Sophie Faris is a Building Effective Nonprofits | Supporting Teams | Moving Markets for Good at The Shareholder Commons. She possess expertise in corporate social responsibility, community outreach, community development. Colleagues describe her as "I have had the privilege of working with Sophie in leadership roles at two separate organizations. Initially, we collaborated at B Lab, where she excelled as Head of Strategic Growth. Currently, I work with Sophie at The Shareholder Commons, where she serves as COO, and I hold the position of board chair.
In my role as board chair, I have observed Sophie's exceptional ability to guide our organization through strategic planning processes. She has implemented tools and systems that have significantly increased the team's effectiveness. Sophie's dedication to supporting her colleagues in every way possible is truly commendable.
Sophie's responsibilities are extensive, overseeing technology, human resources, operations, strategic planning, board management, and fundraising. She also contributes to special projects whenever she can, demonstrating her versatility and commitment.
Each year, Sophie and her fundraising team have either met or exceeded their goals, consistently finding innovative approaches to development and building meaningful relationships with foundation partners. Her proactive and organized approach to convening our board is evident in her successful management of a wily group of stakeholders through board meetings and committee meetings alike.
In summary, Sophie's leadership, strategic vision, and unwavering support for her colleagues make her an invaluable asset to any organization. I highly recommend her for any leadership role." and "I had the pleasure of working with Sophie at the Clinton Global Initiative from 2008 - 2011. During this period, I watched her rapid trajectory from the newest member of a small four-person team, to the effective leader of a department larger than twenty. Throughout her time at CGI, Sophie inspired respect and rigor while still finding time to make the office fun. With her team, Sophie led on strategy, modeled transparency and communication, offered clarity of goals, and identified appropriate ways to show support. With her peers in leadership at the organization, she strongly advocated for the creation of clear objectives, and mechanisms to foster collaboration across teams to drive results. And as our Director of Commitments, she held relationships with several high-profile CGI members, shepherding their experience with purpose and warmth. I am tempted to say that Sophie is a natural leader; but I suspect she would remind me that those skills are learned and developed over time. In her many senior roles before and since, Sophie has honed a wide range of leadership skills and I would recommend her strongly as a leader of an organization."
Listed skills include Corporate Social Responsibility, Community Outreach, and Community Development.
