{"id":253758,"date":"2025-12-03T12:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/?p=253758"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:19:26","slug":"operation-hope-announces-historic-partnership-with-the-countrys-top-nonprofits-to-launch-hope-ai-a-national-strategy-for-inclusive-financial-and-ai-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/operation-hope-announces-historic-partnership-with-the-countrys-top-nonprofits-to-launch-hope-ai-a-national-strategy-for-inclusive-financial-and-ai-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation HOPE Announces Historic Partnership with the Country\u2019s Top Nonprofits to Launch HOPE AI&#x2122; &#8211; a National Strategy for Inclusive Financial and AI Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Dream Machine Innovation Lab, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 100 Black Men of America, UNCF, and Shopify Join Forces with Operation HOPE to Expand AI Access, Coaching, and Opportunity to All <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atlanta, GA \u2014 December 3, 2025 \u2013 Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today announced a historic partnership with a coalition of the nation\u2019s most trusted and influential nonprofit organizations to launch <strong>HOPE AI&#x2122;<\/strong>, a groundbreaking national strategy to bring both financial literacy and artificial intelligence literacy to every community in America. The announcement was marked by a powerful moment on the main stage at this year\u2019s Annual Meeting of the Hope Global Forums in Atlanta, where the leaders of these organizations stood together with <strong>Operation HOPE<\/strong> Founder, Chairman and CEO <strong>John Hope Bryant<\/strong> for a historic signing ceremony affirming their shared commitment to this national effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating organizations and leaders included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Van Jones<\/strong>, Founder of <strong>The Dream Machine Innovation Lab<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis Stevens<\/strong>, CEO of <strong>Big Brothers Big Sisters of America<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Milton Jones, Jr.<\/strong>, Chairman of the <strong>United Negro College Fund <\/strong>and Chairman of<strong> 100 Black Men of America<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harley Finkelstein<\/strong>, President of <strong>Shopify<\/strong> <em>(serving as HOPE AI&#x2122;\u2019s technology partner)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed in coordination with the <strong>AI Ethics Council (AIEC)<\/strong>, HOPE AI&#x2122; is designed to ensure that every community in America has a fair shot at participating in\u2014and benefiting from\u2014the AI economy. First, through <strong>HOPE Inside AI&#x2122;<\/strong>, the initiative will activate trained AI coaches at more than 1,500 locations nationwide\u2014embedded in banks, schools, churches, employers, and workforce centers\u2014where individuals and families can access no-cost, in-person or virtual coaching on using AI responsibly for everyday productivity, financial planning, budgeting, and credit-building. Second, through <strong>Community AI&#x2122;<\/strong>, HOPE AI&#x2122; will equip schools, nonprofits, and cities with curated AI tools, templates, and safe-use onboarding and training to help organizations improve their daily operations responsibly and effectively. And third, HOPE AI&#x2122; will track national progress through the <strong>HOPE AI Equity Index&#x2122;<\/strong>, the nation\u2019s first measure of inclusive AI readiness, ensuring that communities are not left behind as AI capabilities continue to expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s historic launch of HOPE AI&#x2122; marks the start of a national movement\u2014bringing together some of the most incredible organizations in America to stand united for our shared future. Operation HOPE is deeply grateful to the Dream Machine Innovation Lab, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 100 Black Men of America, UNCF, and Shopify for locking arms with us in this work,\u201d said John Hope Bryant, Chairman, Founder and CEO of Operation HOPE. \u201cCollectively, these organizations represent tens of millions of children, families, and communities nationwide. Their participation sends a powerful signal that leading institutions are joining forces to ensure every community\u2014no matter the zip code\u2014has access to the opportunities of the future. This commitment ensures we are future proofing our nation and empowering people with the tools to thrive in an AI-driven economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Operation HOPE, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1992, Operation HOPE has been moving America from civil rights to &#8220;silver rights&#8221; with the mission of making free enterprise and capitalism work for the underserved\u2014disrupting poverty for millions of low and moderate-income youth and adults across the nation. Through its community uplift model, HOPE Inside, which received the 2016 Innovator of the Year recognition by American Banker magazine, Operation HOPE has served more than 4 million individuals and directed more than&nbsp;$3.2 billion&nbsp;in economic activity into disenfranchised communities\u2014turning check-cashing customers into banking customers, renters into homeowners, small business dreamers into small business owners, minimum wage workers into living wage consumers, and uncertain disaster victims into financially empowered disaster survivors. For more information:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3744069-1&amp;h=3798926985&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Foperationhope.org%252F%26esheet%3D52309683%26newsitemid%3D20201020005715%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3Dwww.OperationHOPE.org%26index%3D3%26md5%3Da893fcbf30daa6fb55c42c3b220d78dc&amp;a=www.OperationHOPE.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OperationHOPE.org<\/a>. Follow the HOPE conversation on<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3744069-1&amp;h=3485954660&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcts.businesswire.com%2Fct%2FCT%3Fid%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252FOperationHOPE%26esheet%3D52309683%26newsitemid%3D20201020005715%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3DTwitter%26index%3D4%26md5%3D0ee9ec908047b194ffb2ce3da8cfe223&amp;a=+Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/operationhope\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/operationhopehq\/\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/operation-hope\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dream Machine Innovation Lab, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 100 Black Men of America, UNCF, and Shopify Join Forces with Operation HOPE to Expand AI Access, Coaching, and Opportunity &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":253759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-featured","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253760,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253758\/revisions\/253760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}