Here's a small but very important piece of advice from The Management Centre, at Stop listening to your supporters:
Don't listen to what donors say -- watch what they do and focus on that.
What people say about their attitudes and what they will respond to are often radically at odds with what they will actually do.
It's not that they're lying or trying to mislead. They're most likely really trying to tell the truth. But they (I should say "we," because it's not just donors -- it's all of us) have no access to what they will really do in response to your messaging.
Every time -- every time -- I've done focus group or survey research on direct mail or email fundraising, the pieces that actually work are universally hated by donors. "That's junky. Unappealing. Not attractive. I'd never respond to that.
But in real life, those are the impacts that work best.
It's great to listen to donors.
But don't ask them for fundraising advice. They will give you the wrong answers!
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