[Lnc-business] Seeking Feedback: Membership Support Committee

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

2 questions:

1. Would 9 members be too large that it may encumber the committee (The blockchain committee is large but the motion had specific goals laid out so to focus a larger committee)

2. Would there be any reason to not have all the positions open to LNC and non-lnc

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Aug 26, 2018, at 7:32 PM, Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   Please don't use the "we", when that's not a behavior that most of the
>   LNC has a history of doing.
>   Not only are multiple LNC members new to this, but some haven't served
>   on any committees.
>   Also, I look forward to hearing which subcommittee you're resigning
>   from, to set the example of giving up control and expanding horizons.
> 
>   ---
>   Elizabeth Van Horn
> 
>   On 2018-08-26 18:44, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> 
>   EVH,
> 
> 
> 
>   The LNC appoints the Chair.  In the future I expect it will be someone
>   else. I think that is in fact a model we want to adopt.  Limited LNC
>   involvement, more grassroots.
> 
> 
> 
>   If we truly want meaningful advisory committees we have to give up
>   control and expand horizons.  Nothing stops LNC members from
>   volunteering, applying, attending, or assisting.
> 
> 
> 
>   We need to stop controlling.
> 
> 
> 
>   -Caryn Ann
> 
>   On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 4:38 PM Caryn Ann Harlos
>   <[1]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   There is no stopping Regionals  from volnteering or attending.
> 
> 
> 
>   With all these committees requiring LNC members two things happen:
> 
> 
> 
>   1. Members see the same people on committee after committee and are
>   resentful
> 
> 
> 
>   2. The committees get less effective as we are stretched thin.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   -Caryn Ann
> 
>   On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 2:18 PM Elizabeth Van Horn
>   <[2]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
> 
>     I have no problem designating a number of LNC members to be on a
>     Membership Support Committee, and think it would be helpful for LNC
>     Region Reps to be on such a committee, as we get a lot of direct
>     feedback from our state affiliates.  The type of feedback we get
>     often
>     speaks directly to membership issues.
>     Friday I spend time listening to members who're candidates in my
>     Region,
>     as some are very frustrated with the LP launched CRM project.  I got
>     feedback from multiple members, sent emails, and even spoke to
>     Nicholas
>     Sarwark on the phone, as he was responsive enough to call me
>     concerning
>     this issue. (Tentatively, an issue was resolved.)  I plan to do some
>     follow-up to see if further issues can be resolved, as there are
>     multiple LP candidates who're not happy with LP national's release
>     product-options for CRM. I'm not on the Candidate Support Committee,
>     but
>     spent time doing candidate support, as it's *member* support. (I
>     realize
>     the Candidate Support Committee isn't described as direct support.)
>     Since various members contact their LNC Region Reps for member
>     related
>     issues, I'd like to be on the Membership Support Committee, and
>     would
>     like to have the committee composition comprised of four LNC
>     members.
>     In addition, I'd expand the non-LNC members and add two more than
>     proposed, making the non-LNC members five.  Small committees
>     sometimes
>     have several people unable to make a meeting, even when online, and
>     when
>     there's only seven people, and two are missing, it's hard to come to
>     a
>     meaningful agreement, as so few are represented.  Also, since we do
>     have
>     such an abundance of LP members wishing to help, expanding the
>     non-LNC
>     members number would help our members, as there'd be a larger pool
>     of
>     people would to assist.
>     For the reasons mentioned above, I'd like to see the Membership
>     Support
>     Committee have nine people, four LNC members, and five non-LNC
>     members.
>     ---
>     Elizabeth Van Horn
>>     On 2018-08-26 13:59, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business 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.
>>     ************
>> 
>>   ==
>> 
>>   On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 10:49 AM Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)
>     via
>>   Lnc-business <[4][3]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
>> 
>> 
> 
>     --
> 
> References
> 
>   1. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
>   2. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
>   3. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
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