Business Plan

Over the following pages, I will set out my 'Business Plan', the practical applications of the ideas laid out in my 'Manifesto of Principles'

The headings of each section correspond to the same sections in the Manifesto.

This is my 'Business Plan'; the ways in which I intend to deliver a bigger, better and bolder Conservative Future.

Distinguishing Conservative Future Members

User friendly system to collect membership data

Membership systems should be as simple, intuitive and effortless to use as possible, they are the pinnacle of using technology to make one's life easier. As the internet spreads further and further, and with access at unprecedented levels, a strong, stable system to collate and manage membership data will be top of the priority list.

It is essential that CF can access and retrieve that information in as many ways as possible, using a criteria based system, mailing lists will be easily compiled, leaving juggling spreadsheets and paper forms firmly in the past, exactly where they belong.

Lobby the Party to change the age limit for CF

By the age of 30 many people are just getting on with adult life: starting to earn a higher wage, finishing paying off student debt, and looking to the future. Moving the age limit to 35 is merely increasing our networking capacity: the Young Republicans currently runs to the age of 40.

My proposals in this Business Plan will help to increase the retention of CF members as well. Most people over 25 do not realise they can still get involved with CF, and regard the events as student-oriented only. The few Working Life held this year have been tremendously popular so we need these to be organised, promoted and run properly.

Change the CF membership prices to increase our size

We need to remove barriers to membership: I will push for free membership until the age of 25, followed by £10 a year until you move out of the CF membership bracket.

NME will work to forge bonds between higher education branches and associations

Obviously all higher education branches are located within a constituency and most will have ‘links’ to a close association. The type of help the local association gives differs from money and rooms to nothing at all! To improve membership retention, it is vital that we create a link between the branch and the association so that members have somewhere to go when they leave higher education and ‘Student Life’. This will involve the Area Chairman needing to make contact the local associations and finding out what help can be given.

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