[Lnc-votes] [Lnc-business] new convention website using NationBuilder
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I've already broached the topic with Nick Sarwark and Sam Goldstein.
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.
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.
If you like the content of the 2013 Libertarian Party of Texas Annual Report:
http://www.lp.org/files/LPTX_2014_Annual_Report.pdf
then I think you're going to like our upcoming branding efforts and convention website.
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 http://lptexas.org/ (joomla platform I think), will be building the 2016 convention website.
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.
The convention theme, as voted on by members, will be #LegalizeFreedom
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.
If things go well, I can see migrating other things, like perhaps http://lpstore.org/ to the NationBuilder site. Perhaps the site could eventually morph into the replacement for LP.org, but that's something we can decide later.
Perhaps we will be able to get away from some of the additional payment portals we've had to rely on, like Piryx pages, and Authorize.net, and consolidate those functions into the NationBuilder system.
The 2014 convention website is here, https://lpcon2014.org/ and I suspect we'll easily outdo that one.
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our existing website: http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome
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.
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. There are many viable paths around the roadblocks of progress.
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.be...@lp.org
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
lnc-...@hq.lp.org
Doug Craig
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.
If things go well, I can see migrating other things, like perhaps
http://lpstore.org/ to the NationBuilder site. Perhaps the site could
eventually morph into the replacement for LP.org, but that's something
we can decide later.
Perhaps we will be able to get away from some of the additional payment
portals we've had to rely on, like Piryx pages
Authorize.net <http://www.lp.org/office-fund>, and consolidate those
The 2014 convention website is here, https://lpcon2014.org/ and I
suspect we'll easily outdo that one.
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our
existing website: http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome
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.
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. There are many viable paths around
the roadblocks of progress.
--
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
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Mr. Executive Director:
I think your plan to dip staff’s toe in NationBuilder without betting the farm on it is a good idea.
However, I would like you to explain what you meant by the very last sentence in the e-mail below. I have made it red and bold to make it easy for you to locate it.
Scott Lieberman
From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-busine...@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Wes Benedict
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
11:09 AM
To: lnc-bu...@hq.lp.org
Subject: [Lnc-business] new
convention website using NationBuilder
Unless I detect significant opposition soon from the LNC, I plan to have built a 2016 convention website using the NationBuilder platform.
I've already broached the topic with Nick Sarwark and Sam Goldstein.
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.
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.
If you like the content of the 2013 Libertarian Party of Texas Annual Report:
http://www.lp.org/files/LPTX_2014_Annual_Report.pdf
then I think you're going to like our upcoming branding efforts and convention
website.
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 http://lptexas.org/ (joomla platform I think),
will be building the 2016 convention website.
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.
The convention theme, as voted on by members, will be #LegalizeFreedom
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.
If things go well, I can see migrating other things, like perhaps http://lpstore.org/ to the NationBuilder site.
Perhaps the site could eventually morph into the replacement for LP.org, but
that's something we can decide later.
Perhaps we will be able to get away from some of the additional payment portals we've had to rely on, like Piryx pages, and Authorize.net, and consolidate those functions into the NationBuilder system.
The 2014 convention website is here, https://lpcon2014.org/ and I suspect we'll
easily outdo that one.
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our existing website:
http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome
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.
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.
There are many viable paths around the roadblocks of progress.
lnc-...@hq.lp.org
-------- Original Message --------
From: "Scott L." <sco...@earthlink.net>
Date: Nov 24, 2015 8:37 PM
To: lnc-bu...@hq.lp.org
CC:
Mr. Executive Director:
I think your plan to dip staff's toe in NationBuilder without betting the
farm on it is a good idea.
However, I would like you to explain what you meant by the very last
sentence in the e-mail below. I have made it red and bold to make it easy
for you to locate it.
Scott Lieberman
_____
<https://secure.piryx.com/donate/uO2ehmy0/libertarian/llpp22> , and
The 2014 convention website is here, <https://lpcon2014.org/>
https://lpcon2014.org/ and I suspect we'll easily outdo that one.
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our
existing website: <http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome>
http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome
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.
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. There are many viable paths around the
roadblocks of progress.
--
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
lnc-...@hq.lp.org
Mr. Executive Director:
I sent the e-mail below to lnc-business over a week ago.
I would appreciate it if you would answer the question that I asked you in that e-mail.
If you think there are “roadblocks to progress” that are preventing you from doing your job, it is important for the board to know what those roadblocks are, so that we can remove those roadblocks.
