Geoff is a past board member and past-president of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington, and was a board member of the AFP-DC Metropolitan Chapter. He recently completed a two-year term as vice-chair of the Advisory Council of the DMA Nonprofit Federation. In March 2001, Geoff was awarded the DMA Nonprofit Federation's Public Service Award for his various volunteer efforts on behalf of the nonprofit community. In 2004 he was recognized by the DMAW for his volunteer service, and in 2009 was selected as Volunteer of the Year. In 2005 and again in 2006 he was cited by The NonProfit Times as one of the 50 most influential leaders in the nonprofit sector in the United States, and in 2006 he was recognized by FundRaising Success as one of the Top 10 Men in Fundraising.