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>          Subject: [Lnc-business] Expense Reimbursement for Fundraising
>>             Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:06:19 -0700
>>             From: Nicholas Sarwark [3]<[4]chair at lp.org>
>>         Reply-To: [4][5]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>               To: [5][6]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>      Dear All,
>>      Expense reimbursements to LNC members have been made (and will be
>>      made
>>      in the future) according to the rules set out in our policy manual.
>>      The Chair and/or the Treasurer (depending on the situation) approve
>>      the expenses and no officer approves his or her own expenses.
>>      When expense reimbursements for party business are made to a member
>>      of
>>      the LNC, they are reported on the related party transactions portion
>>      of the Treasurer's report.
>>      As our fundraising infrastructure has improved, there are more
>>      opportunities for fundraising events than there is availability from
>>      only staff and the Chair. If LNC members are able to handle events
>>      at
>>      the direction of the Executive Director or Head of Development, they
>>      have been (and will continue to be) reimbursed for their expenses
>>      associated with those events.
>>      Membership recruitment is one part of an effective fundraising
>>      strategy.  When a person makes an initial financial commitment to
>>      the
>>      party, they are much more likely to make future financial
>>      commitments
>>      over their lifetime (and sometimes at the end of it).
>>      Absent a change in the policy manual or specific guidance in the
>>      form
>>      of a vote of the national committee, it is my intention to proceed
>>      as
>>      we have been doing in consultation with the Treasurer, Executive
>>      Director, and the Head of Development.
>>      Yours in liberty,
>>      Nick
>>      Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>      Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>      1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>>      (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, [6][7]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>      [8]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>      Join the Libertarian Party at: [7][9]http://lp.org/membership
>>         Wes Benedict wrote on 2/23/2018 2:09 PM:
>>           Thanks for the response.
>>           Joshua, we have sent Chair Sarwark and Vice Chair Vohra to
>>           fundraising events and have reimbursed their travel expenses.
>>           Our Head of Development is setting up additional fundraising
>>      events
>>           with the intention of the chair to attend.
>>           What do you think about that? Would you recommend we cease
>>           reimbursing the travel expenses for sending the chair for
>>           fundraising events?
>>           Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>           Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>           1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>>           (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, [8][10]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>           [11]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>           Join the Libertarian Party at: [9][12]http://lp.org/membership
>>           On 2/23/2018 1:56 PM, Joshua Katz wrote:
>>               As I said, what's done is done.  You should send the funds.
>>           That's
>>               just my opinion, of course, since I can't act for this
>>           organization,
>>               but it's my opinion.
>>               Joshua A. Katz
>>               On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Wes Benedict
>>           [10]<[1][13]wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>               wrote:
>>                 Here's where we stand expense-wise on this if I have my
>>      facts
>>                 correct--and I have gotten facts wrong on this so I want
>>      to be
>>                 transparent and corrected if I'm wrong.
>>                 So far, we have reimbursed Caryn Ann Harlos $198.96 for
>>      SW
>>           Airlines
>>                 under "Membership Fundraising Costs" and I think that was
>>      for
>>           the
>>                 Arizona state convention.
>>                 Additionally, Caryn Ann submitted expenses for
>>      reimbursement
>>           for
>>                 $439.73 to be paid for fundraising at the WA state
>>      convention.
>>                 I submitted those expenses to the treasurer with a
>>      request for
>>                 approval, received the approval, but we haven't sent
>>      those
>>           funds to
>>                 Caryn Ann yet. Approval attached, if attachments are
>>      working
>>           today.
>>                 Now I'm unsure what I should do about the $439.73.
>>                 I'm pretty sure I should go ahead and have the funds
>>      issued,
>>                 because, this was all done in compliance with the policy
>>           manual and
>>                 with the knowledge of the chair and treasurer.
>>                 Is there any opposition to me issuing the funds to Caryn
>>      Ann
>>           for the
>>                 $439.73?
>>                 Today coincidentally we received the memberships in the
>>      mail
>>           from
>>                 WA:  a total of 16 memberships for $690 total plus a $25
>>      a
>>           month
>>                 donor.
>>                 Josh, what do you think? Do you think I should issue the
>>           payment of
>>                 $439.73 to Caryn Ann?
>>                 Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>                 Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>                 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>>                 [2](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
>>      [[11]3][14]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                 [4][15]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>                 Join the Libertarian Party at:
>>      [5][12][16]http://lp.org/membership
>>                 On 2/23/2018 12:35 PM, Joshua Katz wrote:
>>                     I agree with the ED on scenario 1.  I lean towards
>>           agreeing
>>                 about
>>                     Scenario 2.
>>                     There should also be LNC training, at the start of
>>      each
>>           term
>>                 (or, at
>>                     least, this is my suggestion to future LNCs) about
>>           recognizing
>>                 issues
>>                     relating to duties of directors.
>>                     Joshua A. Katz
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Joshua+A.+Katz&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>                     On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Wes Benedict
>>                 [13]<[1][6][17]wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>                     wrote:
>>                       Scenario 1.
>>                       If the LNC wants to encourage the chair to approve
>>           reimbursing
>>                 Caryn
>>                       Ann Harlos for expenses for travel outside of her
>>      region
>>           for
>>                 the
>>                       purpose of recruiting dues-paying members, then the
>>      LNC
>>           can
>>                 pass a
>>                       motion to that effect.
>>                       ==========
>>                       Unless that happens, I lean towards taking Joshua's
>>           advice of
>>                       discontinuing the practice, given that no one has
>>      spoken
>>           up in
>>                       support, and that Caryn Ann has rescinded her
>>           willingness.
>>                       I think Caryn Ann probably recruited more
>>      dues-paying
>>           members
>>                 to the
>>                       national LP in the past 12 months than all other
>>      LNC
>>           members
>>                       combined.
>>                       Aaron Starr started a program called "Give or Get".
>>      It
>>           was
>>                 quite
>>                       successful, was in 2006 to 2008 and you can read
>>      about
>>           in the
>>                 LNC
>>                       minutes here:
>>
>>      [2][7][14][18]https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/
>>                     I believe flights and hotel expenses were covered for
>>      a
>>           few LNC
>>                     members for the "Give or Get" program.  I point that
>>      out
>>           because
>>                     there's a precedent for paying travel expenses for
>>      LNC
>>           members to
>>               do
>>                     fundraising.
>>                     The LNC has routinely reimbursed the current and
>>      former
>>           Chairs
>>               for
>>                     travel expenses related to party business including
>>           fundraisers,
>>               but
>>                     excluding LNC meetings, and in accordance with the
>>      Policy
>>           Manual.
