Key Findings from the 2012 eNonprofits Benchmarking Study

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• The 2011 fundraising response rates remained at 0.08%, with a negligible increase of 2% on average from 2010 to 2011.
• The advocacy response rate increased by 28% from 2010, to 3.8%.
• Overall fundraising revenue saw extensive gains with an average increase of 19% from 2010 to 2011. International sector organizations—which saw a spike in fundraising due to high profile aid needs in 2010—represent the only sector that saw a decrease in online revenue from 2010 to 2011.
• The nonprofit e-mail-driven donation form had a median completion rate of 17%.
• While one-time gifts remained the largest source of online revenue for participants, online revenue from monthly giving is growing at a much faster rate.
• Annual list churn was 19%.
• The average nonprofit Facebook fan page had 31,473 users, defined as people who "Like" a fan page.
• Nonprofit Facebook fan bases have seen phenomenal growth between 2010 and 2011, with the average nonprofit increasing its fan base by 70%.
• For every 1,000 members of an e-mail list, the average nonprofit had 103 Facebook fans, 29 Twitter followers, and 12 mobile subscribers.

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© 2012, M+R Strategic Services and The Nonprofit Technology Network. Excerpted from the 2012 eNonprofits Benchmarking Study; excerpted with permission.

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