Alexander Porte is an Associate at Spectrum Nonprofit Services, where he supports strategy projects, operations, and business development. Prior to joining Spectrum, Porte served as the Program and Communications Manager for The Chain Collaborative, a US-based nonprofit that partners with and invests in the vision of change leaders within coffee growing communities across East Africa and Latin America. Previously, Porte worked as an analyst for Willis Towers Watson, a risk and advisory consulting firm specializing in employer-sponsored benefits solutions, where he garnered experience in project management, strategy, financial analysis, and client service. He entered the nonprofit sector through a fellowship opportunity with Mama Hope, an organization dedicated to supporting the projects of local change agents across East Africa. As a fellow, he partnered with the Budondo Intercultural Center in the Luuka District, Eastern Region, Uganda and worked to scale-up the organization’s M&E and sustainability initiatives. Porte received his B.S. in International Health from Georgetown University; he has lived in the United States, Ghana, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Shelly Schnupp, MPA is a Consultant with Spectrum Nonprofit Services. She specializes in nonprofit organizational and board capacity assessment, strategic and organizational planning, performance measurement and compliance, program analysis, development and outcomes measurement, and aspects of nonprofit governance and management. She has designed tools and delivered training on these topics at local, regional and national conferences as well as online. Over the past twenty-five years, Shelly served in positions of leadership for a range of local, regional, and national organizations including YWCA Southeast Wisconsin and UWM’s Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management. Shelly earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Illinois and has a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She works to bridge research and community practice, benefiting students and nonprofits that are seeking information and tools to improve their work. Shelly currently teaches graduate-level courses for public and nonprofit administration students in the Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Current courses include Nonprofit Revenue Streams and Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis. She serves as managing director for Project Pivot.

Steven Zimmerman, CPA, MBA is the Principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services where he provides training and consulting in the areas of finance and strategy for community-based organizations, foundations and government agencies throughout the country. Steve is a co-author of two books on nonprofit sustainability published by Jossey-Bass, The Sustainability Mindset: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decisions with Jeanne Bell of CompassPoint published in 2014 and the best-selling book Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability with Jeanne Bell and Jan Masaoka of CalNonprofits published in 2010. The books highlight Spectrum’s integrated approach to nonprofits which balances mission impact and financial viability. Steve’s writing has also appeared in The Nonprofit Quarterly, the Finance and Strategy column for Blue Avocado, and various BoardSource publications. Prior to starting Spectrum, Steve was a Projects Director with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit consulting, training and research providers. Steve’s extensive 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. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a BA from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Yale University.