>>                     ==========
>>                     Scenario 2.
>>                     While typing this note a donor has offered to help
>>      cover
>>           Caryn
>>               Ann's
>>                     expenses for this purpose. If the donor is willing to
>>           cover 100%
>>               of
>>                     those expenses, and if the donor reimburses Caryn Ann
>>           directly,
>>               and
>>                     then the donor reports the reimbursements to me as an
>>           in-kind
>>                     contribution (probably with the assistance of Caryn
>>      Ann),
>>           that
>>               would
>>                     take control of the process out of my hands and out
>>      of the
>>           LNC's
>>                     hands.
>>                     ==========
>>                     I recommend the LNC vote regarding Scenario 1, so you
>>      can
>>           make it
>>                     more clear whether or not you approve having LNC
>>      members
>>           have
>>                     expenses reimbursed for raising funds, but that's up
>>      to
>>           you all.
>>               As
>>                     we ramp up our fundraising efforts, it will help me
>>      to
>>           know if I
>>                     should make staff the primary relationship builders
>>      with
>>           our
>>               donors,
>>                     or if I should keep the opportunity open for board
>>      members
>>           as
>>               well.
>>                     I also encourage feedback from individual LNC members
>>           regarding
>>                     Scenario 2 even though technically I don't think
>>      approval
>>           is
>>                     required. I'd like that feedback because I'm willing
>>      to
>>           cooperate
>>                     with Caryn Ann and the donor if there's not a lot of
>>           opposition
>>               by
>>                     the LNC. If there's a lot of opposition by the LNC,
>>      I'll
>>           be less
>>                     cooperative with Caryn Ann as she recruits members
>>      and
>>           raises
>>               funds
>>                     for the party.
>>                     Thanks,
>>                     Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>                     Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>                       [3]1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>>                       [4][8](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
>>           [5][[15]9][19]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                       [6][10][20]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>                       Join the Libertarian Party at:
>>           [7][11][16][21]http://lp.org/membership
>>                   On 2/23/2018 12:01 AM, Joshua Katz wrote:
>>                       Wes,
>>                       Thank you for opening a discussion on this.  I do
>>      not
>>           believe
>>               it is
>>                       proper to use party funds to send LNC members to
>>      state
>>               conventions
>>                       unless they are "lame ducks" (and, honestly,
>>      probably
>>           not then
>>                       either).  The facts provided are enlightening and
>>           important,
>>               but
>>                   the
>>                       question here is about the principle, not the
>>      people or
>>           the
>>                   individual
>>                       circumstances.  The principle is that, as you note
>>      in
>>           your
>>               email,
>>                   this
>>                       is a discretionary decision by staff.  Staff is
>>           determining,
>>               based,
>>                   to
>>                       be sure, on perfectly legitimate factors, which LNC
>>           members are
>>                   being
>>                       sent and where.  There is nothing compelling staff
>>      in
>>           the
>>               future to
>>                   use
>>                       the factors you identify here, and different, less
>>           legitimate
>>                   factors,
>>                       could be used in the future.  The way to prevent
>>      that is
>>           "all
>>               or
>>                       nothing."  But "all" is impractical, and also not a
>>      good
>>           idea.
>>                       Other corporations handle this in a more direct
>>      fashion
>>           - they
>>               pay
>>                       directors.  We don't do that (and I'm not
>>      suggesting
>>           it).  In
>>               fact,
>>                   we
>>                       encourage directors to donate, and I highly
>>      appreciate
>>           that Ms.
>>                   Harlos
>>                       does so.  I don't see how it changes this
>>      arrangement,
>>           though.
>>               We
>>                   have
>>                       rules against being an employee and a director
>>           simultaneously -
>>               to
>>                   the
>>                       extent an LNC member benefits (in addition to the
>>      party
>>               benefits)
>>                   from
>>                       such travel paid for by the party, the arrangement
>>      is
>>           somewhat
>>               akin
>>                   to
>>                       employing that director to provide a service: in
>>      this
>>           case,
>>                   membership
>>                       recruitment.  Maybe Ms. Harlos gets no benefit at
>>      all
>>           from such
>>                   travel,
>>                       but will that be true for future LNC members?  The
>>           potentials
>>               for
>>                       self-dealing are numerous.  Directors play a role
>>      in
>>           selecting
>>               and
>>                       hiring staff - could directors hire and retain
>>      staff who
>>           will
>>                   provide
>>                       travel for those specific directors, and in turn,
>>      then
>>           enjoy an
>>                       advantage in future LNC elections?
>>                       I have every confidence that Ms. Harlos does not
>>           campaign while
>>               at
>>                       these conventions.  If an LNC member attends a
>>           convention and
>>               is
>>                   highly
>>                       visible (you can't recruit national members if you
>>      sit
>>           in the
>>               back
>>                   of
>>                       the room quietly), benefits are still gained,
>>      albeit
>>               incidentally
>>                   and
>>                       without that being the motive, in future elections.
>>           It's not a
>>                   policy
>>                       manual violation because they're no campaigning,
>>      but the
>>               conflicts
>>                       remain potentially large.  By definition, it is a
>>           benefit not
>>                   available
>>                       to other candidates - the reason it doesn't violate
>>      the
>>           policy
>>                   manual
>>                       is that it's not done in the role of candidate.
>>                       Be that as it may, we could still decide that the
>>           benefits
>>               outweigh
>>                   the
>>                       dangers.  That would be a reasonable decision.
>>      However,
>>           I am
>>               of
>>                   the
>>                       opinion that before it began, it should have been
>>           disclosed to
>>               the
>>                       board and a vote taken of the disinterested
>>      directors.
>>           It
>>               could be
>>                       pointed out that, potentially at least, there would
>>      be
>>           no
>>                   disinterested
>>                       directors in such a decision (at least in spirit) -
>>      that
>>           would
>>               be a
>>                       reason not to do it.
>>                       Your answer to why you aren't sending other LNC
>>      members
>>           to
>>               state
>>                       conventions is perfectly appropriate and rational.
