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Aisha Nyandoro

CEO

Springboard to Opportunities

Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Alumni 2015 Cohort 2

Madison, Mississippi

Dr. Aisha Nyandoro is the CEO of Springboard To Opportunities, a nonprofit organization that serves communities in Alabama, Mississippi, Maryland, and Washington, DC. Springboard is focused on helping residents of affordable housing advance themselves in life, school, and work. Springboard’s programs are fundamentally resident-driven and based on the needs of the community to create resources that support and empower families.

Stories Featuring Aisha Nyandoro
June 21, 2024
Now is the Time to Amass, Apply, and Amplify Change Capital
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February 14, 2023
2022 Ascend Impact & Inspiration Report
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July 18, 2022
McNulty Foundation: Announcing The Winners of the 2022 John P. McNulty Prize
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June 25, 2022
Leadership Reflections from the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival
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June 15, 2022
Ascending at the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival
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March 16, 2022
Centering Black Women in Our Economic Recovery
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February 23, 2022
Making Black History and Forging Black Futures
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July 26, 2021
Centering Black women in policy is key to future families’ prosperity
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Ascend Fellows are a community of values-driven leaders who share an unwavering commitment to our shared goal of intergenerational family prosperity and well-being.