National Survivor Network

What National Survivor Network does

National Survivor Network (NSN) is a values-based membership association of survivors of human trafficking, founded in 2011 and operating with approximately 5 employees from the United States while serving survivors domestically and abroad. The organization describes its approach as inclusive, evidence-informed, public health, human rights, and harm reduction-oriented, and is explicitly survivor-led and survivor-owned. Its core product is the membership program, which aggregates survivors into a collective for peer support, advocacy coordination, and policy engagement.

NSN's product surface comprises five interconnected programs rather than a unified technology platform: (1) a Membership Program functioning as the primary engagement mechanism; (2) an NSN Consultants Bureau that monetizes survivor expertise via speaking, consulting, and training engagements; (3) a Training Institute offering educational programs for members and anti-trafficking professionals; (4) a Youth Online Safety Program focused on preventing online exploitation of youth; and (5) Policy/Systems Advocacy efforts targeting local, state, and national legislation. The underlying technology stack is minimal — a WordPress website, a Mastodon social media profile, a Bonfire merchandise storefront, and a DonorPerfect donation form operated by the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking — and there is no mobile app, no API, and no proprietary software product.

Revenue mechanics are diversified across membership dues (described as a recurring/subscription stream), donations routed through CAST LA's DonorPerfect platform, merchandise sales via Bonfire, and earned income from the Consultants Bureau and Training Institute. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization has received external recognition including the Freedom Network USA Wellstone Award, and serves an international membership base with website content translated into Spanish, Swahili, and French.

Name

National Survivor Network

Legal name

National Survivor Network

Website

https://nationalsurvivornetwork.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

National Survivor Network is a survivor-led, U.S.-based membership association of human trafficking survivors offering peer support, advocacy, consulting, training, and youth online safety programs to members across the United States and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Trafficking Survivor Advocacy and Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking advocacy
• Survivor support services
• Human rights membership
• Harm reduction training
• Policy advocacy nonprofit

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization operates as a membership association, generating revenue through membership fees and contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

National Survivor Network is a values-based membership association of survivors of human trafficking that operates using an inclusive, evidence-informed, public health, human rights, and harm reduction approach. The organization delivers interconnected programs including a survivor membership program, a consultants and speakers bureau, a training institute, youth online safety resources, and policy and systems advocacy. Services are aimed at supporting survivors, building community, and influencing anti-trafficking policy in the United States and abroad.

Product overview

National Survivor Network is a membership-based non-profit organization serving as a collective of human trafficking survivors. Rather than a unified software platform, it offers interconnected programs including membership services, a consultant/speakers bureau, training institute, youth online safety resources, and policy advocacy. The organization functions as an advocacy and support network rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Survivor Network Membership Program A values-based membership association connecting survivors of human trafficking from across the United States and abroad, facilitating peer support, advocacy coordination, and collective action.
• NSN Consultants Bureau

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Freedom Network USAnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreedom Network USA awarded Ima Matul, a member and former program manager of National Survivor Network, with their Wellstone Award, indicating a collaborative relationship in the anti-trafficking movement and mutual recognition of shared goals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• A21: International anti-trafficking nonprofit running awareness campaigns, aftercare shelters, and law-enforcement training. Comparable anti-trafficking mission and survivor-services orientation but operates at significantly greater global scale.
• Thorn: Tech-forward anti-trafficking nonprofit focused on child sexual exploitation and online safety. Overlaps with NSN's Youth Online Safety Program but with a much larger budget and technology-development orientation.
• Polaris: One of the largest US anti-trafficking organizations, formerly running the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Comparable mission (anti-trafficking advocacy, victim services, policy) but vastly larger scale, broader portfolio, and incumbent brand position.

Direct peers

• Sanctuary for Families: New York-based nonprofit providing shelter, counseling, and legal services to survivors of trafficking and domestic violence. Comparable in victim-services and policy-advocacy delivery, though with a larger direct-service footprint than NSN.
• Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST): CAST appears to be NSN's fiscal sponsor (donations route through CAST and the contact email uses castla.org). Both serve trafficking survivors with advocacy, training, and policy work in Los Angeles and nationally, making CAST the most operationally entangled peer.
• GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services): Survivor-led nonprofit serving commercially sexually exploited and trafficked girls and young women in New York. Closely comparable survivor-led model and youth-trafficking focus to NSN.
• Freedom Network USA: The national coordinating body of anti-trafficking service providers; awarded NSN member Ima Matul the Wellstone Award. Operates in the same survivor-services and policy-advocacy space and is documented as a strategic NSN partner.
• HEAL Trafficking: Health-focused anti-trafficking organization uniting health professionals against trafficking. Comparable in providing training and systems-advocacy infrastructure to NSN's Training Institute and Policy advocacy.
• ECPAT-USA: US chapter of an international network combating commercial sexual exploitation of children. Directly comparable in advocacy, policy, and survivor-support orientation, especially relevant to NSN's youth-trafficking and online-safety work.

Regional players

• National Human Trafficking Hotline: The federally backed US hotline and resource directory for trafficking victims. Operates as a US-wide referral and resource service that NSN likely routes survivors to; serves the same target population but as a hotline rather than membership association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-survivor-network

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Investors

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