About bloody time!

One of my major tasks at the moment is to do the rounds of the various agencies, funding bodies, embassies, corporations, and any other organisation or even individual that may be able to provide any sort of funding or help at all. And damn it's a thankless task! I'm reminded of why I never wanted to go into sales, as there ain't nothing fun in this cold calling business.

However, I have finally cracked an appointment with one of the big boys, UNICEF. I have no idea if they will end up offering any help at all, but after more than a month of calls, dozens of "sorry, can't help you", and the odd appointment here and there mostly with small agencies not unlike ourselves (ie. not flush with funding), it's just nice to have somebody of substance actually agree to a meeting without any hesitation at all. Seems some in the business do recognise that we are all here to help after all.

And I got a little insight into those moments of joy that sales people get out of their job.