Phone Call

A phone call may be the first personal contact you have with a potential activist. Remember that activists will lose interest if you wait too long to call after the initial meeting.

Purpose of a Phone Call

• Inform people about the organization.
• Remind people about an upcoming event.
• Assess quality of recruits.
• Make your presence known in the community.
• Delegate responsibility to complete a project or campaign.
• Motivate people toward social activism.

Making Phone Calls

• Know what you want to get out of the call. Have a list of tasks that need to get done or a schedule to tie people into as soon as possible.
• Call the day after the initial encounter.
• Talk to the person whose name you have.
• When you get to the right person, introduce yourself and your organization. Be sure to tell the person how you got his/her name. Try to sense if it is a good time to talk.
• Get a commitment.
• Reiterate key points.
• Keep records of the contacts you make. Enter the relevant information such as name, date, address, and phone on a note card or tracking form.
• Be courteous.