>>      You
>>           should
>>               not
>>                   send
>>                       people to state conventions at party expense who
>>      will
>>           not
>>               produce a
>>                       positive return on investment (I, for instance,
>>      probably
>>                   wouldn't).  Of
>>                       course, other LNC members could, conceivably,
>>      produce
>>           value in
>>                   other
>>                       ways.  I have provided parliamentary services for
>>           several state
>>                       parties, sometimes with funding from the state
>>      party,
>>           sometimes
>>               at
>>                   my
>>                       own expense.  That's not something that produces
>>      funds
>>           for the
>>                   party,
>>                       of course, but it does provide affiliate support,
>>           something we
>>               also
>>                       do.  I most certainly should not do that on party
>>           funds.  What,
>>                       precisely, is the difference?  Well, membership
>>      brings
>>           in money
>>                   and, as
>>                       you note, numbers have been falling.  Does that
>>      make it
>>           a
>>               priority
>>                   over
>>                       providing other services, or the many other things
>>      we
>>           could
>>               send
>>                   LNC
>>                       members to do?  Well, maybe.  The LNC did not adopt
>>      any
>>           goals
>>               this
>>                       term.  Last term, the LNC adopted goals, and
>>               retaining/increasing
>>                       membership wasn't one of them.  I believe you told
>>      us
>>           that you
>>                   weren't
>>                       focusing on membership numbers, as a result.  As
>>      has
>>           come up in
>>                   prior
>>                       discussions, I agree with not prioritizing
>>      membership
>>           numbers -
>>               I
>>                   think
>>                       that, over the long term (granted, not the
>>      immediate
>>           term) we
>>               need
>>                   to
>>                       focus on relying less on membership for revenue and
>>           developing
>>                   other
>>                       streams.  To your credit, staff (and especially
>>      Lauren)
>>           has
>>               been
>>                       developing other revenue streams, and doing so very
>>               effectively.
>>                       Membership does have the advantage of predictable
>>      cash
>>           flow,
>>                       admittedly.  But I simply am not that worried about
>>           falling
>>                   membership
>>                       numbers persay - if anything, I think of membership
>>           numbers as
>>               the
>>                       tail, not the dog.  That is, I think we can improve
>>           membership
>>               by
>>                   doing
>>                       things like electing candidates to public office
>>      and
>>           having
>>               them
>>                       implement libertarian policies.  More importantly,
>>      this
>>           board
>>                   doesn't
>>                       seem to regard it as a priority.  But that is a
>>      somewhat
>>               different
>>                       question.
>>                       Or, to use another example, members of the LNC
>>      travel to
>>           states
>>                   where
>>                       signatures are needed and gather hundreds of
>>      volunteer
>>               signatures.
>>                       Granted, they don't desire to be paid for their
>>      expenses
>>           in
>>               those
>>                       cases, but if they did, I don't think staff would
>>      agree
>>           to pay
>>               -
>>                   and I
>>                       think that would be the right call, most of the
>>      time at
>>           least.
>>                   That
>>                       also doesn't put money in our pocket, although it
>>      has
>>           the
>>               ultimate
>>                       effect (if history is any guide) of keeping money
>>      there
>>           that
>>               would
>>                       otherwise leave.
>>                       So, in summary, my position is that we should not
>>      fund
>>           LNC
>>               member
>>                       travel, even if the LNC member agrees not to run
>>      for
>>               reelection.
>>                   But I
>>                       recognize that opinions can differ on that, so my
>>           additional
>>                   opinion is
>>                       that the board is within its rights to decide
>>      otherwise,
>>           but
>>               that
>>                       potentially conflicted transactions involving board
>>           members
>>               should
>>                   be
>>                       discussed with the board ahead of time, and
>>      approved by
>>           a
>>               majority
>>                   of
>>                       disinterested directors.  What's done is done.  I
>>      think
>>           that
>>               before
>>                   it
>>                       continues, action should be taken to approve it (or
>>      not)
>>           by a
>>                   majority
>>                       of disinterested directors.  There's no rule that
>>      can
>>           compel
>>               that
>>                       outcome, it's just my opinion.
>>                       Joshua A. Katz
>>                         On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:56 PM, Wes Benedict
>>                       [17]<[1][8][12][22]wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>                       wrote:
>>                              Dear LNC,
>>                              Caryn Ann Harlos has recruited a lot of
>>           dues-paying
>>               members
>>                   by
>>                              attending state conventions and getting
>>      people to
>>           join
>>               or
>>                         renew.
>>                              At first, she did this at state conventions
>>      she
>>           was
>>                   attending
>>                         in her
>>                              region at her own expense.
>>                              Her results were so strong that I asked her
>>      if
>>           she would
>>               be
>>                         willing
>>                              to go to some other states outside of her
>>      region
>>           to do
>>                   similar
>>                              fundraising efforts if her travel expenses
>>      were
>>               reimbursed.
>>                              We have been struggling to keep membership
>>      from
>>           falling.
>>               We
>>                         send
>>                              renewal emails and renewal letters that
>>      perform
>>               reasonably
>>                   well
>>                         but
>>                              pretty much exhaust that method. Other
>>      methods we
>>           try
>>               have
>>                   very
>>                         low
>>                              ROI. Caryn Ann's ROI has been comparatively
>>           strong.
>>                              Caryn Ann attended the Washington State
>>           convention last
>>                   weekend
>>                         and
>>                              recruited 18 to 20 dues-paying members for
>>      the
>>           national
>>               LP.
>>                              That trip is one in which we have reimbursed
>>      her
>>           for her
>>                         travel.
>>                              I'd like to send Caryn Ann to more state
>>           conventions to
>>               have
>>                         her do
>>                              this work. No one else has done this as
>>           successfully as
>>                   Caryn
>>                         Ann.
>>                              Caryn Ann is a volunteer so we don't pay her
>>      for
>>           her
>>               time.
>>                              For conventions that Caryn Ann is unable to
>>      take
>>           the
>>               time to
>>                         attend,
>>                              I will be sending our staff member Jess
>>      Mears.
>>           The thing
>>                   with
>>                         Jess
>>                              is that we pay her for her hours to travel,
>>           attend, and
>>                   return
>>                         from
>>                              state conventions. She's unlikely to get as
>>      high
>>           of a
>>               ROI.
>>                              I received a complaint today that it is
>>           inappropriate
>>               for
>>                         someone
>>                              running for a position on the LNC to have
>>      travel
>>               reimbursed.
>>                              I sympathize with the complaint, but do not
>>      think
>>           it's a
>>                         violation
>>                              of our policies.
>>                              Nevertheless, I bring this up to the LNC for
>>      your
>>               feedback.
>>                   If
>>                         you
>>                              request a stop to sending Caryn Ann Harlos
>>      or any
>>           other
>>               LNC
>>                         member
>>                              to state conventions for the purpose of
>>           recruiting
>>                   dues-paying
>>                              members, we can end the program.
