<div dir="auto">Yes</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 1, 2017 7:46 PM, "Starchild" <<a href="mailto:sfdreamer@earthlink.net">sfdreamer@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-1282258778599912793Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>I vote <b>no</b> on this motion, for the reasons discussed in my June 20 message below. </div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div><br></div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> <a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a></div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div> @StarchildSF</div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Jun 20, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Starchild wrote:</div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><span class="m_-1282258778599912793Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Thanks, Wes. I'm glad you clarified, because your initial message had given me the impression that unexpected and possibly important stuff had come up. Here it sounds like you are talking about just the usual competing priorities. It seems to me that the pressure to reduce newsletter production in favor of doing things like fundraising, writing press releases, improving the website, corresponding with state affiliates, etc., will always be there, and maybe even more so during campaign season when things are presumably busier. If we succumb to this pressure, I think the tendency over time will be to put out LP News less and less frequently. I don't recall, but wouldn't be surprised if the initial move to stop publishing the newspaper monthly and go to a less frequent schedule was prompted by a similar rationale about needing to focus on other stuff, and put forward as a temporary measure, and that this is how we lost our monthly publication.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-1282258778599912793Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>It's not so much that <i>I</i> miss getting LP News every month, or would miss that extra issue if we drop below publishing bi-monthly, as what I think is best for the party. Although I think the publication could use a broader focus (e.g. more coverage of government injustices, especially those likely to generate passion and outrage, more inspiring stories of people who aren't necessarily big-L Libertarians fighting for freedom, etc.), I would rather see it improved than cut back. You mention membership numbers going down, and that something needs to be done about that. I'd suggest that cutting the most concrete thing we give dues-paying members (a physical copy of LP News), would not be productive in this regard. Especially during a post-election year when we historically expect many members to drop, it seems unwise to short people on receiving this tangible benefit of membership without a stronger reason than the competing demands of the regular workload. That's my 2¢ anyway.</div><div><br></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div><br></div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> <a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a></div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div> @StarchildSF</div></div></blockquote><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Jun 20, 2017, at 4:38 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p>A quick follow-up: I will not be upset regardless of how the LNC votes on this. I'm a bit flattered (for the organization) that many of you would feel like you were missing out by missing one issue of LP News--glad you all want to keep it going and many thanks to Carla who has served as editor for a couple years on that. <br></p><pre class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
<a href="tel:(202)%20333-0008" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre><div class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-cite-prefix">On 6/20/2017 7:32 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><p>The short answer is "everything I do except LP News." But let me elaborate on some of the things I need to get done that I've had time giving enough attention to:</p><p>Interviewing prospects and hiring: Press Secretary, Candidate Support Specialist, Members Services manager (we have a temp member services manager, Mat, who I want to get back on phoning for renewals). <br></p><p>Working with those new people to insure good integration into the organization.<br></p><p>Our website still needs plenty of improvements, like our current list of candidates.<br></p><p>Well thought-out facebook prospecting ads where we monitor closely the R.O.I. (you don't want to just spend money and count views and clicks). Eric produced profitable facebook membership ads for us in the past. Others haven't been able to do that for me. <br></p><p>More press releases on current issues.</p><p>We've done some prospecting to the Johnson for President 2016 list, but need to do more of that via email, facebook, and snail mail. Our contract for that data makes the process a bit more cumbersome than would be obvious. <br></p><p>Better integration or at least syncing between Raisers Edge and our email blast service.</p><p>Our attorney is waiting on me for some info a ballot access case. <br></p><p>A state affiliate is waiting on me for some helpful registered libertarian data that I'll also make available to other states if I have time to let them know about it. <br></p><p>Membership numbers are going down. Need to work on that more.</p><p>Take the time to respond to Andy, the petitioners, collecting of names for us to send membership invitations to to say "thanks, we'll send membership inquiry packages--of the 60 or so that we've sent in recent years that were legible enough, we raised $10, so worth doing when we have the names, but not worth making a top priority compared to just getting our petitioners to focus and do good work getting signatures." <br></p><p>Eric's a big help to me on a lot of important things I need help with (he's already started making website fixes that used to take me long to describe in detail--now I can tell him real quick in person and he's getting things working better). <br></p><p>But seriously, I'm overloaded with many major things. Outside help is sometimes helpful, but not always so easy to use--I've spent quite a bit of time lately explaining FEC rules and regulations to people who are helping--takes time with new folks--some outside help from volunteers ends up taking a lot of time perhaps counter-intuitively. <br></p><p>When I can't give staff the attention they need to make themselves helpful, it hurts their productivity. I think I'd be better off having staff work on other projects than that 6th issue of LP News this year.</p><p>I do try to prioritize. There are 4 major inputs that affect my prioritization: 1) my thoughts of course, 2) the chairs, 3) the LNC's, 4) significant opportunities that pop up out of the blue that are worth taking advantage of. <br></p>We can do all 6 LP News issues if that's what the LNC requests. It's a minor decision for you all regardless of which direction you go and will have a minor impact--not a major decision in my opinion. <br><p>Thanks for asking. <br></p><p>I am unable to answer all the emails and calls I get.</p><pre class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
<a href="tel:(202)%20333-0008" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre><div class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-cite-prefix">On 6/20/2017 7:06 PM, Starchild wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-1282258778599912793Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Before voting on this, I'd like to hear what Wes wants to spend staff time on that would otherwise be spent producing an issue of LP News. I don't see how we can make an informed decision on the merits of the motion without that information.</div><div><br></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div><br></div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> <a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a></div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div> @StarchildSF</div></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br><div><div class="elided-text"><div>On Jul 1, 2017, at 2:19 PM, James Lark wrote:</div><br class="m_-1282258778599912793Apple-interchange-newline"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="elided-text">
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Dear colleagues:<br>
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I hope all is well with you. I am writing in my capacity as
Region 5 representative to vote "aye" on the motion.<br>
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As always, thanks for your work for liberty.<br>
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Take care,<br>
Jim<br>
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James W. Lark, III<br>
Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering<br>
Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society<br>
Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics<br>
University of Virginia<br>
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Advisor, The Liberty Coalition<br>
University of Virginia<br>
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Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee<br>
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<div class="m_-1282258778599912793moz-cite-prefix">On 6/21/2017 4:48 AM, Alicia Mattson
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<b><u>Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 1, <span class="m_-1282258778599912793gmail-m_-8379118852138647182gmail-m_-6417268801349296248gmail-m_1986229171992062500gmail-m_1181632840545237343gmail-m_5539741857281978456gmail-m_3269739548110022274gmail-m_-7417594590945562825m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il">2017</span>
at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br>
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<u>Co-Sponsors:</u> Hayes, Bilyeu, Goldstein, Redpath,
Harlos, Demarest<br>
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<u>Motion:</u> to allow staff the discretion to choose between
publishing a total of five or six physical issues of LPNews
for the year of 2017, subject to the approval of the Chairman.<br>
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-Alicia<br>
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