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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Mr. Executive Director:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I think your plan to dip staff’s
toe in NationBuilder without betting the farm on it is a good idea. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>However, I would like you to
explain what you meant by the very last sentence in the e-mail below. I have
made it </span></font><font size=2 color=red face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:red'>red</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> and <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>bold </span></b>to make it easy for you to locate it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Wes Benedict<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 24, 2015
11:09 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Lnc-business] new
convention website using NationBuilder</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Unless I detect significant opposition soon from the
LNC, I plan to have built a 2016 convention website using the NationBuilder
platform.<br>
<br>
I've already broached the topic with Nick Sarwark and Sam Goldstein. <br>
<br>
I'm excited about the possibilities the NationBuilder technology offers, but
not yet completely sold on the platform or the enormity of the conversion task.
<br>
<br>
Starting with a convention website will allow us to get our feet wet with the
technology, and at the same time, to quickly roll out some of our new branding.
And since this won't involve a massive wholesale instantaneous changeover from
our current website, LP.org on Drupal, and our current membership database,
RaisersEdge, it's something we can manage without the risk of destabilizing our
entire organization at the start of a Presidential election year. <br>
<br>
If you like the content of the 2013 Libertarian Party of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State> Annual Report:<br>
<a href="http://www.lp.org/files/LPTX_2014_Annual_Report.pdf">http://www.lp.org/files/LPTX_2014_Annual_Report.pdf</a><br>
then I think you're going to like our upcoming branding efforts and convention
website.<br>
<br>
The makers of that annual report, including the events portrayed, the graphics,
and I'll add to that--most of the content of the current LPTexas website <a
href="http://lptexas.org/">http://lptexas.org/</a> (joomla platform I think),
will be building the 2016 convention website.<br>
<br>
Separately, Andy Burns, our affiliate support specialist, has already
implemented a couple NationBuilder sites at the state level. He won't be the
main driver of this project, but of course we'll consult him for practical
advice.<br>
<br>
The convention theme, as voted on by members, will be #LegalizeFreedom<br>
<br>
<br>
Starting with a convention website allows us to import a small portion of our
database contacts, which keeps the pricing very low, but allows us to
experiment with its interactivity capabilities with our best activists.<br>
<br>
If things go well, I can see migrating other things, like perhaps <a
href="http://lpstore.org/">http://lpstore.org/</a> to the NationBuilder site.
Perhaps the site could eventually morph into the replacement for LP.org, but
that's something we can decide later.<br>
<br>
Perhaps we will be able to get away from some of the additional payment portals
we've had to rely on, like <a
href="https://secure.piryx.com/donate/uO2ehmy0/libertarian/llpp22">Piryx pages</a>,
and <a href="http://www.lp.org/office-fund">Authorize.net</a>, and consolidate
those functions into the NationBuilder system.<br>
<br>
The 2014 convention website is here, <a href="https://lpcon2014.org/"></a><a
href="https://lpcon2014.org/">https://lpcon2014.org/</a> and I suspect we'll
easily outdo that one.<br>
<br>
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our existing website:
<a href="http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome"></a><a
href="http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome">http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome</a><br>
<br>
I see the new website as a combination of a convention project, an I.T.
project, and a branding project. The costs will be relatively low. The risks
will be relatively low. Our Treasurer and Audit Committee will have plenty of
fun double-checking the cost allocations. <br>
<br>
I plan to tell our team to get started on this next week, and to have it live
before the end of the year, unless you guys want to stop this before then,
which I can live with. </span></font><b><font color=red><span style='color:
red;font-weight:bold'>There are many viable paths around the roadblocks of
progress.</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- <br>
Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
</span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Libertarian National
Committee, Inc.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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