Nonprofits First Inc.

“Draft copies of the Form 990 and supporting schedules are submitted to the finance and audit committee members for the review and comments. Upon completion of the review by the finance and audit committee, feedback is provided to the finance department. If required, changes are made. Once that process is completed copies of the Form 990 and supporting schedules are submitted to the full board for review and final approval prior to filing.”

“The staff, contractual employees, officers and board members are required to sign the conflict of interest statement upon starting service or upon contracting with nonprofits first. The board of directors re-signs the conflict of interest policy each year.”

“Compensation for the Executive Director or CEO and Top Management are approved by the Board based on current market data after in-depth reviews and analysis by the personnel committee. Comparability data is reviewed and analyzed and the decision is contemporaneously documented. This process was last undertaken during fiscal year 9/30/2020.”

“Governing documents are available to the public upon request.”

“The executive committee of the Nonprofits Firts Board of Directors consists of the chairman, the vice chair, if any, the secretary, the treasurer, and other directors approved by a majority of the Board of Directors. The executive committee shall have and may exercise all of the powers of the board of directors in the management of the affairs of the corporation between meetings of the board of directors, and subject to the limitations imposed by the Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation Act.”

“The officer and key employee compensation is approved by the board based on current market data after an in-depth review and analysis by the board compensation committee. Comparability data is reviewed and analyzed and the decision is contemporaneously documented. This process was last undertaken during fiscal year 9/30/2020.”

“Other program services 4: education, training and professional development: education classes and workshops meet the continuous demand for nonprofit professional development. In 2020, nonprofits first delivered 60 classes and workshops to over 500 nonprofit professionals. Classes, workshops and training sessions are designed for executive directors, staff, volunteers and boards to better lead and manage their organizations. Our half-day and full-day workshops provide professionals with cost-effective opportunities to deepen and strengthen their knowledge and skills. Many of our workshops relate to and support the nonprofits first accreditation process, and all trainings advance the use of best practices. Nonprofits first developed a program called "rising leaders". Nonprofits first recognizes that the pipeline for future nonprofit leaders is right here in our own backyard. The 6 month rising leaders program cultivates leadership skills in emerging nonprofit professionals and equips them with strategies to face industry challenges. 331 is the number of rising leaders program graduates since the program inception in 2006, 25 graduates in 2020. Each cohort of rising leaders works in teams to fulfill a service learning project directly benefiting a local nonprofit. The service learning projects in 2020 benefitted 5 organizations and amounted to 1250 "in-kind" service hours. Many of the rising leaders graduates have gone on to serve in advanced leadership.”

“Form 990, Part V, Line 2: A Professional employer organization ('PEO") is used for employee payroll and benefits. The form W-2 and related payroll tax forms are issued underneath the PEO's employer identification number.”