Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Spectrum brings innovative,
data-driven management expertise to community nonprofits of all sizes.

Steven D. Zimmerman, CPA, MBA is the Principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services. Prior to starting Spectrum, Steve was a Projects Director with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, the nation’s leading consulting, training and research organization for community-based nonprofits. Steve led development of CompassPoint’s Business Planning framework, trained extensively in finance and fundraising and consulted on management issues to organizations ranging from $250,000 to over $20 million in revenue. Steve is also co-author of the California Nonprofit Integrity Act Toolkit, a practical resource for organizations trying to understand the new regulatory environment. Steve’s broad nonprofit experience includes serving as a Chief Financial Officer, Development Director and Associate Director at community-based nonprofits where he performed turnarounds resulting in increased financial sustainability and programmatic reach. In addition to his nonprofit experience, Steve has worked as an on-camera business reporter for television stations in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a BA from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Yale University.