Others might not, and believe that they should take whatever they can get. Indeed, organizations often have to make some close judgment calls in such cases. For example, a member of the City Council can only give you one vote, she can t pass your bill. The point of an accountability session is to win. When you win, the organization grows.
People see results.
If you don t win anything folks become discouraged, and consider it all to have been a waste of time. In the future they won t work as hard for the organization, give as much money, or be there for the next fight. Because accountability sessions need to end with a win, there must be at least one demand that you are quite sure you will get. You can even try to hide it among more ambitious proposals, but it has to be there. What this means, however, is that just as there is pressure on the target to settle with you, there is also some need for you to settle with her.