>>                              A reasonable question might be, "I'm willing
>>      to
>>           go to
>>               state
>>                              convention at the expense of the LNC and
>>      recruit
>>                   members--why
>>                         don't
>>                              you send me?" The answer is that Caryn Ann
>>      proved
>>           her
>>                         willingness
>>                              and capability within her own region. No
>>      other
>>           LNC
>>               members
>>                   have
>>                              mailed us several envelopes of dues-paying
>>           members from
>>                   their
>>                              states. Caryn Ann and Jess Mears together
>>      are not
>>           able
>>               to
>>                         attend
>>                              every state convention. If you are
>>      interested in
>>               helping,
>>                   and
>>                              willing to prove your ability first at a
>>      state in
>>           your
>>                   region
>>                         or at
>>                              another state at your own expense, let me
>>      know
>>           and we
>>               might
>>                   be
>>                         able
>>                                [9]to try that. And then we can report the
>>           results.
>>                                Below is a report from Robert Kraus with
>>      some
>>           of the
>>                           fundraising
>>                                results from Caryn Ann.
>>                                I welcome your feedback.
>>                           Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>                           Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>                           1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
>>                             [2][10][13](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
>>                 [1][3][11][[18]14][23]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                             [2][4][12][15][24]facebook.com/libertarians
>>           @LPNational
>>                             Join the Libertarian Party at:
>>                       [3][5][13][16][19][25]http://lp.org/membership
>>                                -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>                                Subject: Harlos Fundraising
>>                                   Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:27:47 -0500
>>                                 From: Robert S. Kraus
>>               [4][20]<[6][14][17][26]robert.kraus at lp.org>
>>                                   To: Wes Benedict
>>           [5]<[7][15][[21]18][27]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>               >
>>                           I have Harlos pegged as solicitor for a total
>>      of
>>           $2,335.00
>>               for
>>                     82
>>                           members 49 of which where new (these 82 folks
>>      have
>>           also
>>                     contributed
>>                           a
>>                           net total excluding conv related gifts of
>>      $6,261.74
>>           since
>>               2016
>>                           convention - bunch of them to Hist Preservation
>>      of
>>           course
>>               so
>>                     she has
>>                           her
>>                           fans)
>>                           In addition she is likely 95% responsible for
>>      the
>>           $12,120
>>                     raised for
>>                           Historic Preservation
>>                           Finally she has given $2181 herself since the
>>      2016
>>               convention
>>                     (non
>>                           convention related - however $1525 was for Hist
>>               Preservation)
>>                           --
>>                           Robert S. Kraus - Operations Director
>>                           [[22]6]Operations at LP.org
>>                           Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>                           1444 Duke Street
>>                           Alexandria, VA 22314
>>                           Ph: [8]202.333.0008 x 231
>>                           References
>>                                1.
>>      mailto:[9][16][[23]19][28]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                                2.
>>           [10][17][20][24][29]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>                                3.
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>>                                4.
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>>                                5.
>>      mailto:[13][20][[27]23][32]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                                6. mailto:[[28]14]Operations at LP.org
>>                       References
>>                           1. mailto:[21][[29]24][33]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                           2. tel:[22][25](202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>                           3. mailto:[23][[30]26][34]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                           4.
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>>                           7. mailto:[27][[34]30][38]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                           8. tel:[28]202.333.0008 x 231
>>                           9. mailto:[29][[35]31][39]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                          10.
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>>                          13. mailto:[33][[39]35][43]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>                          14. mailto:[[40]34]Operations at LP.org
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>>                     2.
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>>                 4+Duke+St.,+Alexandria,+VA+22314&entry=gmail&source=g
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>>                 try+that.+And+then+we+can+report+the&entry=gmail&source=g
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>>                    34. mailto:[[70]69]Operations at LP.org
>>           References
>>               1. [71]mailto:[73]wes.benedict at lp.org
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>>               4. [74][75]http://facebook.com/libertarians
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>>               6. [76]mailto:[77]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>               7. [77][78]https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/
>>               8. [78]tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>               9. [79]mailto:[79]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              10. [80][80]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              11. [81][81]http://lp.org/membership
>>              12. [82]mailto:[82]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              13. [83]tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>              14. [84]mailto:[83]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              15. [85][84]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              16. [86][85]http://lp.org/membership
>>              17. [87]mailto:[86]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              18. [88]mailto:[87]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              19. [89]mailto:[88]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              20. [90][89]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              21. [91][90]http://lp.org/membership
>>              22. [92]mailto:[91]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              23. [93]mailto:[92]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              24. [94]mailto:[93]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              25. [95]tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>              26. [96]mailto:[94]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              27. [97][95]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              28. [98][96]http://lp.org/membership
>>              29. [99]mailto:[97]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              30. [100]mailto:[98]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              31. [101]mailto:[99]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              32. [102][100]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              33. [103][101]http://lp.org/membership
>>              34. [104]mailto:[102]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              35. [105]mailto:[103]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              36. [106]mailto:[104]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              37. [107][105]https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/
>>              38. [108][106]https://maps.google.com/?q=1444+Duke+St
>>              39. [109]tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>              40. [110]mailto:[107]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              41. [111][108]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              42. [112][109]http://lp.org/membership
>>              43. [113]mailto:[110]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              44.
>>
>>      [114][111]https://maps.google.com/?q=to+try+that.+And+then+we+can+re
>>      port+
>>           the&entry=gmail&source=g
>>              45. [115]tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>              46. [116]mailto:[112]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              47. [117][113]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              48. [118][114]http://lp.org/membership
>>              49. [119]mailto:[115]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              50. [120]mailto:[116]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              51. [121]mailto:[117]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              52. [122][118]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              53. [123][119]http://lp.org/membership
>>              54. [124]mailto:[120]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              55. [125]mailto:[121]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              56. [126]mailto:[122]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              57. [127]tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
>>              58. [128]mailto:[123]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              59. [129][124]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              60. [130][125]http://lp.org/membership
>>              61. [131]mailto:[126]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              62. [132]mailto:[127]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              63. [133]tel:202.333.0008 x 231
>>              64. [134]mailto:[128]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              65. [135][129]http://facebook.com/libertarians
>>              66. [136][130]http://lp.org/membership
>>              67. [137]mailto:[131]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>              68. [138]mailto:[132]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>              69. [139]mailto:[133]Operations at LP.org
>>      References
>>         1.
