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Financial Pressure Points: How to Respond with Financial Clarity in the Instability of 2026

June 11th 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 EST

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About the Event

Nonprofits are absorbing any number of financial blows this year. From the retreat of the federal government to shifts in philanthropic funding to the uncertainty of the larger economy. It is more critical than ever that nonprofit financial staff and systems are telling an accurate and timely financial story to leadership, and further that leadership is using that information to assess risk and make strategic financial choices.
 
NPQ is pleased to welcome back Curt Klotz and Shétu Rose, co-founders of Diverge Finance, for a review of the "pressure points" every finance team needs to be addressing in this climate. They will cover the strategic and tactical aspects of these pressure points
  • Cash Reserves
  • Restricted Revenue
  • Accounting Systems Design
  • Business Model Reality Check
  • Building a Strong Finance Team

What to Expect

  • 2:00–2:45 pm: Panel discussion
  • 2:45–3:00 pm: Live demo of how finance staff can best use QuickBooks to approach these pressure points effectively
Who Should Join 
This session is ideal for nonprofit CFOs, COO's, finance directors, accountants, bookkeepers, and financial consultants and contactors to nonprofits.

 

 

Featured Panelists

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Shetu Rose

Chief Executive Officer

Shétu Rose (she/her) is Chief Executive Officer at Diverge Finance Cooperative with over 20 years of financial management experience.
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Curtiz Klotz

Chief Learning Officer

Curtis Klotz, CPA, (he/him) shares business model strategies for nonprofits and a commitment to equity in financial leadership that have
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Jeanne Bell

Program Host

Jeanne Bell, MNA is a Program Host for NPQ online events advancing critical conversations about equity-centered management and leadership.

Featured Panelists

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Shétu Rose

Chief Executive Officer, Diverge Finance Cooperative

Shétu Rose (she/her) is Chief Executive Officer at Diverge Finance Cooperative with over 20 years of financial management experience. Over the years she has led and supported administrative and strategic management teams for local and international organizations in the non-profit sector.

Prior to Diverge, Shétu was the VP of Finance and Operations at the Center for Economic Inclusion and the Director of Finance at AchieveMpls (now Achieve Twin Cities). She also has a wealth of international experience, having worked in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

She is a passionate advocate for equity and human rights and is committed to bringing about sustainable economic change for families and communities. She currently serves on the Board of Arise Community Credit Union and a founding board member of MUFEYA in Minnesota.

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Curtis Klotz

Chief Learning Officer, Diverge Finance Cooperative
As a presenter, Curtis Klotz, CPA, (he/him) shares business model strategies for nonprofits and a commitment to equity in financial leadership that have emerged from more than 40 years of direct work in nonprofit organizations. Prior to founding Diverge, Curt held roles as Director of Nonprofit Innovation at CLA, VP of Finance & CFO at Propel Nonprofits, and Director of Finance and Administration at Indian Law Resource Center. He was also a founding board member and past Chairperson of the Montana Nonprofit Association. Curt has contributed a number of articles to Nonprofit Quarterly, various CPA journals, and was the principal author of CLA’s Innovation in Nonprofit Finance blog.
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Jeanne Bell

Program Host, Leading Edge (NPQ)
Jeanne Bell, MNA directs NPQ‘s Advancing Practice program to advance critical conversations about nonprofit management and leadership.