LPF Fundraising Committee Report, March 2024
Committee: LPF Fundraising
Date of Report: 3/17/2023
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.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 5:00pm (biweekly on Wednesdays at 5 PM until further notice)
Membership: Steven Nehkaila, Hector Roos, Gabrielle Cordova, Robert Kraus, Tub Rorabaugh (Ex-Officio)
Volunteer(s): Josh Hlavka
Meetings are held through Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87982580681?pwd=ei93WUI0TnRYdWkwZVRSU2dEMVgwZz09Events/Fundraising
• LNC August Meeting
• LNC May Meeting (Fishing Trip)
• 4th Annual LPF Holiday Party (December, location: TBD)
• Florida Keys Fundraising, Jan. 3-5 (we are soliciting VIP participants and sponsorships)
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)
• Fundraising program: Working on End of Year donation program (including mailing, email and text messaging)
• Donor lists (touching base with current and recent donors)
• Donor lists (100 @ $500 donors who give to LP National and not LP Florida)
• 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.
According to Chair Joshua Hlavka, the 3rd Annual LPF Holiday Party made $1200+ net proceeds without a sponsorship.
Email messaging: Year in Review, Give the Gift of Liberty / End of Year Fundraising Drive: Nationbuilder Fundraising Drive ($10K goal; $3K realized, $2K pledge so far).
Asking Tony Sellers to create a redirect for our Nationbuilder donation link at
https://donate.lpf.orgContinuing 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).
