Happy Thanksgiving!!!
LPF Fundraising Committee Report, November 2023
Committee: LPF Fundraising
Date of Report: 11/19/2023
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, November 15, 2023 at 4:00pm (weekly on Wednesdays at 4 PM until further notice)
Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 22, 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=ei93WUI0TnRYdWkwZVRSU2dEMVgwZz09Events/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, outside ticketing for debate)
Action steps (Hector/Gabrielle unless otherwise indicated):
• Fundraising program: Nationbuilder proposal approved. Have committed $5,000 in pledges to two-step fundraising campaign to fund $10,000. ($3,000 donation realized)
• 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 (all Q4 fundraising events through convention)
• Launched Florida Liberty Action, Inc. (FLA) as a related 501c4 under the chair's discretion, seeking end of the year business sponsorship and giving. Applied for first end of year and corporate sponsorships.
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)
• Trying 3/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 (proposal to be considered
• 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. (upcoming Admiral Finbar on Tuesday, Nov. 28 @ 8pm EST tentative).
