October 8, 2015
Elizabeth Medina comes from over 16 years of experience in nonprofit organization management, which she is able to utilize well here at First Nonprofit Group. She originally joined First Nonprofit as a Program Assistant to assist Vice President Cecilia Piazza. Now, in her current role as Business Development, Elizabeth is in an inside sales position and is excited to be helping nonprofits around the country save significantly on their State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) costs.
Prior to working at First Nonprofit, Elizabeth received a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from North Park University and she attended Northeastern Illinois University. She then heard about First Nonprofit Group because she used to be employed at a nonprofit organization that benefitted from our unemployment programs. Now, she is thrilled to be helping even more nonprofits around the country save money that can be put back towards their missions. “I believe in our products,” she states. “We all win: the member, the state association, and First Nonprofit,” Elizabeth continued. “First Nonprofit is truly able to help all of the parties involved.”
Outside of the office, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her 23-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter. While she was born and raised in Wicker Park, a western neighborhood of Chicago, Elizabeth now enjoys living in the south Chicago suburbs close to 4 of her siblings, where she is able to spend quality time with her family.
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We first started using First Nonprofit’s Unemployment Savings Program when we were a small startup nonprofit. We didn’t have an HR department and needed expertise in the event that an unemployment claim was made. We knew we were eligible to be a reimbursing employer, but weren’t sure how to navigate that process. They made it easy to set things up, plan for, and then manage claims when they came at a very reasonable cost. The amount of time and stress they’ve saved us dealing with all this has been worth way more than the cost. We’ve now grown to a large nonprofit and do have an HR department but have no plans to stop using their services. I highly recommend them to every nonprofit I come into contact with!
Throughout our membership in the Unemployment Savings Program, First Nonprofit understood our demands, community dynamics, and the importance of seamless services; that allowed us to serve our constituents better.
Because INCS advocates for the operating conditions that allow charter public schools to provide high quality public education, partnering with First Nonprofit was an easy decision. First Nonprofit’s unemployment programs provide our member schools two operating elements crucial to their ability to provide high quality public education: savings and budget certainty. Capable, committed teachers are the key to student success. By participating in the unemployment insurance savings plan, charter public schools gain peace of mind and are able to invest more money in their teachers.
It has been our sincere pleasure to maintain a strong, vibrant business partnership with First Nonprofit. We greatly admire their strong industry knowledge, technical expertise, constant professionalism, knowledgeable and dedicated staff. They are always extremely responsive, personable and provide us with the necessary guidance and recommendations on a numerous variety of employment scenarios.
NYCON members who use First Nonprofit’s programs enjoy enduring savings and improved efficiency. Our association knows that success, because from the beginning, we achieved the same great benefits. Great savings, seamless technology, and responsive service. NYCON highly recommends First Nonprofit’s remarkable unemployment solutions.
Visually Impaired Preschool Services has been a client of First Non-Profit since it was first offered as a benefit of VisionServe Alliance. We completed a thorough evaluation of cash savings to our agency before taking advantage of this wonderful benefit and it has been a very wise decision. Our experience with the processes from accounting to claims have been professional, expeditious and easy.
Luckily for us, our interactions regarding any issues with staffing has been very minimal! I can say that all other interactions with regards to billing, 941 reporting, etc. have been extremely pleasant, accommodating and easy to work with. Kim Ghanayem is always prompt, professional and friendly. Thank you so much!
First Nonprofit has been easy to work with and makes the administrative process easier and smoother. We enjoy working with you.