Lived Experience, Nonprofit Expertise: Aisha Benson | Nonprofit Finance Fund | 8 August 2022

"This special edition of Where We Go From Here welcomes Aisha Benson as Nonprofit Finance Fund’s new president and CEO. Aisha comes to NFF with a wealth of social sector experience, from leadership at nonprofit banks and community development organizations to running a mobile food pantry and providing youth mentorship, all of it informed by a drive to support communities like the one she grew up in. In a candid conversation with NFF Board Chair Henry A. J. Ramos, Aisha describes her journey from growing up in Harlem to leading a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and shares what she’s learned along the way. Aisha shares her vision for crucial issues in the social sector, from supporting community-centered organizations by channeling capital and transferring power, to capitalizing on advances in philanthropic support for nonprofits, to bringing belonging into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...."