Advocate or Barrier?

Recently I took the opportunity to make contact with an organization that I felt would be a good match with our People Raising ministry. I identified a person that I felt would be my advocate and made the connection with decision-makers within that organization. I had spent sufficient time on follow up by phone and by email providing all the necessary information for this person to be an advocate for me. In the end I found out that the person was not an advocate but a barrier between me and the decision maker.

Be careful that your message gets through to the decision-maker and do not run the risk of a person who you think to be an advocate turning out to be a barrier!