Description

This event is offered by our partner in another state. Please double-check times and time zones prior to registering. 

Financial reports don’t have to be intimidating or sleep-inducing. In this session, we’ll explore how to transform complex financial information into engaging visual stories that help staff and board members truly understand your organization’s financial model and health. Using real-world examples and accessible visualization techniques, we’ll move beyond spreadsheets to show how charts, narratives, and visuals can make your financial presentations more meaningful, memorable, and mission-aligned. Whether you’re a finance professional looking to communicate with clarity or a leader seeking to bridge the gap between numbers and impact, this session will equip you with practical tools to make your financial story resonate across your organization.

As a result of attending this session, participants will:

• Gain strategies for translating financial data into clear, compelling visuals that enhance understanding among non-finance audiences.  
• Learn how to frame financial information as a story that connects organizational performance to mission and impact.  
• Acquire tools and templates to design board and staff financial presentations that inform, engage, and inspire confidence.

Katelyn Shehu, Chief Financial Officer, Arts Midwest

Katelyn Shehu serves as Chief Financial Officer at Arts Midwest, where she leads the organization’s financial strategy, investment management, and long-term sustainability efforts.

Since joining in 2023, she has focused on strengthening financial infrastructure, advancing multi-year planning, and aligning resources to support Arts Midwest’s mission and growth. Katelyn partners closely with staff and the board to enhance financial literacy, ensure sound stewardship of both operating and invested assets, and guide decision-making that balances stability with strategic opportunity.

Before joining Arts Midwest, Katelyn spent more than a decade at the University of St. Thomas, where she helped secure significant federal relief funding during the pandemic and led one of the university’s largest public debt issuances to advance its strategic plan. She began her career in public accounting at RSM and became a licensed CPA in 2009.

Katelyn is passionate about connecting financial strategy to organizational impact and building systems that support creativity and resilience.  

Offered by our partner, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits