Marty Zimmerman

Marty has 30 years of experience in nonprofit development, facilitations and trainings, strategic planning, project management, human resources and general business management.

As the Founder and President of ZIM Consulting for the past 20 years, Marty has helped grow the firm into a nation-wide consultancy with 25 staff and 17 contractors. To date, ZIM has served 590 nonprofits across all 50 states and internationally. Those nonprofits have impacted more than 11 million lives. ZIM has also raised more than $500M to support these nonprofits. During this time, Marty has lead the fundraising strategy and recruitment teams. He has also served as an interim executive director for three organizations and helped more than 20 organizations receive their 501(c)3 status.

Marty is an alum of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Denver program, served three years as a mayoral appointee on the Denver Mayor’s Youth Commission (two of which as chair), and has participated in many other significant volunteer leadership positions both in Colorado and nationally.

Marty has received numerous awards as a result of his outstanding work in the nonprofit field. These awards include the Federation Executive Recruitment and Educational Program Fellowship, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s first ever Master’s Award, and the Joshua L. Liebman national award for service to the community.