"[2][3] In an article published by The Lily, co-founders Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt shared the She's the First philosophy, explaining why She's the First calls itself a non-profit, for-purpose, or NGO (non-governmental organization), as opposed to a charity: "In the cultures and communities where we serve, when you give a girl the opportunity to be the first in her community to go to high school, you're also asking that she be the one to stand up when others question why it should be her.
[9][10] The organization has collaborated with poet Amanda Gorman,[11] actress Erika Henningsen,[12] actress and producer Elizabeth Banks,[13] United States Soccer Federation She Believes initiative,[14] and the Obama Foundation Girls Opportunity Alliance.
[22] The bill was presented to Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the United Nations on International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, 2019.
"[24] Since 2012, She's the First has hosted an annual leadership conference called the STF Summit[25] for members of the organization's campus chapter network.
STF Summit speakers have included Awkwafina, Jessica Bennett (journalist),[26] Blair Imani,[27] Ann Shoket, Amani al-Khatahtbeh, Jamia Wilson,[28] Jamira Burley,[25] and others.