I can see it's frustrating
but isn't it true to say that most of your potential clients lead by any standards very chaotic lives? It doesn't surprise me to know that people standing between them and you aren't exactly OCD about their work either.

It's an interesting problem. Even though it's not a commercial enterprise, it still perhaps needs to be worked as though it is.

I'd imagine you need to be more direct. If someone says they're going to send you something, don't take their word for it, you need to develop a system where you are more proactive. If they're going to refer a client to you, get a name, take theirs or the clients contact details and follow it up.

Ask them for a deadline, and agree if you don't hear from them, you can chase them. People are only human, and given the possible problems your clients have, you have to take some of their responsibilities on yourself.

As I said, I'm just applying commercial thinking to the problem here. I wouldn't for a second try to pretend I know how it all works.
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Well
I have been thinking about hitting it more as a commercial practice to get more responses. I do take all the names and addresses emails and phone numbers of everyone I talk too and use them. but a deadline may be an idea I shall bring into the mix. My experience of deadlines in charities is that they do not work as such and its always last minute you get people calling you up to include someone on the course. however I am going to re-jiggle the wording on the advertising and see if that makes a difference e.g. "spaces are filling up fast, book now" etc etc.. however I have a weeks time to get the advertising done... unfortunately I got a bad bad feeling I'm going to have to move into the social media world
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