LPF Fundraising Committee Report, October 2023
Committee: LPF Fundraising
Date of Report: 10/15/2023
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. 4) 3-4 fundraising appeal emails per week needed.
Last Meeting: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 4:00pm (weekly on Wednesdays at 4 PM until further notice)
Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 4:00pm
Membership: Steven Nehkaila, Hector Roos, Gabrielle Cordova, Robert Kraus, Tim Crosby (Ex-Officio)
Volunteer(s): Josh Hlavka
Meetings are held through Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87982580681?pwd=ei93WUI0TnRYdWkwZVRSU2dEMVgwZz09Upcoming actions
- 100@25 Speaker event with Jeremy Kauffman, October 26 at 8 PM eastern
- FloridaReset.com (Chair's program)
Events/Fundraising
• Holiday Party, Dec. 9 (sponsors, ticket sales)
• NYE Vacation Package, Dec. 29-Jan 1 (sponsors, ticket sales)
• Convention, Jan. 19-21 (sponsors, ticket sales, theme contest)
Action steps (Hector/Gabrielle unless otherwise indicated):
• Fundraising program: 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)
• Launched Florida Liberty Action, Inc. (FLA) as a related 501c4 under the chair's discretion, seeking end of the year business sponsorship and giving
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: Mitchell Wiecek is managing the page for $100/month
• 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.
