Our Mission

First Nonprofit Foundation strongly believes in the resilience and provision of quality of life in the United States provided by nonprofit staff and volunteers.

As such, the Foundation offers grants to programs that advance leadership in the sector, enhance and reward top management practices, represent great need, or are uniquely replicable.

Joe Geiger joins First Nonprofit Foundation as President/CEO

Phil Warth, Chairman of First Nonprofit Foundation is pleased to announce that Joe Geiger, CAE has joined First Nonprofit Foundation as President/CEO.
Mr. Geiger was the founding executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) and served for more than 18 years.

Sustaining Your Nonprofit for the Long Journey

New Audit Resource Guide

Nonprofit Audit Resources Launched By National Council of Nonprofits and First Nonprofit Foundation.

Learning Is A Board’s Core Competency

Combining legal and nonprofit management expertise, attorney Marty Martin explains that a high-functioning board must focus on continually learning skills in three key areas: leadership and management, stewardship and public responsibilities. More

Five Elements of Every Successful Nonprofit Annual Report

Your organization’s annual report is a grand opportunity to take your supporters inside the fine work you do and show them the results you achieve. In this article, nonprofit marketing expert Kivi Leroux Miller outlines the five elements every annual report should include: 1) accomplishments, not activities, 2) real people telling the story, 3) the financials, 4) ample thanks, and 5) a call to action. More

Board, Get Thee Out of the Nunnery and Engage the Community

Every nonprofit could use more help, from volunteers, to donors, to people willing to influence policy. In this article, board and nonprofit expert Terrie Temkin shares steps the board can take to recruit helpers, including: 1) be sure your vision includes the community; 2) identify helpers and allies; 3) show them how they’ll benefit; 4) begin the engagement process; and 5) create a bond with your nonprofit. More

Boards Wrestling with New Issues and Trends

Nonprofit expert Peter Brinckerhoff identifies four new trends that boards should stay on top of: 1) increasing difficulty attracting and retaining board members; 2) decreasing size of boards; 3) shorter and fewer meetings; 4) "virtual” attendance via phone or video conference link. The best boards will be developing policies to address these trends in ways that help the board continue to improve and govern. More