Nora Sobolov, CEO & Co-Founder, Community Forward Fund
As a senior executive and CEO, Ms. Sobolov has experienced firsthand the needs, challenges and opportunities of charitable and nonprofit sector financing and has led several organizations through financial restructuring and strategic plans for growth. As a Vice-President and CEO with the credit union and cooperative system and in the private sector, she acquired knowledge and experience with different forms of financing, investment and capital. She has developed and structured several unique funding opportunities for charities and nonprofits, including collaborative work among foundations, the private and charitable sectors. While managing her own company, Ms. Sobolov was the Chair of a private business CEO group, where she assisted businesses in the creation of new strategies, financing proposals and exit plans. Ms. Sobolov has developed programs to assist organizations with successful strategy development, partnering, joint ventures, mergers and both venture and long-term financing proposals. She has served as a Board member and advisor for several credit unions, cooperatives, technology companies, charities and nonprofits.
