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How To Get A Visit

For Impact Ideas | | Tom Suddes

I cannot begin to count the number of times we have been told/asked “This is all great,
but… we can’t get an appointment. They won’t see us. How do we get in the
door?”

Our first response is always the same: “Stop trying to get an ‘APPOINTMENT’!”

The word ‘appointment‘ itself is a problem. It conjures up visions of doctors! Worse, dentists!

Think about the idea of a VISIT. This is not just semantic gymnastics. It’s a mind-set. A
VISIT implies friendship, conversation, mutual desire to be together and much more.

You can read this in a melodramatic tone:

Stop trying to get APPOINTMENTS… with DONORS… to ASK THEM FOR MONEY!

A simple vocabulary change creates an entirely different dynamic.

Get a VISIT… with a POTENTIAL INVESTOR… to PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY!

Getting a visit is both an attitude and a skill.

Here’s a visual representation.