>>      [134]http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-12-09_LNC_Mee
>>      ting_Region_1_Report.pdf
>>         2. [135]https://www.lp.org/event/lnc-meeting-new-orleans-la/
>>         3. mailto:[136]chair at lp.org
>>         4. mailto:[137]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>         5. mailto:[138]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>         6. mailto:[139]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>         7. [140]http://lp.org/membership
>>         8. mailto:[141]wes.benedict at lp.org
>>         9. [142]http://lp.org/membership
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>>        12. [146]http://lp.org/membership
>>        13. mailto:[1][6][147]wes.benedict at lp.org
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>>        16. [151]http://lp.org/membership
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>>        19. [155]http://lp.org/membership
>>        20. mailto:[6][14][17][156]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>        21. mailto:[157]18][158]wes.benedict at lp.org
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>>        24. [162]http://facebook.com/libertarians
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>>        28. mailto:[168]14]Operations at LP.org
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>>        33. mailto:[175]29][176]robert.kraus at lp.org
>>
>
> ...
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   I do not wish to tie the party's hands...simply because the best person
   for the job happens to be an LNC member.

   On Feb 25, 2018 1:40 PM, "Elizabeth Van Horn"
   <[1]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:

     Apparently, very few LNC members read your report.
     This also doesn't address the issue of this being discussed by the
     LNC, before a decision was made.  Your report is after a decision
     was made, and without this board weighing-in.
     ---
     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
     [2]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
     On 2018-02-25 14:17, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:

     Thank you Wes.  Actually last night I did wake up and realize THIS
     WAS
        IN MY REPORT.  I put EVERYTHING in my reports.
        Any LNC member could have read that.  It was sent to party
     members.  It
        was posted online multiple places.
        I reported it.
        I hope that at least settles part of the political smear job that
     has
        ensued.
        And I am going to relisten to that entire NOLA meeting (though
     there
        was equipment malfunction for part of the time) as I am pretty
     positive
        it was discussed informally there.  Wes or Lauren may recall.
        All of our policies were followed.  I DID DISCLOSE THIS TO THE
     LNC.
        -Caryn Ann
        On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 7:24 AM Wes Benedict
     <[1][3]wes.benedict at lp.org>
        wrote:
             Substantial updates below.
             Robert Kraus, based on the general direction provided by the
          chair (a
             copy pasted below), please issue the reimbursement to Caryn
     Ann
          Harlos
             ($439.73 I believe), but wait until Tuesday morning to do it
     to
          give
             the LNC the opportunity to get a motion started to deny the
             reimbursement in case they want to do that (something I
     think is
             unlikely, but of course possible). If a motion addressing
     these
          issues
             has co-sponsors, even though we won't know for 10 days
     whether or
          not
             it would pass, if a motion were in process, I'd find it
     prudent
          to hold
             off on the reimbursement until such a motion has time to
          complete.
             Although it's among lots of other information, I think it's
     worth
             pointing out that Ms. Harlos included that she would be sent
     to
          some
             state convention in 2018 in her region report at the
     December
          2017 LNC
             meeting in New Orleans. Excerpt below:
               Membership Growth -  "I have been obtaining the lists of
          Regional
               lapsed members for Region 1 and making calls to encourage
          renewal
               earlier this year. I also have been promoting National
          memberships
               at the state conventions and have personally signed up
     about
          150 new
               members between in-person and on-line renewals. I am being
     sent
          to
               several conventions in 2018 by the national party to
     recruit. I
               constantly coach and encourage my region regarding
     national
               memberships."
          [1][2][4]http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-12-
     09_LNC_Me
          eting_
             Region_1_Report.pdf
             I do not recall if this program was discussed during some
     portion
          of
             the LNC meeting (like budget or elsewhere). Daniel Hayes
          mentioned he
             recalls hearing about the program but that could have been
          outside of
             the meeting. I don't think I personally brought it up during
     the
          staff
             portion of the meeting. In case anyone is inclined to do
     review
          the LNC
             meeting, the LNC meeting can be watched again here:
             [2][3][5]https://www.lp.org/event
     /lnc-meeting-new-orleans-la/
             Going forward . . .
             Caryn Ann Harlos, please resume our plans for you to attend
     state
             conventions, to recruit members, and to have your travel
          reimbursed by
             the LNC (again, like above, unless the LNC initiates a
     motion
          aimed at
             ending the practice in which case it would be wise to wait
     for
          that
             motion to complete). Going forward, I think we should
     restrict
             reimbursements for visits outside of your region. Thank you
     for
          your
             service. Sorry about the kerfuffle.
             If any other LNC members are interested in visiting a state
          convention
             to recruit members and to have the expenses covered by the
     party,
             please identify the state convention you'd like to try and
     I'll
          let you
             know if that one is covered yet and if I think it's a good
          opportunity.
             If interested, for transparency purposes, I think it's best
     to
          make
             your offer publicly on this LNC discuss list. Also, please
          provide
             projections on the expenses and revenue you expect. I'll not
          personally
             approve a trip that is very likely to have too poor of an
     ROI
          (e.g. a
             trip to an expensive place to reach with a likely low
          attendance--no
             offense intended, but Hawaii comes to mind--I'll not approve
          Hawaii
             unless someone makes a really good case for it). I will
     intend to
             report your results and based on your results from your
     first
          state
             we'll see if a second state is warranted.
             LNC members, this project is not critical. It will likely
     cost
          less
             than 1% of our budget, and will likely bring in less than 1%
     to
          3% of
             our members. If it's too much of a distraction, I will not
     be
          offended
             if you vote to end the program and it likely won't have a
     major
          impact
             (unless more LNC members participate and are more successful
     than
          I
             anticipate).
             I do like trying new things to get our membership up, and
     like
          using
             volunteers when they are available if the staff required to
          support the
             volunteers isn't overly burdensome. I also like having LNC
          members use
             their talents when available.
             As usual, our operations director Robert Kraus is always
     happy to
             provide lists of people to LNC members to call for
     membership
          renewals
             and donations to the national party from the comfort of your
          home. If
             interested in making fundraising calls, let me or Robert
     know.
             (The chair's comments are below as referenced above.)
             Thanks,
             --Wes Benedict
             -------- Forwarded Message --------
              Subject: [Lnc-business] Expense Reimbursement for
     Fundraising
                 Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:06:19 -0700
                 From: Nicholas Sarwark [3]<[4][6]chair at lp.org>
             Reply-To: [4][5][7]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
                   To: [5][6][8]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
          Dear All,
          Expense reimbursements to LNC members have been made (and will
     be
          made
          in the future) according to the rules set out in our policy
     manual.
          The Chair and/or the Treasurer (depending on the situation)
     approve
          the expenses and no officer approves his or her own expenses.
