Springboard to Opportunities
Our founding CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, published her latest piece as a Forbes contributor today. She sat down with tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood to discuss why he is giving away more than $50 million and what his motivations were as he landed on community-centered giving.
“Sustainable programs, like democracy or guaranteed income,
require that we listen to and work with people.”
The latest Forbes contribution by founding our CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, is available now! An excerpt from her piece is below.
Our interview with Laura Chevez from Matter of Fact TV aired this week. One of our incredible mothers, Alexis, stepped forward to share her story of being part of The Magnolia Mother’s Trust and how it affected her life being a mother to two young boys.
The interview features our founding CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, in addition to input from Elaine Maag from the Urban Institute.
In 2017, Aisha Nyandoro came to a sobering realization. As founder and CEO of the nonprofit Springboard to Opportunities in Jackson, Miss., she was committed to helping lift families in local public housing into the next phase—a place of their own.
Meaningful change often begins with having the courage and curiosity to ask nonobvious questions. Aisha Nyandoro, the founding CEO of Springboard to Opportunities in Jackson, Miss., has become a national leader in the quest to end generational poverty by basing her work on a radically practical approach: listening to those most in need.
Springboard CEO Aisha Nyandoro was selected as a 2024 Heinz Award winner for her innovative approach to equipping mothers to exit poverty and changing narratives around who deserves trust and care.