[Lnc-business] Comission Based Paid Fundraisers.

[Lauren Daugherty]

I don't know of any legal reasons why we can't contract with 
commission-based fundraisers. However, I as a the person in charge of 
fundraising for the national party, have thoughts on the matter.

Having worked in and around fundraising for all of my professional 
career, I have observed many formats and styles of fundraising and seen 
what worked in different situations.

I think there are cases in which commission-based fundraising is helpful 
or worth pursuing but I am generally against it.

It can set up the wrong set of incentives for the fundraiser. Also, it 
focuses on short-term dollars-in-the-door rather than long-term 
relationship building which an organization needs to grow and thrive 
financially. None of our fundraisers are paid on commission and I think 
it is wise to keep it that way.

Our fundraising needs to be focused on customer service and long-term 
relationship building. Commission-based fundraising does neither of 
those things.

Lauren Daugherty
Interim Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee

On 4/8/2019 6:28 PM, Joshua Smith via Lnc-business wrote:
> Good evening All,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew the legal implications of having 
> comission based paid fundraisers? And also if this is something the 
> National Party has ever implemented?
>
> Thanks,
> Joshua Smith