          When expense reimbursements for party business are made to a
     member
          of
          the LNC, they are reported on the related party transactions
     portion
          of the Treasurer's report.
          As our fundraising infrastructure has improved, there are more
          opportunities for fundraising events than there is availability
     from
          only staff and the Chair. If LNC members are able to handle
     events
          at
          the direction of the Executive Director or Head of Development,
     they
          have been (and will continue to be) reimbursed for their
     expenses
          associated with those events.
          Membership recruitment is one part of an effective fundraising
          strategy.  When a person makes an initial financial commitment
     to
          the
          party, they are much more likely to make future financial
          commitments
          over their lifetime (and sometimes at the end of it).
          Absent a change in the policy manual or specific guidance in
     the
          form
          of a vote of the national committee, it is my intention to
     proceed
          as
          we have been doing in consultation with the Treasurer,
     Executive
          Director, and the Head of Development.
          Yours in liberty,
          Nick
          Wes Benedict, Executive Director
          Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
          1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
          [9](202) 333-0008 ext. 232, [6][7][10]wes.benedict at lp.org
          [8][11]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
          Join the Libertarian Party at:
     [7][9][12]http://lp.org/membership
             Wes Benedict wrote on 2/23/2018 2:09 PM:
               Thanks for the response.
               Joshua, we have sent Chair Sarwark and Vice Chair Vohra to
               fundraising events and have reimbursed their travel
     expenses.
               Our Head of Development is setting up additional
     fundraising
          events
               with the intention of the chair to attend.
               What do you think about that? Would you recommend we cease
               reimbursing the travel expenses for sending the chair for
               fundraising events?
               Wes Benedict, Executive Director
               Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
               1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
               [13](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
     [8][10][14]wes.benedict at lp.org
               [11][15]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
               Join the Libertarian Party at:
     [9][12][16]http://lp.org/membership
               On 2/23/2018 1:56 PM, Joshua Katz wrote:
                   As I said, what's done is done.  You should send the
     funds.
               That's
                   just my opinion, of course, since I can't act for this
               organization,
                   but it's my opinion.
                   Joshua A. Katz
                   On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Wes Benedict
               [10]<[1][13][17]wes.benedict at lp.org>
                   wrote:
                     Here's where we stand expense-wise on this if I have
     my
          facts
                     correct--and I have gotten facts wrong on this so I
     want
          to be
                     transparent and corrected if I'm wrong.
                     So far, we have reimbursed Caryn Ann Harlos $198.96
     for
          SW
               Airlines
                     under "Membership Fundraising Costs" and I think
     that was
          for
               the
                     Arizona state convention.
                     Additionally, Caryn Ann submitted expenses for
          reimbursement
               for
                     $439.73 to be paid for fundraising at the WA state
          convention.
                     I submitted those expenses to the treasurer with a
          request for
                     approval, received the approval, but we haven't sent
          those
               funds to
                     Caryn Ann yet. Approval attached, if attachments are
          working
               today.
                     Now I'm unsure what I should do about the $439.73.
                     I'm pretty sure I should go ahead and have the funds
          issued,
                     because, this was all done in compliance with the
     policy
               manual and
                     with the knowledge of the chair and treasurer.
                     Is there any opposition to me issuing the funds to
     Caryn
          Ann
               for the
                     $439.73?
                     Today coincidentally we received the memberships in
     the
          mail
               from
                     WA:  a total of 16 memberships for $690 total plus a
     $25
          a
               month
                     donor.
                     Josh, what do you think? Do you think I should issue
     the
               payment of
                     $439.73 to Caryn Ann?
                     Wes Benedict, Executive Director
                     Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
                     1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
                     [2][18](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
          [[11]3][14][19]wes.benedict at lp.org
                     [4][15][20]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
                     Join the Libertarian Party at:
          [5][12][16][21]http://lp.org/membership
                     On 2/23/2018 12:35 PM, Joshua Katz wrote:
                         I agree with the ED on scenario 1.  I lean
     towards
               agreeing
                     about
                         Scenario 2.
                         There should also be LNC training, at the start
     of
          each
               term
                     (or, at
                         least, this is my suggestion to future LNCs)
     about
               recognizing
                     issues
                         relating to duties of directors.
                         [22]Joshua A. Katz
                         On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Wes Benedict
                     [13]<[1][6][17][23]wes.benedict at lp.org>
                         wrote:
                           Scenario 1.
                           If the LNC wants to encourage the chair to
     approve
               reimbursing
                     Caryn
                           Ann Harlos for expenses for travel outside of
     her
          region
               for
                     the
                           purpose of recruiting dues-paying members,
     then the
          LNC
               can
                     pass a
                           motion to that effect.
                           ==========
                           Unless that happens, I lean towards taking
     Joshua's
               advice of
                           discontinuing the practice, given that no one
     has
          spoken
               up in
                           support, and that Caryn Ann has rescinded her
               willingness.
                           I think Caryn Ann probably recruited more
          dues-paying
               members
                     to the
                           national LP in the past 12 months than all
     other
          LNC
               members
                           combined.
                           Aaron Starr started a program called "Give or
     Get".
          It
               was
                     quite
                           successful, was in 2006 to 2008 and you can
     read
          about
               in the
                     LNC
                           minutes here:
          [2][7][14][18][24]https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/
                         I believe flights and hotel expenses were
     covered for
          a
               few LNC
                         members for the "Give or Get" program.  I point
     that
          out
               because
                         there's a precedent for paying travel expenses
     for
          LNC
               members to
                   do
                         fundraising.
                         The LNC has routinely reimbursed the current and
          former
               Chairs
                   for
                         travel expenses related to party business
     including
               fundraisers,
                   but
                         excluding LNC meetings, and in accordance with
     the
          Policy
               Manual.
                         ==========
                         Scenario 2.
                         While typing this note a donor has offered to
     help
          cover
               Caryn
                   Ann's
                         expenses for this purpose. If the donor is
     willing to
               cover 100%
                   of
                         those expenses, and if the donor reimburses
     Caryn Ann
               directly,
                   and
                         then the donor reports the reimbursements to me
     as an
               in-kind
                         contribution (probably with the assistance of
     Caryn
          Ann),
               that
                   would
                         take control of the process out of my hands and
     out
          of the
               LNC's
                         hands.
                         ==========
                         I recommend the LNC vote regarding Scenario 1,
     so you
          can
               make it
                         more clear whether or not you approve having LNC
          members
               have
                         expenses reimbursed for raising funds, but
     that's up
          to
               you all.
