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Birth Advocate — Founding Outreach

Before you
dial.

1 per state

You only need one.

Fifty states. One founding spot each. You're not convincing fifty people in Texas — you're finding the one. Every no moves you closer to filling that seat before someone else does.

The script

Hi, I'm [your name] with Birth Advocate. We're a directory putting attorneys on birth teams to keep moms safe. We're looking to partner with firms that do pro bono or advocacy work for mothers who can't afford private counsel — who's the best person I could send a brief intro to?

That's the whole call. The job is the email address. Nothing else.

The job of this call

Not the job

Closing $997. Defending the model. Convincing a skeptic. Getting a yes on the spot.

The actual job

One name. One email. That's a complete, successful call — even if everything else is a no.

Objections (tap to open)

" Women don't need an attorney for their pregnancy.
Lead with data, not emotion

Black women die in childbirth at three times the rate of white women, from largely preventable causes. Most birth injury claims trace back to a documented failure inside the delivery room — the exact moment a legal advocate could have interrupted. This is a measurable safety gap with a legal access problem at its center.

" I'm not a birth injury lawyer.
Reframe: advocacy, not malpractice

Birth Advocate does not require birth injury expertise. It requires advocacy expertise — knowing how to support a vulnerable client in an institutional setting, ask the right questions, and document what happens. That's family law. The malpractice attorney is the wrong hire for this room. You are the right one.

" We don't do pro bono.
Disqualify and move

Founding membership includes a small pro bono quota alongside paid cases. If a firm won't commit to that, they're not a founding fit right now. Thank them, hang up, dial the next number. Don't negotiate this one.

" How is this different from a doula?
Legal standing is the distinction

A doula provides emotional and physical support. A Birth Advocate lawyer provides legal presence — the ability to ask questions that carry legal weight, document in ways that are legally significant, and convert to litigation counsel if harm occurs. Doulas cannot do that. Lawyers can.

" I'm not interested.
Let it go, cleanly

Thank them, hang up, dial the next number. A flat no this early isn't a referendum on the model. The founding lawyer already believes in the field. People who don't are not the customer right now.

The numbers

50 founding seats total — one per state
~2% expected close rate — normal for cold outreach
6 touches before you release a lead, guilt-free

"If they don't get it, they don't get it.
They just miss the founding train."

Say it before the first dial of every block.
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The Script

Hi, I'm [name] with Birth Advocate. We're a directory putting attorneys on birth teams to keep moms safe. We're looking to partner with firms that do pro bono or advocacy work for mothers — who's the best person I could send a brief intro to?

Quick Objections

❝ Women don't need an attorney for birth
Black women die at 3× the rate of white women from preventable causes. This is a safety gap with a legal access problem at its center. Data, not emotion.
❝ I'm not a birth injury lawyer
You don't need birth injury expertise — you need advocacy expertise. That's family law. The malpractice attorney is the wrong hire for this room.
❝ We don't do pro bono
Founding requires a small pro bono quota. If they won't do it, they're not the fit. Thank them, move on. Don't negotiate this one.
❝ How is this different from a doula?
Legal presence, documentation with legal weight, litigation capability if harm occurs. Doulas cannot do any of that. Lawyers can.
❝ Not interested
Thank them, hang up, next number. They're not the customer. The founding lawyer already believes in the field.

Outcome Guide

MeetingSend calendar link within 1 hr. Use the founding conversation playbook.
EmailSend founding brief + one-line intro within 2 hrs. Note in pipeline.
Lawyer Lead VMThey sound like a fit. Send founding brief same day + follow up call Day 4. Moves to Outreach stage.
General VMGeneric firm voicemail. Follow up by email same day. Day 4: second call. Day 7: final touch.
No AnswerTry again tomorrow at a different time. Note the time you called.
Not InterestedLogged and removed from active list automatically.
Not a Fit / No Pro BonoLogged and removed from active list automatically. Don't revisit.

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