<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>To newer LNC members who haven't been through this discussion before, it might not be immediately obvious why there is a benefits lapse date that is completely separate from the sustaining membership lapse date. We have some donors who give more than $25 a year, but have not signed the membership certification, so they can't be sustaining members. They give us money, though, so we provide them some benefits anyway, as described in the policy manual. It also defines how to manage the benefits for monthly pledgers. The association levels there apply to both member-donors and non-member donors.<br><br></div>For more info on how the benefits lapse date works, see Policy Manual Section 2.05.5, and also search for other instances of the phrase "benefits lapse date" in other sections.<br><br></div>The benefits lapse date may be greater than or equal to the sustaining membership lapse date, depending on various circumstances.<br><br></div>-Alicia<br><div><div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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In that first example, the Foundation Membership expired later than
the Sustaining Membership.<br>
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But here's an example where the reverse is true. The Sustaining
Membership expires later than the Foundation Membership.<br>
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Let's say Jane Doe joined the Libertarian Party on 1/1/2015 for $25.<br>
On 7/1/2015, Jane Doe donated $25 for ballot access.<br>
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On 7/1/2016 her "Sustaining Membership" expires.<br>
On 1/1/2016, her "Foundation Membership" expires.<br>
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Although it's probably more technically correct to say that on
1/1/2016, her "Regular Membership" expired. That's because the $25
contributed on 7/1/2015 raised her level from "Foundation" to
"Regular", but did not extend her association level expiration date.
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<div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
<small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
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</span><div><div class="h5"><div>On 4/28/2015 11:55 AM, Wes Benedict
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I'm going to give a quick example to explain the difference in the
expirations. I'm not going to be extremely careful about the
terminology I'm using here. So forgive me if I misstate a
particular. <br>
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Let's say John Doe joined the Libertarian Party on 1/1/2015 for
$25.<br>
On 10/1/2015, John Doe contributes another $25 to renew his
membership.<br>
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He never donates any other money.<br>
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On 10/1/2016 his "Sustaining Membership" expires.<br>
On 1/1/2017, his "Foundation Membership" expires.<br>
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Again, I didn't design this system. I've advocated for more
simplicity and clarity.<br>
<div>-- <br>
Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
<small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
<a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational<br>
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
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