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

Whitney Bilyeu whitneycb76 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 25 17:08:38 EST 2018


What I meant was that I don't want to take any action that would tie the
party's hands in this regard. I am okay with putting things up for
approval, when a potential conflict is in play. I wasn't saying that
putting it to the LNC for approval equates to tying hands.

On Feb 22, 2018 9:56 PM, "Wes Benedict" <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
>      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
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, [1]wes.benedict at lp.org
> [2]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: [3]http://lp.org/membership
>
>    -------- Forwarded Message --------
>    Subject: Harlos Fundraising
>       Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:27:47 -0500
>       From: Robert S. Kraus [4]<robert.kraus at lp.org>
>         To: Wes Benedict [5]<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
> [6]Operations at LP.org
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> 1444 Duke Street
> Alexandria, VA 22314
> Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231
>
> References
>
>    1. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>    2. http://facebook.com/libertarians
>    3. http://lp.org/membership
>    4. mailto:robert.kraus at lp.org
>    5. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
>    6. mailto:Operations at LP.org
>
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   What I meant was that I don't want to take any action that would tie
   the party's hands in this regard. I am okay with putting things up for
   approval, when a potential conflict is in play. I wasn't saying that
   putting it to the LNC for approval equates to tying hands.

   On Feb 22, 2018 9:56 PM, "Wes Benedict" <[1]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
          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](202) 333-0008 ext. 232, [1][3]wes.benedict at lp.org
     [2][4]facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
     Join the Libertarian Party at: [3][5]http://lp.org/membership
        -------- Forwarded Message --------
        Subject: Harlos Fundraising
           Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:27:47 -0500
           From: Robert S. Kraus [4]<[6]robert.kraus at lp.org>
             To: Wes Benedict [5]<[7]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
     [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]wes.benedict at lp.org
        2. [10]http://facebook.com/libertarians
        3. [11]http://lp.org/membership
        4. mailto:[12]robert.kraus at lp.org
        5. mailto:[13]wes.benedict at lp.org
        6. mailto:[14]Operations at LP.org

References

   1. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
   2. tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232
   3. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
   4. http://facebook.com/libertarians
   5. http://lp.org/membership
   6. mailto:robert.kraus at lp.org
   7. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
   8. tel:202.333.0008 x 231
   9. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
  10. http://facebook.com/libertarians
  11. http://lp.org/membership
  12. mailto:robert.kraus at lp.org
  13. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
  14. mailto:Operations at LP.org


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