Many young men today are seeking, and they are of good moral character, and they do not know any masons personally. Connecticut Grand Lodge runs a program where men, having found the Grand Lodge web page can, by "knocking on the digital door", set in motion a system which may lead to his becoming a mason. Basically, the contact is filtered and directed through a series of administrators until within three emails, the Inquirer is invited to the lodge which is closest to his residence for an informal dinner before lodge. The district administrator has emailed him a personal note that he will be contacted by the lodge administrator, this same email is cc'ed to that lodge administrator and to the district deputy, the letter strictly informs the Inquirer that it is very important the he respond to the lodge contact in a timely manner. The lodge visit is not random, it is somewhat choreographed by a set of brothers whose job it is to inform, engage and somewhat direct the visit. The lodge then proceeds as it sees fit with any continuing interface with the prospect. When successfully done, the lodge then has a pipeline whereby candidates are developed who have come both through the usual method and by the EMR system to the lodge, they get to know each other well at their various level of degree completion. They may have a public background check, they may have all initial fees for degrees paid up front, and they may or may not continue, or be found worthy, as we are all familiar. Done with speed and efficiency, this method can be a highly successful way for us to find the men who have a genuine interest in freemasonry but who do not know any freemasons themselves.
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