Steve Strang, MPA is the Senior Consultant, Practice Director at Spectrum Nonprofit Services where he provides consulting and training in sustainability strategies for community-based organizations and oversees business development operations. His work focuses on partnering with organizations to understand and measure their impact, define the market in which they work, and shape a business model to accomplish their goals. Additionally, he has experience training in board governance, nonprofit leadership, and membership management. Steve has been an advisory member at the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management at North Park University, at Allow Good, a nonprofit that has empowered over 1,600 youth with the tools of philanthropy to take meaningful action in their communities,  and a former board member and chair of YNPN Chicago. Previously he was with Forefront, the state association of nonprofits in Illinois as the Nonprofit Programs Manager. Steve also has experience with the University of Chicago and at the American Red Cross. He earned his BS in Public and Nonprofit Administration from Grand Valley State University and MPA from Roosevelt University with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management.