                   As
                         we ramp up our fundraising efforts, it will help
     me
          to
               know if I
                         should make staff the primary relationship
     builders
          with
               our
                   donors,
                         or if I should keep the opportunity open for
     board
          members
               as
                   well.
                         I also encourage feedback from individual LNC
     members
               regarding
                         Scenario 2 even though technically I don't think
          approval
               is
                         required. I'd like that feedback because I'm
     willing
          to
               cooperate
                         with Caryn Ann and the donor if there's not a
     lot of
               opposition
                   by
                         the LNC. If there's a lot of opposition by the
     LNC,
          I'll
               be less
                         cooperative with Caryn Ann as she recruits
     members
          and
               raises
                   funds
                         for the party.
                         Thanks,
                         Wes Benedict, Executive Director
                         Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
                           [3]1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
                           [4][8][25](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
               [5][[15]9][19][26]wes.benedict at lp.org
                           [6][10][20][27]facebook.com/libertarians
     @LPNational
                           Join the Libertarian Party at:
               [7][11][16][21][28]http://lp.org/membership
                       On 2/23/2018 12:01 AM, Joshua Katz wrote:
                           Wes,
                           Thank you for opening a discussion on this.  I
     do
          not
               believe
                   it is
                           proper to use party funds to send LNC members
     to
          state
                   conventions
                           unless they are "lame ducks" (and, honestly,
          probably
               not then
                           either).  The facts provided are enlightening
     and
               important,
                   but
                       the
                           question here is about the principle, not the
          people or
               the
                       individual
                           circumstances.  The principle is that, as you
     note
          in
               your
                   email,
                       this
                           is a discretionary decision by staff.  Staff
     is
               determining,
                   based,
                       to
                           be sure, on perfectly legitimate factors,
     which LNC
               members are
                       being
                           sent and where.  There is nothing compelling
     staff
          in
               the
                   future to
                       use
                           the factors you identify here, and different,
     less
               legitimate
                       factors,
                           could be used in the future.  The way to
     prevent
          that is
               "all
                   or
                           nothing."  But "all" is impractical, and also
     not a
          good
               idea.
                           Other corporations handle this in a more
     direct
          fashion
               - they
                   pay
                           directors.  We don't do that (and I'm not
          suggesting
               it).  In
                   fact,
                       we
                           encourage directors to donate, and I highly
          appreciate
               that Ms.
                       Harlos
                           does so.  I don't see how it changes this
          arrangement,
               though.
                   We
                       have
                           rules against being an employee and a director
               simultaneously -
                   to
                       the
                           extent an LNC member benefits (in addition to
     the
          party
                   benefits)
                       from
                           such travel paid for by the party, the
     arrangement
          is
               somewhat
                   akin
                       to
                           employing that director to provide a service:
     in
          this
               case,
                       membership
                           recruitment.  Maybe Ms. Harlos gets no benefit
     at
          all
               from such
                       travel,
                           but will that be true for future LNC members?
     The
               potentials
                   for
                           self-dealing are numerous.  Directors play a
     role
          in
               selecting
                   and
                           hiring staff - could directors hire and retain
          staff who
               will
                       provide
                           travel for those specific directors, and in
     turn,
          then
               enjoy an
                           advantage in future LNC elections?
                           I have every confidence that Ms. Harlos does
     not
               campaign while
                   at
                           these conventions.  If an LNC member attends a
               convention and
                   is
                       highly
                           visible (you can't recruit national members if
     you
          sit
               in the
                   back
                       of
                           the room quietly), benefits are still gained,
          albeit
                   incidentally
                       and
                           without that being the motive, in future
     elections.
               It's not a
                       policy
                           manual violation because they're no
     campaigning,
          but the
                   conflicts
                           remain potentially large.  By definition, it
     is a
               benefit not
                       available
                           to other candidates - the reason it doesn't
     violate
          the
               policy
                       manual
                           is that it's not done in the role of
     candidate.
                           Be that as it may, we could still decide that
     the
               benefits
                   outweigh
                       the
                           dangers.  That would be a reasonable decision.
          However,
               I am
                   of
                       the
                           opinion that before it began, it should have
     been
               disclosed to
                   the
                           board and a vote taken of the disinterested
          directors.
               It
                   could be
                           pointed out that, potentially at least, there
     would
          be
               no
                       disinterested
                           directors in such a decision (at least in
     spirit) -
          that
               would
                   be a
                           reason not to do it.
                           Your answer to why you aren't sending other
     LNC
          members
               to
                   state
                           conventions is perfectly appropriate and
     rational.
          You
               should
                   not
                       send
                           people to state conventions at party expense
     who
          will
               not
                   produce a
                           positive return on investment (I, for
     instance,
          probably
                       wouldn't).  Of
                           course, other LNC members could, conceivably,
          produce
               value in
                       other
                           ways.  I have provided parliamentary services
     for
               several state
                           parties, sometimes with funding from the state
          party,
               sometimes
                   at
                       my
                           own expense.  That's not something that
     produces
          funds
               for the
                       party,
                           of course, but it does provide affiliate
     support,
               something we
                   also
                           do.  I most certainly should not do that on
     party
               funds.  What,
                           precisely, is the difference?  Well,
     membership
          brings
               in money
                       and, as
                           you note, numbers have been falling.  Does
     that
          make it
               a
                   priority
                       over
                           providing other services, or the many other
     things
          we
               could
                   send
                       LNC
                           members to do?  Well, maybe.  The LNC did not
     adopt
          any
               goals
                   this
                           term.  Last term, the LNC adopted goals, and
                   retaining/increasing
                           membership wasn't one of them.  I believe you
     told
          us
               that you
                       weren't
                           focusing on membership numbers, as a result.
     As
          has
               come up in
                       prior
                           discussions, I agree with not prioritizing
          membership
               numbers -
                   I
                       think
                           that, over the long term (granted, not the
          immediate
               term) we
                   need
                       to
                           focus on relying less on membership for
     revenue and
               developing
                       other
                           streams.  To your credit, staff (and
     especially
          Lauren)
               has
                   been
                           developing other revenue streams, and doing so
     very
                   effectively.
                           Membership does have the advantage of
     predictable
          cash
               flow,
                           admittedly.  But I simply am not that worried
     about
               falling
                       membership
                           numbers persay - if anything, I think of
     membership
               numbers as
                   the
                           tail, not the dog.  That is, I think we can
     improve
               membership
                   by
                       doing
                           things like electing candidates to public
     office
          and
               having
                   them
                           implement libertarian policies.  More
     importantly,
          this
               board
                       doesn't
                           seem to regard it as a priority.  But that is
     a
          somewhat
                   different
                           question.
