[Lnc-business] why are we actively soliciting refunds

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Both.  That email and the chair on social media.

I was also personally encouraged to ask for my 2K back.  I declined.  But
it bothered me.

This isn’t the first member to mention it to me.  But it’s the first one to
write me to ask how to get his money and welcomed a phone call.

We are used to each other to forget how the average member looks up to the
chair.

He says to get your money NOW they listen.



On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 2:13 PM Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> When you say, "we are actively encouraging people to get a refund now."
> are you referring to communications coming out of headquarters, or LNC
> members posting on social media?
>
> The only thing I've seen officially concerning a refund was an e-mail
> sent to the delegates May 12, which included this paragraph:
>
> "If you purchased a convention package and you need to request a refund,
> please don't hesitate. We don't want any member of the Libertarian Party
> to put themselves into a tough financial situation during this crisis.
> If you are in a position where you are able to redirect that package as
> a donation to the Libertarian Party, we will use it to support having
> our Presidential candidate on every American's ballot and in getting the
> Libertarian message to the American people."
>
> When members do ask staff about getting a refund, they are directed to a
> website with options to request a refund, donate the payment to ballot
> access or the building fund, take half the refund and donate half, or
> apply the refund to a future convention. They're also directed to
> https://lnc2020.com/category/covid19/ for the latest info. To date there
> have been about 33 requests for refunds.
>
> ---
> Tim Hagan
> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>
> On 2020-05-15 08:27, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> > Okay, I have not said anything but I am perturbed that while we have a
> > convention pending we are actively encouraging people to get a refund
> > now.
> > It seems self-sabotaguing.  And I am now convinced.  A member wrote me
> > about a refund.  I asked to speak with him.  The only reason he was
> > asking
> > was because "the chair said we should and seemed to pushing that."
> >
> > He really did not want one if we are going to have a convention but
> > said
> > our messaging is leading everyone to believe we won't.
> >
> > I have an issue with that.
> >
> > A simple phone call about what our decisions actually were kept $500 in
> > our
> > coffers.  Why are we putting out self-sabotaguing messaging?
> >
> > *  In Liberty,*
> > * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> > (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
> > communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
> > found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social
> > faux
> > pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.
> > *
>
-- 

*In Liberty,*

* Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
pas), please contact me privately and let me know. *