LPF Fundraising Committee Report, September 2023
Committee: LPF Fundraising
Date of Report: 9/17/2023
Chair: Steven Nehkaila
Vice Chair: Hector Roos
Summary:
We brought together a dream team of members to the committee. The fundraising committee has contiguous goals: 1) Seeking out corporate sponsorships for our events as a regular source of revenue. We especially want to target end of year sponsorships for LPFCon24 which is why we're making it a priority to have a 501c4 in place by then. 2) Seeking out contributions of at least $500 from Florida donors who give to national but not Florida LP in the last 3 years. 3) Seeking out contributions from rank and file and the 100@25 recurring donor program.
Last Meeting: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00pm (weekly on Wednesdays at 4 PM until further notice)
Next Meeting: Wednesda20y, September , 2023 at 4:00pm
Membership: Steven Nehkaila, Hector Roos, Gabrielle Cordova, Robert Kraus, Tim Crosby (Ex-Officio)
Volunteer(s): Josh Hlavka, Ashley Kautz
Meetings are held through Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87982580681?pwd=ei93WUI0TnRYdWkwZVRSU2dEMVgwZz09Upcoming actions
- 100@25 Speaker event with Diego Rivera on Defend the Guard (postponed, new date TBA)
Action steps (Hector/Gabrielle unless otherwise indicated):
• Nationbuilder proposal – use-case and implementation guide $6,700 request from treasurer (we have one prospective donor for this proposal)
• Donor lists (touching base with current and recent donors)
• Donor lists (100 @ $500 donors who give to LP National and not LP Florida)
• This week’s appeal email (Youtube link for previous 100@25 chat
https://youtu.be/SQ1jcI4Z0M0, a write-up of the Tom Woods event, call for volunteers, and update from candidates new candidate for US Senate 2024)
• Next 100@25 Club Topic “Defend the Guard with Diego Rivera” September 15, 2023 @ 7pm EST
• New Fundraising Event in the Florida Keys (End of December)
• 501c4 bylaws (Hector)
• 2023 Winter Holiday Party planning (Start promotion in September)
Continuing Tasks:
• Updating Bloomerang CRM (Hector)
• Updating call lists (Hector)
• Preparing next email appeal (Hector)
• Communication calendar for fundraising asks (incl. Giving Tuesday, Year in Review, End of Year, 100@25 profiles, 100@25 virtual monthly events)
• Once a week fundraising appeal. Steven priority. Messaging: Candidates, Party Development, Events, Activities (like Legislative Session, Cannafest, etc)
• 2024 LPF Convention Cmte Coordination (Robert): Need specific calendar of emails and communication (i.e. press release, theme contest and early bird); promote sponsorships.
• Regularly: Announce next meeting on LPF Discord event calendar (Hector)
• LPF Store (I asked Steven to commit a budget to pay Mitch to maintain and update the story) Reach out to Mitch to get the proposal
• NEW: 100@25 Guest Speakers invite: Larry Lawton, Spike Cohen, Larry Sharpe, Admiral Finbar, Diego Rivera, Mike Maharrey, Candidate Night. Get 5 names to promote.
Later:
• 2024 Vacation package fundraising (Robert, Steven) (Start in November) *Possibly in conjunction with LNC*
