Our Mission

First Nonprofit Foundation's mission is to further effective risk management practices and the overall development and advancement of nonprofits through unique, creative initiatives.

We will be successful if we help create opportunities for nonprofits to develop and advance, improve the risk management capabilities of nonprofits resulting in the reduction of insurance losses and costs, and keep the pioneering spirit of the First Nonprofit Insurance Company.

First Nonprofit Foundation® hosts “Getting Your Board on Board” Thursday, February 23rd in Phoenix

On February 23rd in Phoenix, First Nonprofit Foundation® will host a free three-hour intensive seminar – “Getting Your Board on Board: Activate and Energize Your Most Valuable Asset”. An interactive small-group format will keep attendees engaged and their ideas flowing as presenter, Terrie Temkin, shares her decades of experience on how to get the most from nonprofit boards. She will share practical examples from her work as a senior consultant in the areas of governance, board development, and planning.

Based on First Nonprofit Foundation’s popular Ten Things Every Board Member Needs To Know series, this event will benefit nonprofit executive directors, top-level management and other staff who work closely with their boards.

When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations: How Effective Managers Prepare for Crisis

Review by Vincent Hyman, Vincent Hyman Editorial Services

When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations, by Starr Mayer, guides nonprofit executives, boards, and management through understanding:

• What constitutes a crisis
• How policies and people can prevent crises
• What to do during a crisis
• What to do after a crisis
• How to learn from a crisis to improve future performance

The 138-page book was released in 2011 and is available from Amazon.

What’s Baseball Got to Do with It?

Baseball historian and nonprofit staffer Dan Helpingstine notes surprising similarities between major league baseball and nonprofit organizations. Community spirit is critically important. More

Trends in Nonprofit Communications

Kivi Leroux Miller reports on a recent survey of nonprofit communicators. Traditional tools (events, print and media relations) are now viewed as less important than electronic media. More

Leading The Next Generations

Nonprofit consultant Peter Brinckerhoff provides tips on how Baby Boomers can better lead younger generations. He notes that boomer managers need to adjust their leadership styles to get the most out of their GenX and Gen@ staff. More

Philanthropy is Not a Zero-Sum Game

Nonprofit consultant Terrie Temkin suggests many ways you can increase your giving, including buying 2 for 1 deals and giving the second to charity. That’s a win-win! More