The following letter was sent by our Membership and Marketing Committee Chair Ron Goodman to those who recently contacted the LPPA about volunteering for the Party. Perhaps others may find some of these ideas helpful as well.
Mik Robertson
Dear Libertarian Volunteer:
Thank you for your recent contact expressing interest in helping the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (LPPA). We sincerely appreciate your willingness to take a stand and be part of the Small Government solution. Please feel free to contact us with any questions; Membership Chair Ron Goodman (
membership@lppa.org), LPPA Eastern Vice-chair David Jahn (
evchair@lppa.org), LPPA Western Vice-chair Berlie Etzel (
wvchair@lppa.org), or LPPA Chair Mik Robertson (
chair@lppa.org).
One of the goals of our state party is to encourage relatively small actions from each of our volunteers to spread the workload and be more grassroots oriented. Some examples of “high impact – low maintenance” activities to help our cause are listed below:
1. Join the LPPA Forum on the
www.lppa.org website – Great way to exchange ideas and discuss issues of the day.
2. “Cato’s Letter” Subscription – The Cato Institute publishes a quarterly newsletter containing excellent libertarian articles. In each issue Cato provides a form to add 4 people to their free distribution list. This is an excellent non-intrusive way to plant the seeds of libertarian philosophy in the minds of local opinion leaders or friends and family. Go to
http://www.cato.org/pubs/catosletter/subscribe.html to subscribe and then begin signing up local opinion leaders.
3. “Free Market” Subscription – The Ludwig von Mises Institute publishes the Free Market newsletter 11 times a year. Another great way to spread the message of liberty. Go to
http://www.mises.org/freenewsletter.aspx to subscribe. This publication is better suited for people who are already oriented toward the libertarian way of thinking.
4. Create your own E-Liberty e-mail group – When you come across a good libertarian based article forward it on to friends and family to continue planting those seeds of libertarian thought.
5. Write Letters to the Editor (LTE) – When you write 3 LTE’s per year using the word libertarian or Libertarian Party in a positive manner you can qualify for the Lights of Liberty Award from the Advocates for Self Government (
www.self-gov.org). This is another free outreach tool and LTE’s are the most widely read section of the newspaper.
6. Attend a County Chapter meeting or take the lead in starting a County Chapter if none exists. Visit
www.lppa.org and click on County Parties in the upper right hand side of the home page to contact a local County Party leader.
7. Run for Local Office in 2009 – There are many entry level government positions up for election in 2009 and this is where the LPPA has had its greatest success. E-mail
election@lppa.org if you are interested in running.
8. Join a Committee – This is where we could use the most help to move the Party forward and you get to meet a lot of great people in the process. Please contact Mik Robertson at
chair@lppa.org to join a Committee.
· Election Committee – helps find, recruit, educate and train potential LPPA candidates along with coordinating ballot access drives.
· Fund Raising Committee – primary function is to design and implement fund raising ideas to fund the needs of the party.
· Legal Committee – evaluates the legal positions of major actions or activities
· Legislative Committee – researches Bills in the PA General Assembly or Senate that we should support or try to defeat in the name of expanding liberty and freedom.
· Membership Committee – performs database management and record keeping functions along with designing and implementing outreach campaigns to grow our membership
· Research Committee – provides basic research on issues to help form a libertarian perspective or opinion on some of the hot button issues of the day
· Convention Committee – responsible for organizing and coordinating with County Chapters who are responsible for running the Annual LPPA Convention.
· Marketing Committee – develops and implements plans and strategies designed to help build a strong “brand name” for the Libertarian Party including outreach activities, literature development and website content
· Media Relations Committee – drafts and publishes official LPPA Press Releases on the important topics of the day.
· Newsletter Committee – Collects and writes articles along with layout, publishing and distribution of the Libertarian Penn newsletter.
· Website Committee – maintains, organizes and creates web pages and content in support of the parties needs.
When we all contribute something to the cause it lightens the load for everyone involved. Thanks again for your offer to help the Libertarian Party grow with your involvement and support.
Sincerely,
Ronald L. Goodman
Membership and Marketing Chairman
“Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.” - Jodie Foster
