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Operation HOPE Strengthens Leadership Team with the Addition of Page Patten as Research Storytelling Specialist

ATLANTA – July 26, 2023 – Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation’s largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, announces the appointment of Page Patten as its new Research …

Operation HOPE Continues to Fuel Black Business Growth in America

Q2 Impact Data Reveals how its 1MBB Initiative is driving economic development, increasing financial literacy and building generational wealth for the underserved ATLANTA – July 20, 2023 – Operation HOPE, …

Operation HOPE’s 1 Million Black Businesses & Shopify to Host Shop & Learn: A Vendor Expo Experience Featuring Atlanta’s Leading E-Commerce Experts

For community members looking to start or grow their e-commerce business, Operation HOPE and Shopify are partnering to host a panel of ATL’s leading e-commerce experts and over 50 Black-owned …

OPERATION HOPE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ‘THE 1865 PROJECT’

Nonprofit Initiates Challenge to Level the Economic Playing Field for Underserved Americans by Finishing the Work of The Freedman’s Bank ATLANTA, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of Juneteenth, Operation HOPE, a national …

Operation HOPE’s Financial Coaching Offered for Free at Cadence Bank’s Gulfport, Mississippi Branch

GULFPORT, Ms., April 6, 2023 – Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) and Operation HOPE have joined together to provide a free financial education and counseling program through a new HOPE Inside …

Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman & CEO John Hope Bryant Receives RISE Financial Pathways 2023 Robert A. McNeely Trailblazer Award

Bryant receives highest honor for empowering communities through financial literacy on Wednesday, March 29 at the RISE Financial Pathways Power Luncheon 2023 ATLANTA, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — RISE Financial Pathways hosted its 2023 Power …

Operation HOPE Chairman & CEO John Hope Bryant Appointed as National Vice Chair of No Labels, a National Bi-Partisan Movement

March 30, 2023 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low-and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, announced today that its Founder, …

John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE Honored at the Georgia State Capital

Legislators Honor HOPE’s Thirty-Year Commitment to Empowering Underserved Communities Through Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship ATLANTA— On Thursday, March 16, 2023, Operation HOPE’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, John Hope Bryant, was …

Wetzel’s Pretzels Makes Franchise Ownership More Accessible for Women and Minorities Through Access to Equity Program

Company Aims to Increase Diversity in the Restaurant Industry by Offering Financial Discounts, Expanded Recruitment Efforts, Educational and Mentorship Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Wetzel’s Pretzels (Wetzel’s) is …

Operation HOPE, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Host Roundtable to Celebrate Freedman’s Bank

Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant Joins SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Lead Roundtable Discussion with Black Leaders on Advancing Black Entrepreneurship …