Nonprofit Finance Roundtable

Details for the next cohort coming soon!

Connect with, learn from, and share with fellow nonprofit finance professionals in a supportive, peer-to-peer learning environment.

We invite you to join the Nonprofit Finance Roundtable Program!
The first cohort will launch in March 2025. Meetings are scheduled from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm on Zoom.

The dates for the meetings of the 2025 cohort are:
March 6
June 5
September 4
December 4

What differentiates this Roundtable from other networking groups or programs?

Focus: This Roundtable is specifically designed for nonprofit finance professionals, providing a specialized and in-depth forum for discussing challenges, celebrating wins, and sharing proven practices within this niche.
Structure: This Roundtable has a defined structure with quarterly, facilitated meetings. This provides a consistent and predictable framework for learning and relationship building.
Depth: Unlike casual networking events, this Roundtable encourages deeper discussions and collaborative problem-solving through facilitated sessions of peer-to-peer discussions and guest speakers.
Confidentiality: This Roundtable fosters a safe and confidential environment where participants can openly share challenges, concerns, and sensitive information without fear of judgment or competition.

The Opportunity

The Nonprofit Finance Roundtable is a unique opportunity to network with your peers an is specifically created with you in mind!

We understand the importance for nonprofit finance professionals to connect with each other in our unique industry. We understand we build up our strength by sharing proven practices and experiences among our peers. In the spirit of offering continuing professional development opportunities for the nonprofit sector, we are pleased to announce a Nonprofit Finance Roundtable -“NFR”- cohort launching in March 2025.

Inviting Nonprofit People Managers!

What if you could carve out 75 minutes every quarter with an experienced nonprofit facilitator and your peers for your own personal and professional development? To connect exclusively with fellow nonprofit people managers in a confidential, supportive environment?

We invite you to join our Nonprofit Finance Roundtable Program because “NFR” is such a place. At NMR, you will:

  • Develop a trusted group of peer advisors in the people finance positions in the nonprofit world
  • Share and hear about proven practices and creative solutions
  • Discuss issues of importance to finance professionals
  • Discover new tools and shortcuts
  • Expand your skill set and leadership development opportunities
  • Troubleshoot finance issues in a safe peer-to-peer environment
  • Have fun with others who – just like you – are walking the talk in the nonprofit world!

Participant Requirements:

  • Must be a staff member or volunteer responsible for financial aspects of a nonprofit organization
  • Submit a completed application
  • Participant agrees to prioritize attendance at meetings and to contribute in a meaningful way to the dialogue
  • A one-time $75 participation fee for TVNPA Members / $100 for Non-members. Fees are not refundable.
  • Give candid feedback and participate in future alumni events for the program. 

What DPR Members can expect:

  • 4 meetings per year
  • Roundtable groups are limited to 15 (additional roundtables will be formed when that level is reached)
  • Curated program to include discussion of topics facing finance professionals, and confidential sharing of proven practices, current issues, and troubleshooting
  • Qualified speakers, as appropriate, on topics important to you and your continued growth as a nonprofit professional
  • Fun, relaxed conversation in confidence with peers who – like you – are ‘walking the talk’ in the nonprofit world!

NFR Facilitator

Shaké Sulikyan, nationally-recognized nonprofit executive, former President & Executive Director, and former bookkeeper and accounting professional, will facilitate the Nonprofit Finance Roundtable.She is here to support the NFR by coordinating the group and the meeting discussions to ensure the program meets your expectations. As a former nonprofit finance professional, as well a nonprofit fundraiser and executive director, she has lived experience and personal understanding of your needs and will keep them in mind in guiding the cohort.

Shaké Sulikyan (she/her) is a nationally recognized nonprofit executive and changemaker. She’s dedicated her life to making the world a better place. Shaké has over two decades of experience in aligning talent and resources to drive large-scale initiatives, build fruitful relationships, and reach record-breaking goals. Her nonprofit career includes leadership roles in healthcare, academic medicine, higher education, social service and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. She has been a Tri-Valley resident since 2014 and served as President and Executive Director of ValleyCare Charitable Foundation for 5.5 years. In January 2022, she launched her consultancy which focuses on supporting nonprofit organizations and their teams, as well as advancing women in the workplace. She also serves as Senior Advisor and Executive Search Consultant with Boyden, where she’s helped build their social impact/nonprofit practice in the U.S. and has placed over 30 executives into various nonprofit organizations, including CEOs, CFOs, CDOs, Major and Annual Giving Directors, and more. She moved to the U.S. at the age of 12 and currently lives in Livermore, CA with her husband and teenage son.