2011 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report

  • 3rd annual report on nonprofits & social networks
  • 46 pages summarizing 11,000+ survey responses
  • Top ten insights for 2011
  • Top 5 commercial social networks for nonprofits
  • Avg. community size on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
  • Profile of 7 master social fundraisers ($100K+)
  • Matrix: 7 verticals, 4 org sizes (house networks)
  • 12 Commercial Social Networking Trends;
    8 House Social Networking Trends

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Report Excerpt: A sample of findings from the 2011 report

Facebook is Still on Top
Nine of out ten (89%) of nonprofits (all sizes) report having a presence on Facebook. Twitter has the 2nd highest adoption rate with 57% of nonprofits indicating they have an account on this micro-blogging site.
  Average Community Size is Up
The average Facebook fan base for nonprofits is up 161% in 2011 to 6,376 members.
         
Master Social Fundraisers Come in All Sizes
Small nonprofits ($1 to $5MM annual budget) make up 30% of the organizations who raised $100,000 or more on Facebook over the last 12 months. Called “Master Social Fundraisers”, these super savvy fundraisers touted an average Facebook community size of nearly 100K members (99,911).
  Enviro/Animal Welfare & International Service Organizations Outpace the Sector
Slicing the survey results along nonprofit vertical sector, Environmental/Animal Welfare recorded the highest average Facebook community size – 8,490. International Service groups reported the highest adoption rate of Facebook (97%) and 4 times (7,630 followers) the industry average Twitter base.

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