[Lnc-business] Communication Between National and Affiliates

[Whitney Bilyeu]

I have mixed thoughts on this.

There are many members at the county and state level who have nothing at
all to do with the national level. Likewise, we have members who only care
about national, and don't engage locally.

I don't think that a state or county affiliate needs to be included in the
planning of a national-sponsored event, per se. I certainly don't want to
create an environment in which the national party needs to "clear" events
first.

These are all distinct organizations, and what one does may or may not be
pertinent to what the other is doing at any given time.

I do see these as separate entities, which can and will operate independent
of each other at times. I do agree that cohesion is important, but I am
leery of requiring coordination beyond an FYI in most cases...I just don't
want to encourage a territorial approach to event planning.

Whitney



On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Bowden via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Lauren,
>
> Appreciate you getting back on it. I will pass it on to Utah that it
> merely slipped the mind. Keep doing the great work you are. Certainly
> understand being overextended and exhausted.
>
> Regards,
> Craig Bowden
> Region 1 Alternate
>
> On 2018-11-09 15:33, Lauren Daugherty via Lnc-business wrote:
> > Craig,
> >
> > I apologize for not calling the leadership in Utah before sending out
> > the email this morning. It has been on my mind to call them soon. I
> > just hadn't done it yet.
> >
> > Staff is doing a million things any given day. Some times in the
> > election cycle are a bit slower but right now we are still on
> > overdrive, trying to get election results wrapped up and published,
> > trying to prepare for the December LNC meeting, bringing in the $
> > needed to pay all of the bills, and so much more. We are currently
> > also phasing out Wes as ED and me in as interim ED. You can imagine
> > also how tired we are from being on overdrive for months leading up to
> > election day. In short, we are stretched thin, more so than usual.
> >
> > Improving communication among all of our folks has been one of my top
> > priorities since coming on the team 3.5 years ago and we've made
> > significant strides on that. It will continue to be one of my top
> > priorities, both as development director and interim ED. I actually
> > had a conversation with staff about this today.
> >
> > We still have more work to do on this, as you point out.
> >
> > Know that I'll continue to work on this, as will the rest of staff.
> > But please also understand that we are in a situation where we are
> > constantly having to crank things out at a much faster speed than we
> > might desire. We have a small team doing a TON of stuff, often with
> > far less prep time than the staff in other comparable organizations
> > have.
> >
> > Call me any time if you wish to discuss further.
> >
> > Lauren
> >
> > Lauren Daugherty
> > Development Director
> > Libertarian National Committee
> >
> > On 11/9/2018 4:24 PM, Craig Bowden via Lnc-business wrote:
> >> To all:
> >>
> >> I wanted to bring up an issue right quick. I know I have largely been
> >> silent the last while. Between real life and the campaign, there was
> >> little time.
> >>
> >> I sent a couple of messages to individuals earlier, but would like to
> >> address the body as a whole.
> >>
> >> The subject is that we need to make sure that we are taking effort as
> >> a national body to loop in state parties when we are doing something
> >> in their backyard from National.
> >>
> >> The reason I bring this up is that there is an event in Salt Lake
> >> City, UT that the Utah Executive Committee knew nothing about until
> >> they received invites in their inboxes.
> >>
> >> The reason for this being important on coordination is so that:
> >> 1. The state affiliate feels like they are important to our overall
> >> efforts.
> >> 2. We can better coordinate manpower if needed.
> >> 3. Promoting the event can be better handled.
> >> 4. We can ensure that there are not meetings or events double booked
> >> on the day.
> >> 5. Cohesion is a good thing
> >>
> >> Whether it is a member of the board or one of the LP employees doing
> >> the event coordination, it is important that we have communication
> >> first so that people aren't caught off guard with something,
> >> especially if it is an officially sponsored event.
> >>
> >> Respectfully,
> >> Craig Bowden
> >> Region 1 Alternate
>
>

