[Lnc-business] Seeking Feedback: Membership Support Committee

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

I took the structure from the candidate support committee motion which had 5 LNC members and reduced it to 4. I'd be in favor of reversing the ratio to 3/4 Lnc/non-lnc ratio.

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Aug 26, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   Much much better.  I have a question though - why so many LNC members?
>   We are stretched thin and there are many many members who want to
>   help.  I would like to see committees - particularly ones with
>   absolutely no budget - to be member ran with the composition of that
>   committee approved by the LNC not just the LNC chair (if we reduced the
>   LNC membership of the committee - if kept as it is right now, only
>   approval by the Chair is necessary).
>   The Historical Committee - which actually HAS a budget has NO required
>   LNC members.  Why are we not moving towards that model?
>   tldr; I am likely to vote against if the number of LNC members is not
>   reduced.  We can always volunteer to be appointed.  I would like to see
>   NO required LNC members.
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>   On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 10:49 AM Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via
>   Lnc-business <[4]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>        Below is the newer wording for what used to be the
>     Retention/Outreach
>        committee motion. I have simplified the motion based on what I
>     saw on
>        the email ballots of committee motions from previous LNC terms.
>        My intention is to create a committee that want to help provide
>     some
>        extra hands to the staff in Membership related tasks and fact
>     finding
>        (making thank you calls/emails). Since this can be quite a wide
>     range
>        of activities I chose to not define them within the motion so the
>        committee chair or the committee can coordinate with the
>     Membership
>        Manager and other staff on how they can be helpful.
>        -------------------------
>        Membership Support Committee
>        Create a Membership Support Committee consisting of four LNC
>     members or
>        LNC alternates and three non-LNC members of the LP.  The LNC
>     members of
>        the committee are elected by the LNC and the non-LNC members are
>        appointed by the LNC Chair based on recommendations from the LNC
>        members of the committee.  The LNC Chair will appoint an Interim
>     Chair
>        of the Membership Support Committee until a permanent Chair can
>     be
>        elected by its’ members.
>        The Membership Support Committee will seek to find ways to
>     support LP
>        staff in matters of membership growth and retention.  The
>     committee
>        will submit a report of its activities at the 2nd and 4th LNC
>     meetings
>        each year.
>        Alex Merced
>        Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP
> 
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