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<p>Speaking of surveys, I'd also like to see a survey to help the
LNC and Convention Committee choose the 2020 convention location.
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<p>The Convention Committee has done a great job gathering lots of
locations to consider. They have collected a wide range of options
and have narrowed it down. <br>
</p>
<p>I'd like to see if our members would prefer a more expensive
location with hotel prices in the $149 per night range and dinners
that cost the LP $100 per meal (and lunches $59), or if they'd
prefer a location where hotel prices were around $119 per night,
and dinners cost the LP closer to $59 per meal (and lunches $39).
The package prices we set, and profit or loss the LP makes on
conventions, is highly dependent upon the prices hotels charge for
meals. <br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/11/2017 11:16 AM, Wes Benedict
wrote:<br>
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<p>Patrick, I share your concern regarding our dues-paying
membership decline and think a survey would be worthwhile.<br>
</p>
<p>I have done some surveys in the past by snail mail, but it's
been a while. I think it's time to do another set. <br>
</p>
<p>See attached survey mailings.<br>
</p>
<p>See some survey results on page 7 of LP News: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011-4_LP_News.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011-4_LP_News.pdf</a><br>
</p>
<p>I found the two responses regarding the Tea Party questions to
be especially illustrative. <br>
</p>
<p>I will plan to do another survey this Fall. <br>
</p>
<p>I'll also be asking for a budget increase at this LNC meeting
to pay for prospecting for new donors/members to lists that have
routinely been our best performers. <br>
</p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" moz-do-not-send="true">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership" moz-do-not-send="true">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/11/2017 8:20 AM, Patrick
McKnight wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">All,
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<div>I don't understand why our declining membership isn't our
number one priority as an organization. These reports come
out showing we have a real problem and no one seems to
notice. Too often the LNC is too busy having pointless
philosophical debates amongst ourselves while people are
voting with their feet and leaving the party.</div>
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<div>I would like us to do an email survey of our membership
to determine what people like and don't like about the
party. I don't accept this culture of failure that since our
numbers went up last year they have to go down this year. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I don't pretend to have all the answers to this problem.
But I think a good place to start is simply asking our
membership. It would be free and we might learn something. </div>
<div><br>
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<div>Interest in liberty is exploding, if our numbers don't
reflect that we are doing something wrong. </div>
<div><br>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Patrick McKnight</div>
<div>LNC Region 8 Rep</div>
<div>Chair, New Jersey Libertarian Party</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 10:13 AM,
Robert Kraus <span dir="ltr"><<a
href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">robert.kraus@lp.org</a>></span>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy"><span
class="">Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Operations@LP.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">Operations@LP.org</a><br>
Libertarian National Committee<br>
</span>Ph: <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008"
value="+12023330008" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">202.333.0008 x 231</a></span></font></p>
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size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Join
today: <a
href="https://www.lp.org/membership"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.lp.org/membership</a></span></font></p>
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size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">LP
FB Page: <a
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>libertarians</a>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
Lnc-business [mailto:<a
href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">lnc-business-bounces@<wbr>hq.lp.org</a>]
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Aaron Starr<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
Thursday, August 03, 2017 4:32 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
<a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">lnc-business@lp.org</a>;
'LP-State Chairs'; <a
href="mailto:staff@lp.org" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">staff@lp.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
Re: [Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"
color="#1f497d"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">For
some reason the report compares July 2017
with June 2016, so the prior year data point
did not get updated from last month’s
report.</span></font></p>
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color="#1f497d"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"
color="#1f497d"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Can
you revise this report to compare July 2017
with July 2016? </span></font></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d">Aaron
Starr</span></font></p>
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face="Calibri" color="#1f497d"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"><a
href="tel:%28805%29%20583-3308"
value="+18055833308" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">(805) 583-3308</a>
Home</span></font></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1f497d"><a
href="tel:%28805%29%20404-8693"
value="+18054048693" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">(805) 404-8693</a>
Mobile</span></font></p>
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">starrcpa@gmail.com</a></span></font></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">
Lnc-business [mailto:<a
href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">lnc-business-bounces@<wbr>hq.lp.org</a>]
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>Robert Kraus<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
Thursday, August 03, 2017 9:32 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
<a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">lnc-business@lp.org</a>;
'LP-State Chairs'; <a
href="mailto:staff@lp.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">staff@lp.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
[Lnc-business] Jul Membership Report</span></font></p>
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color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Jul
Membership Report is attached. Open to find
out who is no longer tied for 10<sup>th</sup>!</span></font></p>
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color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy"> </span></font></p>
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color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Live
Free!</span></font><font color="navy"><span
style="color:navy"></span></font></p>
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size="1" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy"> </span></font></p>
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size="6" face="Freestyle Script"
color="navy"><span
style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle
Script";color:navy;font-weight:bold">Robert</span></font></i></b></em><b><i><font
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><br>
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face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Robert
S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br>
<a href="mailto:Operations@LP.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Operations@LP.org</a><br>
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.</span></font><font
color="navy"><span style="color:navy"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font
size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">1444
Duke Street</span></font><font color="navy"><span
style="color:navy"></span></font></p>
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size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Alexandria</span></font><font
size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">,
VA 22314</span></font><br>
<font size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Ph: <a
href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008"
value="+12023330008" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">202.333.0008 x 231</a></span></font></p>
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size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy">Join
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size="2" face="Verdana" color="navy"><span
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>libertarians</a>
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