Have you noticed an uptick in the Libertarian Party? Think major party status is now a distinct possibility in 2014? Want to keep the momentum up? The future is bright, but only with YOUR HELP. As you know, since February we have had a full-time Executive Director. We are asking for your financial support in order to keep Andy Burns on staff. We need to reach our goal of $5,000 by 6pm on Friday to make this a reality!
Why the need? A paid full-time Executive Director, provides the day-to-day leadership along with many of the basic operational requirements of the party, freeing up volunteers, including state and local party officials, to work at sustainable levels on political outreach and party growth activities. In the past, relying solely on volunteers resulted in websites, databases, party official lists, and phone numbers that have been outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate, which has hampered the recruitment of new members, activists, and candidates. Further, the lack of organizational management hurt local grassroots efforts, candidate recruitment and the development of party sub-committees. Many willing volunteers were asked to do too much, were over-worked, frustrated, burnt-out, and quit.
We’ll be perfectly honest, Andy’s paid a meager salary of $250/wk (well, up until recently, now he has no salary). In a given week, you have received and will continue to get 60+ hrs/wk put in for the sake of liberty. We ask you, is Andy worth having on?
Libertarians have to make a decision: do they continue to sit on the sidelines or mess around with the Demopublican party or will they get serious? It’s time to get serious and join the party that represents YOU.
Since having an Executive Director, we’ve experienced significant growth and activism…
- Held our largest state convention in recent times with 110+ in attendance
- Doubling of our membership in the last several months
- Recruitment of 2013/2014 candidates
- Significant increase in contributions
- Built a much improved website
- Secured the party an office, rent-free
- Stronger state party executive committee
- Resurgence in activism in various areas of the party
So we ask you, do you want to be a serious force in politics and continue the momentum? If you’ve liked what you’ve seen, please donate your most generous contribution below. The future is bright, but only WITH YOUR HELP.
What can you give? $10, $25, $50, $100, $250 or more?
