Today, the NFA’s Facebook page reached another milestone: 46,000 supporters/fans (or “Likes” as the new term used by Facebook), making it the largest page among nearly 1,000 fibromyalgia pages and groups on Facebook.
“The NFA is very grateful for all of our Facebook fans who have made this page one of the few online and offline places for support and unconditional understanding of fibromyalgia,” said Lynne Matallana, president and founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association.
Here are the most current statistics for the NFA Facebook page:
- 220,000 daily post views
- 89% of fans are female
- 9.8% of fans are male
- Top 5 countries represented: US, UK, Canada, Australia, Spain
“10,000 for 10 Million”
It was a year ago, August 3, 2009 to be exact, when the National Fibromyalgia Association launched its first social media campaign on Facebook called “10,000 for 10 million.” The ambitious goal of the campaign was to get 10,000 fans on its Facebook page in two months as a way to raise awareness on behalf of the estimated 10 million people with fibromyalgia. (The NFA’s Facebook page was created in early 2008, and had less than 2,000 fans before “10,000 for 10 million” was launched.)
The campaign also aimed to highlight the NFA as the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing and decreasing the burden of fibromyalgia through education, research and patient advocacy
“10,000 for 10 million” not only successfully reached its goal of getting 10,000 fans on the NFA’s Facebok page, but it did it in less than three weeks! Read the article about the campaign in the Orange County Register: “How OC Charity Got 10,000 Facebook Fans”
Thank you, NFA Facebook fans!
Tags: Facebook, fibromyalgia, Lynne Matallana, national fibromyalgia association
