Strategies in Support of Strategic Plan Goals at All Levels of the LP |
Goal 1: Increase the number of Libertarians holding public office |
Goal 2: Strengthen Libertarian Party state and local organizations |
Goal 3: Increase the Libertarian Party's support base (members, contributors, and volunteers/ activists) |
Goal 4: Increase the Libertarian Party's market share among youth |
Goal 5: Increase public awareness of, acceptance of, and support for Libertarian ideas |
Goal 6: Remain the Party of Principle as we grow |
Strategy 1: Define, develop, and promote the LP brand |
N | N | NL | NS | ||
Strategy 2: Develop and use high-quality presentations of Libertarian ideas, which present both direction and destination, to support the work of affiliates, campaigns, the national party, and individuals |
N | N | S | |||
Strategy 3: Redevelop the Libertarian Party Platform, presenting both direction and destination, with an eye toward electoral success without compromising core beliefs |
C | C | C | C | ||
Strategy 4: Track the performance of core and critical activities in state and local Libertarian Party organizations; encourage and support these organizations in creating and executing plans to improve performance |
NS | N | ||||
Strategy 5: Define and codify relationships between (and expectations among) national, state, local, and campus Libertarian Party organizations |
CS | C | ||||
Strategy 6: Expand and strengthen Libertarian Party organizations at levels other than the affiliate level (e.g. local, city, county, campus) |
L | SL | N | |||
Strategy 7: Recruit more and better qualified candidates |
NSL | SL | N | NSL | ||
Strategy 8: Target races and allocate resources for maximum effectiveness |
NSL | |||||
Strategy 9: Coordinate campaign activities within and among campaign levels |
L | S | ||||
Strategy 10: Increase the number of new people comprising the Libertarian Party's support base |
NL | NSL | NSL | NL | ||
Strategy 11: Increase the commitment of those already within the Libertarian Party's support base |
C | CNSL | CNSL | C | C | |
Strategy 12: Strive to achieve a left/right balance among the Libertarian Party support base |
N | SL | N | |||
Strategy 13: Provide training, training materials, and training support to Libertarian Party candidates and campaigns (e.g., campaign methods), Libertarian organizations (e.g., organizational matters), and individuals (e.g., communications skills) |
NS | N | NSL | |||
Strategy 14: Develop and implement an internal program of ideological education |
C | CNSL | ||||
Strategy 15: Target public opinion leaders to embrace and espouse libertarian ideas |
L | L | NSL | |||
Strategy 16: Target existing independent groups to act in support of Libertarian Party efforts and provide opportunities for us to spread our message |
L | SL | ||||
Strategy 17: Encourage state, local, and campus Libertarian Party organizations and our entire support base to be involved in political processes at all levels outside of campaigns and elections |
L | L | L | L | ||
Strategy 18: Focus resources to achieve the repeal of drug prohibition at the federal level by 2010 and get substantial credit for it |
NS | |||||
Strategy 19: Develop an awareness that success requires adequate resources of all sorts |
CL | CSL | CS | CL | ||
Strategy 20: Motivate the Libertarian Party support base to increase activism by recognizing and rewarding both effort and success and by making involvement in the Libertarian Party an enjoyable, positive experience |
C | CSL | CS | CSL | C | C |