                           Or, to use another example, members of the LNC
          travel to
               states
                       where
                           signatures are needed and gather hundreds of
          volunteer
                   signatures.
                           Granted, they don't desire to be paid for
     their
          expenses
               in
                   those
                           cases, but if they did, I don't think staff
     would
          agree
               to pay
                   -
                       and I
                           think that would be the right call, most of
     the
          time at
               least.
                       That
                           also doesn't put money in our pocket, although
     it
          has
               the
                   ultimate
                           effect (if history is any guide) of keeping
     money
          there
               that
                   would
                           otherwise leave.
                           So, in summary, my position is that we should
     not
          fund
               LNC
                   member
                           travel, even if the LNC member agrees not to
     run
          for
                   reelection.
                       But I
                           recognize that opinions can differ on that, so
     my
               additional
                       opinion is
                           that the board is within its rights to decide
          otherwise,
               but
                   that
                           potentially conflicted transactions involving
     board
               members
                   should
                       be
                           discussed with the board ahead of time, and
          approved by
               a
                   majority
                       of
                           disinterested directors.  What's done is
     done.  I
          think
               that
                   before
                       it
                           continues, action should be taken to approve
     it (or
          not)
               by a
                       majority
                           of disinterested directors.  There's no rule
     that
          can
               compel
                   that
                           outcome, it's just my opinion.
                           Joshua A. Katz
                             On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:56 PM, Wes
     Benedict
                           [17]<[1][8][12][22][29]wes.benedict at lp.org>
                           wrote:
                                  Dear LNC,
                                  Caryn Ann Harlos has recruited a lot of
               dues-paying
                   members
                       by
                                  attending state conventions and getting
          people to
               join
                   or
                             renew.
                                  At first, she did this at state
     conventions
          she
               was
                       attending
                             in her
                                  region at her own expense.
                                  Her results were so strong that I asked
     her
          if
               she would
                   be
                             willing
                                  to go to some other states outside of
     her
          region
               to do
                       similar
                                  fundraising efforts if her travel
     expenses
          were
                   reimbursed.
                                  We have been struggling to keep
     membership
          from
               falling.
                   We
                             send
                                  renewal emails and renewal letters that
          perform
                   reasonably
                       well
                             but
                                  pretty much exhaust that method. Other
          methods we
               try
                   have
                       very
                             low
                                  ROI. Caryn Ann's ROI has been
     comparatively
               strong.
                                  Caryn Ann attended the Washington State
               convention last
                       weekend
                             and
                                  recruited 18 to 20 dues-paying members
     for
          the
               national
                   LP.
                                  That trip is one in which we have
     reimbursed
          her
               for her
                             travel.
                                  I'd like to send Caryn Ann to more
     state
               conventions to
                   have
                             her do
                                  this work. No one else has done this as
               successfully as
                       Caryn
                             Ann.
                                  Caryn Ann is a volunteer so we don't
     pay her
          for
               her
                   time.
                                  For conventions that Caryn Ann is
     unable to
          take
               the
                   time to
                             attend,
                                  I will be sending our staff member Jess
          Mears.
               The thing
                       with
                             Jess
                                  is that we pay her for her hours to
     travel,
               attend, and
                       return
                             from
                                  state conventions. She's unlikely to
     get as
          high
               of a
                   ROI.
                                  I received a complaint today that it is
               inappropriate
                   for
                             someone
                                  running for a position on the LNC to
     have
          travel
                   reimbursed.
                                  I sympathize with the complaint, but do
     not
          think
               it's a
                             violation
                                  of our policies.
                                  Nevertheless, I bring this up to the
     LNC for
          your
                   feedback.
                       If
                             you
                                  request a stop to sending Caryn Ann
     Harlos
          or any
               other
                   LNC
                             member
                                  to state conventions for the purpose of
               recruiting
                       dues-paying
                                  members, we can end the program.
                                  A reasonable question might be, "I'm
     willing
          to
               go to
                   state
                                  convention at the expense of the LNC
     and
          recruit
                       members--why
                             don't
                                  you send me?" The answer is that Caryn
     Ann
          proved
               her
                             willingness
                                  and capability within her own region.
     No
          other
               LNC
                   members
                       have
                                  mailed us several envelopes of
     dues-paying
               members from
                       their
                                  states. Caryn Ann and Jess Mears
     together
          are not
               able
                   to
                             attend
                                  every state convention. If you are
          interested in
                   helping,
                       and
                                  willing to prove your ability first at
     a
          state in
               your
                       region
                             or at
                                  another state at your own expense, let
     me
          know
               and we
                   might
                       be
                             able
                                    [9]to try that. And then we can
     report the
               results.
                                    Below is a report from Robert Kraus
     with
          some
               of the
                               fundraising
                                    results from Caryn Ann.
                                    I welcome your feedback.
                               Wes Benedict, Executive Director
                               Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
                               1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
                                 [2][10][13][30](202) 333-0008 ext. 232,
                     [1][3][11][[18]14][23][31]wes.benedict at lp.org
                                 [2][4][12][15][24][32]facebook.com
     /libertarians
               @LPNational
                                 Join the Libertarian Party at:
                           [3][5][13][16][19][25][33]http://l
     p.org/membership
                                    -------- Forwarded Message --------
                                    Subject: Harlos Fundraising
                                       Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:27:47
     -0500
                                     From: Robert S. Kraus
                   [4][20]<[6][14][17][26][34]robert.kraus at lp.org>
                                       To: Wes Benedict
               [5]<[7][15][[21]18][27][35]wes.benedict at lp.org
                   >
                               I have Harlos pegged as solicitor for a
     total
          of
               $2,335.00
                   for
                         82
                               members 49 of which where new (these 82
     folks
          have
               also
                         contributed
                               a
                               net total excluding conv related gifts of
          $6,261.74
               since
                   2016
                               convention - bunch of them to Hist
     Preservation
          of
               course
                   so
                         she has
                               her
                               fans)
                               In addition she is likely 95% responsible
     for
          the
               $12,120
                         raised for
                               Historic Preservation
                               Finally she has given $2181 herself since
     the
          2016
                   convention
                         (non
                               convention related - however $1525 was for
     Hist
                   Preservation)
                               --
                               Robert S. Kraus - Operations Director
                               [[22]6]Operations at LP.org
                               Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
                               1444 Duke Street
                               Alexandria, VA 22314
                               Ph: [8]202.333.0008 x 231
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