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Front + Center – Tashai’s Story

Our Front + Center series with Ms. Magazine continues on this year. We are excited to announce the release of the first story of…
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Black History Month Kickoff

ICYMI – here is our Black History Month kickoff video with a special message from our founding CEO, Aisha Nyandoro.
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Filling the Gap

Springboard began this year by visiting the Mississippi Capitol to advocate for the MS Sun Bucks Program & publishing another story from The Magnolia…
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Our 2024 Year in Review

We have had a big year at Springboard to Opportunities. We implemented a new strategic plan, updated our branding, and had our largest Magnolia…
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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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