[Lnc-business] Fwd: Re: Colorado joint fundraising efforts.

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

EVH is also right - this is part of my larger complaint of the LNC being
kept in the dark.  I was utterly surprised to see this come through APRC
and the first time an LNC member hears of something like this should not be
in APRC or when it goes public.  We cannot possibly keep our duties if we
are kept in the dark.

And don't anyone assume well at least the other officers know.  No they
don't.

*In Liberty,*

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On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:44 PM Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Forwarded to list.
>
> ---
> Elizabeth Van Horn
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
>                 SUBJECT:
>                 Re: Colorado joint fundraising efforts.
>
>                 DATE:
>                 2019-10-16 01:11
>
>                 FROM:
>                 Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>
>
>                 TO:
>                 John Phillips <john.phillips at lp.org>
>
>                 CC:
>                 Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org>, Dan Fishman
> <dan.fishman at lphq.org>, LNC Gsuite Migration <lnctest at lphq.org>, Jess
> Mears <jess at lphq.org>
>
> John,
>
> I'm asking questions about how this has been handled.  Which is what any
> LNC can, and should, be doing.  I'd appreciate you not characterizing a
> legitimate concern as "kvetch".
>
> ---
> Elizabeth Van Horn
> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>
> On 2019-10-16 01:04, John Phillips wrote:
>
> > Valid objection if there is a policy - and the one about timing and
> informing other affiliates is as well.
> >
> > However, I did know that they were looking for an answer, and knew what
> the issue was, and informed my region of both the FEC issues, and another
> potential work around as soon as the possibility was mentioned. I would
> assume that was how CO knew to work on it.
> >
> > I also know that if someone brings a potential solution to an issue we
> have together I would try to work out the bugs with them before I started
> advertising it. Same as I do with any new product or service I offer in
> business. Same as we do/did with the CRM actually.
> >
> > We did ask them for a closer look EVH, that is how they came up with the
> work around.  I'm not going to kvetch about someone coming up with a
> solution to a problem we asked them to.
> >
> > John Phillips
> > Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> > Cell 217-412-5973
> >
> > On Oct 15, 2019 11:52 PM, Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Policy Manual section 3.03.1, titled "Affiliate Relationships" requires
> that, "Special agreements with states require the approval of the LNC."
> >
> > Part of the reason for that is to have even-handed treatment of all
> affiliates.
> >
> > -Alicia
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 9:40 PM Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Also, does that mean that the LNC will be eating the full amount of the
> credit card processing fees for the state's portion of the proceeds?  I
> would object to us underwriting an affiliate's fundraising drive in that
> manner.
> >
> > -Alicia
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 9:37 PM Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > There are some political ramifications to rolling this out for only one
> state with only a few days left before the delegate allocation deadline.
> Granted CO is the state that is arranging the phone effort to boost their
> memberships, but for the LNC to be offering help to one state at this
> last-minute-before-the-deadline is gonna look a bit unfair to other state
> affiliates competing for the same delegate allocations.
> >
> > -Alicia
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 3:33 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman at lphq.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Please visit https://www.lp.org/colorado-national-combined-membership/
> >
> > Password is (Not shown on forwarded)
> >
> > History behind this.  A few months ago Jess Mears held a webinar with
> state and county membership directors and invited me to address questions
> about the possibility of a joint membership form, which had come up in a
> previous conversation.
> >
> > I had prior to the meeting consulted with Robert Kraus about the FEC
> implications and we agreed it could be done with states that are FEC
> filers.  I discussed this in the Membership Directors meeting, and
> described essentially the webpage listed above.  There was some interest
> among the participants.
> >
> > Fast forward to last week and Colorado approached me with a plan.  They
> are hiring a telemarketer to call all the registered Libertarians in
> Colorado and are going to get them to become members at national as well as
> make a donation to LPCO.
> >
> > The page has cleared APRC and is explicitly approved by the LPCO chair.
> It has been suggested I notify the LNC of this plan and ask if there are
> strenuous objections to making this publicly available.  LPCO has a
> communication going out tomorrow, and they would like to advertise this
> page.
> >
> > To anticipate other questions, we can make a page like this available to
> any state that is a FEC filers.  I would need a formal request from the
> state chair to proceed.
> >
> > Your reply is appreciated.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > Dan Fishman, Executive Director,  Libertarian Party
> >
> > --
>