-- 
*Whitney Bilyeu*
Libertarian National Committee
Region 7 Representative
281.433.4966
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   I have mixed thoughts on this.
   There are many members at the county and state level who have nothing
   at all to do with the national level. Likewise, we have members who
   only care about national, and don't engage locally.
   I don't think that a state or county affiliate needs to be included in
   the planning of a national-sponsored event, per se. I certainly don't
   want to create an environment in which the national party needs to
   "clear" events first.
   These are all distinct organizations, and what one does may or may not
   be pertinent to what the other is doing at any given time.
   I do see these as separate entities, which can and will operate
   independent of each other at times. I do agree that cohesion is
   important, but I am leery of requiring coordination beyond an FYI in
   most cases...I just don't want to encourage a territorial approach to
   event planning.
   Whitney

   On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 4:48 PM Craig Bowden via Lnc-business
   <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

     Lauren,
     Appreciate you getting back on it. I will pass it on to Utah that it
     merely slipped the mind. Keep doing the great work you are.
     Certainly
     understand being overextended and exhausted.
     Regards,
     Craig Bowden
     Region 1 Alternate
     On 2018-11-09 15:33, Lauren Daugherty via Lnc-business wrote:
     > Craig,
     >
     > I apologize for not calling the leadership in Utah before sending
     out
     > the email this morning. It has been on my mind to call them soon.
     I
     > just hadn't done it yet.
     >
     > Staff is doing a million things any given day. Some times in the
     > election cycle are a bit slower but right now we are still on
     > overdrive, trying to get election results wrapped up and
     published,
     > trying to prepare for the December LNC meeting, bringing in the $
     > needed to pay all of the bills, and so much more. We are currently
     > also phasing out Wes as ED and me in as interim ED. You can
     imagine
     > also how tired we are from being on overdrive for months leading
     up to
     > election day. In short, we are stretched thin, more so than usual.
     >
     > Improving communication among all of our folks has been one of my
     top
     > priorities since coming on the team 3.5 years ago and we've made
     > significant strides on that. It will continue to be one of my top
     > priorities, both as development director and interim ED. I
     actually
     > had a conversation with staff about this today.
     >
     > We still have more work to do on this, as you point out.
     >
     > Know that I'll continue to work on this, as will the rest of
     staff.
     > But please also understand that we are in a situation where we are
     > constantly having to crank things out at a much faster speed than
     we
     > might desire. We have a small team doing a TON of stuff, often
     with
     > far less prep time than the staff in other comparable
     organizations
     > have.
     >
     > Call me any time if you wish to discuss further.
     >
     > Lauren
     >
     > Lauren Daugherty
     > Development Director
     > Libertarian National Committee
     >
     > On 11/9/2018 4:24 PM, Craig Bowden via Lnc-business wrote:
     >> To all:
     >>
     >> I wanted to bring up an issue right quick. I know I have largely
     been
     >> silent the last while. Between real life and the campaign, there
     was
     >> little time.
     >>
     >> I sent a couple of messages to individuals earlier, but would
     like to
     >> address the body as a whole.
     >>
     >> The subject is that we need to make sure that we are taking
     effort as
     >> a national body to loop in state parties when we are doing
     something
     >> in their backyard from National.
     >>
     >> The reason I bring this up is that there is an event in Salt Lake
     >> City, UT that the Utah Executive Committee knew nothing about
     until
     >> they received invites in their inboxes.
     >>
     >> The reason for this being important on coordination is so that:
     >> 1. The state affiliate feels like they are important to our
     overall
     >> efforts.
     >> 2. We can better coordinate manpower if needed.
     >> 3. Promoting the event can be better handled.
     >> 4. We can ensure that there are not meetings or events double
     booked
     >> on the day.
     >> 5. Cohesion is a good thing
     >>
     >> Whether it is a member of the board or one of the LP employees
     doing
     >> the event coordination, it is important that we have
     communication
     >> first so that people aren't caught off guard with something,
     >> especially if it is an officially sponsored event.
     >>
     >> Respectfully,
     >> Craig Bowden
     >> Region 1 Alternate

   --
   Whitney Bilyeu
   Libertarian National Committee
   Region 7 Representative
   281.433.4966

References

   1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org