30 Years of HOPE:

The “American Aspiration Tour” aims at ignite a new national dialogue on financial literacy and economic inclusion. Inspired by the best-selling book, Financial Literacy for All, the tour will feature Operation HOPE Founder and CEO John Hope Bryant in a series of hosted conversations with elected officials and corporate leaders across America.

Announced at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, CA, The Business Plan for America outlines the case that in order for America to continue as a leading economic superpower, we must recognize how critical our diversity is to our success.

Operation HOPE’s John Hope Bryant and Open AI’s Sam Altman Announce Formation of First-of-Its-Kind AI Ethics Council at 2023 Annual Meeting of the Hope Global Forums in Atlanta.

The HOPE Community Credit Score Index, an extension to the Financial Wellness Index, take a closer look by overlaying resident credit score data with other critical information on education, homeownership, income, life expectancy, and crime to identify the neighborhoods most in need. These statistics help inform policy, program and service offerings, and provide residents a greater understanding of their specific community’s financial health.

U.S. Small Business Administration revises and renews strategic alliance with HOPE to include 1MBB programing for small businesses

 Launch of the 1st hybrid (in person & virtual) HOPE Global Forum which reaches over 4.2 million social media impressions and was covered by more than 950 news outlets.

Operation HOPE announced that Robinhood Markets is the first company to sign onto its Investors’ Bill of Rights.

“Third Reconstruction: A 3-Point plan to make Financial Literacy the Civil Issue of this Generation” published in the Milken Review.

In February 2021, Operation HOPE launched, in partnership with Momentive, a new Minority Small Business Index to quantify the experiences and hopefulness of minority small business owners and entrepreneurs. Each question of the Index touched on a different aspect of entrepreneurship – from hope for business success, to having a trusted mentor, to risk tolerance, to access to capital, and finally, to future outlook on systemic issues that impede success for minority small business owners.

U.S. Treasury hosts Freedman’s Bank Forum with Secretary Mnuchin with Operation HOPE

John Hope Bryant and Operation HOPE receive Key to the City from Mayor of Columbus, Ga and Congressional Recognition at keynote for Columbus Urban League.

August 2017 – Publication of “The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation”

On the recommendation of John Bryant and Operation HOPE, Secretary Lew publicly renamed the Treasury Annex Building, The Freedman’s Bank Building, in honor of the site where the Freedman’s Saving Bank once stood.

U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. National Archives, and Operation HOPE host the first Freedman’s Bank Legacy Forum commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Freedman’s Bank

Publication of “How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class”

Operation HOPE has 25 HOPE Inside locations

Bryant’s work in financial literacy was recognized by the Emirates Foundation in the United Arab Emirates. The new Esref Sah (Spend Wisely) Personal Finance curriculum, which features Bryant’s personal life story, likeness and image, is a UAE wide partnership between the Emirates Foundation and Operation HOPE that seeks to boost youth financial literacy skills and confidence, as well as encouraging personal financial dignity through role modeling.

Operation HOPE has been a “financial education best practice” on behalf of the USA highlighted in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Global Money Week 10 Years Of Celebrations since 2013.

Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) and Wikipedia Founder and Wikia Co-Founder Jimmy Wale, partner with Operation HOPE to launch the first international financial literacy empowerment tool, the Wikia-Operation HOPE Global Money Initiative (Global Money).

Publication of Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-based World.

U.S. Small Business Administration launches the Office Of Entrepreneurship Education. Operation HOPE becomes a national alliance partner.

U.S. Small Business Administration National Small Business Week recognized Operation HOPE and John Bryant for superior financial inclusion work.

The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) partners with Operation HOPE to provide financial literacy programming in South Africa.

Chairman Bryant and Ambassador Andrew Young host the HOPE Bankers’ Bus Tour of the Los Angeles riots, attended by more than 500 leaders from government, community and the private sector.

Operation HOPE signs memorandum with American Red Cross to vertically integrate HOPE Coalition America’s emergency disaster preparedness, response and recovery work with ARC’s critical response work.

Project Restore HOPE/Gulf Coast Recovery, to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina was announced.

Operation HOPE’s founder and CEO served as a featured speaker on behalf of Operation HOPE, Inc. for the first ever-national conference of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community-Based Initiatives, on two separate panels, namely “Community Development Successful Partnerships” and the “Foundations and Corporations Forum.”

The Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK), now an official federal government document (FEMA document #532) was created and became available to all Americans, at no cost.