Scott Lieberman
From: Scott L. [mailto:sco...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
5:36 PM
To: 'lnc-bu...@hq.lp.org'
Subject: RE: new convention
website using NationBuilder
Mr. Executive Director:
I think your plan to dip staff’s toe in NationBuilder without betting the farm on it is a good idea.
However, I would like you to explain what you meant by the very last sentence in the e-mail below. I have made it red and bold to make it easy for you to locate it.
Scott Lieberman
From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-busine...@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Wes Benedict
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
11:09 AM
To: lnc-bu...@hq.lp.org
Subject: [Lnc-business] new convention
website using NationBuilder
Unless I detect significant opposition soon from the
LNC, I plan to have built a 2016 convention website using the NationBuilder
platform.
I've already broached the topic with Nick Sarwark and Sam Goldstein.
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.
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.
If you like the content of the 2013 Libertarian Party of Texas Annual Report:
http://www.lp.org/files/LPTX_2014_Annual_Report.pdf
then I think you're going to like our upcoming branding efforts and convention
website.
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 http://lptexas.org/ (joomla platform I think),
will be building the 2016 convention website.
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.
The convention theme, as voted on by members, will be #LegalizeFreedom
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.
If things go well, I can see migrating other things, like perhaps http://lpstore.org/ to the NationBuilder site.
Perhaps the site could eventually morph into the replacement for LP.org, but
that's something we can decide later.
Perhaps we will be able to get away from some of the additional payment portals
we've had to rely on, like Piryx pages,
and Authorize.net, and consolidate
those functions into the NationBuilder system.
The 2014 convention website is here, https://lpcon2014.org/ and I suspect we'll
easily outdo that one.
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our existing
website: http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome
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.
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.
There are many viable paths around the roadblocks of progress.
lnc-...@hq.lp.org
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Robert Kraus (copied on this email while I'm at it), I forgot to punch in while working in Oklahoma.
Please add the following to my time card:
11/18/2015: 8 hours
11/29/2015: 12 hours
11/30/2015: 12 hours
12/1/2015: 18 hours (yes 18 hours: started at midnight, worked straight till 10 am; then from 2 PM till midnight).
12/2/2015: add 7 hours to my morning hours: 5:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Most of that time was spent on ballot access, but I also kept up with some normal work. I'll estimate allocations later.
All those extra hours have no affect on my pay. Just the time clock that only me, Robert Kraus, and Aaron Starr typically look at.
I've gone over my 6 weeks max banked vacation time. I'm losing vacation hours by not using them. Will try to burn some this month--probably a week at Christmas, though I might punch in to answer some emails.
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I'm very encouraged that no roadblocks were put up for the convention website.
Take care,
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
lnc-...@hq.lp.org
More about it is below. It was put together in 8 weeks by a pair of experts in Texas who said national's marketing, branding, messaging, and website LP.org sucked.
Back in 2009 I was so disappointed by national's marketing, branding, and messaging myself, that I lobbied heavily for the LNC's executive director position. I've fixed quite a few things over the years, but more work remains. I was happy when some new Texans with new ideas got them rolled out via http://libertarian.nationbuilder.com/
It will be interesting to see what the next crop of Texas Libertarian "experts" come up with.
Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.be...@lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
Unless I detect significant opposition soon from the LNC, I plan to have built a 2016 convention website using the NationBuilder platform.
I've already broached the topic with Nick Sarwark and Sam Goldstein.
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.
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.
If you like the content of the 2013 Libertarian Party of Texas Annual Report:
http://www.lp.org/files/LPTX_2014_Annual_Report.pdf
then I think you're going to like our upcoming branding efforts and convention website.
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 http://lptexas.org/ (joomla platform I think), will be building the 2016 convention website.
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.
The convention theme, as voted on by members, will be #LegalizeFreedom
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.
If things go well, I can see migrating other things, like perhaps http://lpstore.org/ to the NationBuilder site. Perhaps the site could eventually morph into the replacement for LP.org, but that's something we can decide later.
Perhaps we will be able to get away from some of the additional payment portals we've had to rely on, like Piryx pages, and Authorize.net, and consolidate those functions into the NationBuilder system.
The 2014 convention website is here, https://lpcon2014.org/ and I suspect we'll easily outdo that one.
Content for the 2016 convention is currently embedded in pages on our existing website: http://www.lp.org/convention/welcome
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.
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. There are many viable paths around the roadblocks of progress.
--
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.be...@lp.org
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership