Building relationships with donors

3.6.2 Listening and responding to what donors and supporters say

People rarely behave exactly as you planned or expected; mass appeals and campaigns generate responses, reactions and outcomes you did not anticipate. Make use of your information systems to compare what various groups of supporters are saying, acknowledge what you receive, and act on it to refine future requests.

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