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Our 5th MMT Evaluation is Here!

We are thrilled to release the evaluation for the 5th Magnolia Mother’s Trust cohort that wrapped up earlier this fall. Building on the research…
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CEO Aisha Nyandoro named to TIME100 Next — TIME’s annual list of the next 100 most influential people in the world!

Aisha Nyandoro featured on the cover of TIME as part of the TIME100 Next 2024 list.
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CEO Aisha Nyandoro has been awarded the 2024 Heinz Award for the Economy!

We are delighted to announce that our CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, has been named by The Heinz Family Foundation a recipient of the prestigious 29th…
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Defining Holistic Prosperity

In 2018, Springboard to Opportunities launched The Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a first-of-its-kind guaranteed income initiative supporting first 20 and then 100 Black mothers each…
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Summer is here – so what’s for lunch?

Jackson, Mississippi is officially in full summer mode! Not only has the heat and humidity crept back up into sweat-drenching territory, but schools have…
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The Magnolia Mother’s Trust Featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show!

Exciting news! Our CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, and Magnolia Mother’s Trust Recipient, Sequaya Coleman, were featured on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show! Watch…
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2024 Night of Storytelling

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, we hosted our annual Night of Storytelling – a night filled with shared stories and conversation with Springboard To…
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Springboard Goes to Colombia!

One of our goals as an organization is to help the families we work with recognize the power they already have to make change…
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It Takes a Nation

At Springboard To Opportunities, we believe that poverty – especially the persistent and widespread poverty seen in the United States in comparison to other…
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