John Hope Bryant Mission Statement
- "There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again."
- My vision for the poor, the under-served, and the wealthless of the world is to help them see themselves -- differently. We can do this by helping to expose, to educate, to empower, and ultimately to inspire them. To help them become "dreamers, with shovels in their own hands," quoting my friend Dr. Dorothy Height.
- To see themselves for what and who they truly already are; rich in spirit. Assets, and not liabilities on the world's global balance sheet.
- Because, I have seen, time and again, that given an informed choice, the poor do not want a hand out, but simply a hand up. They want the dignity that comes from doing for self.
- That education is the ultimate poverty eradication tool, and when you know better, you tend to do better.
- Moving from civil rights to silver rights. From integrating the lunch counter, to integrating the dollar too.
- That low-wealth communities, the world over, represent future emerging markets waiting to be born. That one person can make a diference, and we are that one person. That we are all accountable and responsible for the world we live in, because it is literally the world we create. A little hope can make the difference.
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February 22, 2010
Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant Visits Spelman College Campus for Financial Literacy Convocation
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Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant
Visits Spelman College Campus for Financial Literacy Convocation
Bryant Focuses on Principles from his book LOVE LEADERSHIP and
building wealth for community and family through Banking on Our Future College Edition
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(ATLANTA, GA) - February 22, 2010 - Operation HOPE (HOPE) Chairman, Founder and CEO John Hope Bryant, surrounded by 1,000 Spelman College freshmen, sophomores, and faculty members, delivered a message centered on the building blocks of family and community wealth at the "Financial Literacy Convocation" held in honor of Operation HOPE's work to produce financially literate adults. There Bryant joined Spelman President Dr. Beverly Tatum and Leadership Center Director Dr. Jane Smith as he shared his philosophy of LOVE LEADERSHIP, and stressed his belief that this current economic crisis is a crisis of leadership.
February 15, 2010
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February 01, 2010
Special to the Huffington Post: Dispatch from Davos -- "The Global Con"
No, I am not saying that Davos is a "con." Truth in fact, participating in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos is one of my top impact experiences of the year (the 2010 annual meeting was my 5th consecutive Davos experience as a Young Global Leader). Furthermore, I genuinely believe that Forum founder and chairman Klaus Schwab is a visionary that has pursued the power of his own ideas with a character and consistency not dissimilar to other thought leaders that had added to our larger society and our world, and referred to later in this piece. That said, this Davos experience did get me thinking about how we all got ourselves into this grand global mess, we now call a global economic crisis.
I am indeed suggesting though that to a degree we all participated in a shared con of sorts, and we need to "get our storyline" back. Let me explain.
What would you say if I told you that the very core, the very basis of this entire global economic mess, was a crisis of virtues and values?
After being here in Davos for one of the busiest weeks of my life, I was reminded of a great quote from my political hero, partner through his foundation in good works and friend President Bill Clinton, also featured in my new book Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World. Former President Clinton, here this week in Davos and gracious enough to spend time and to speak with members of the Forum of Young Global Leaders in attendance, once said, "It is hard to get someone to agree with the truth, when the lie is financing their lifestyle."
Read the complete article on the Huffington Post here, and leave your comments too.
January 04, 2010
November 04, 2009
Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium
My friend and mentor Quincy Jones knows how to "set off" a sleepy early morning meeting in Mahattan. This is how to start a business meeting! Here for the launch of two day's worth of meetings of the Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium at thr Time Warner Center, led by my friend Madelyn Bonnot, executive director, Quincy Jones Foundation.
Quincy Jones is national co-chair of 5MK, along with my other personal hero and mentor, civil rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young. One person can make a difference. Today that person is Q.
Let's go...
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October 15, 2009
HRH Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway, myself and "the real royalty" of Europe
This is an absolutely breathtaking photo, taken at the conclusion of our Dignity Day, Geneva (Switzerland) event, with one of the amazing young people (and future leaders) from the International School where the event was held.
Pictured with with me here is my Global Dignity co-founder His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway (our third co-founder Professor Pekka Himanen was with us the day prior, but had to travel to London to prepare for our events there next week for GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY 2009). I refer to both Crown Prince Haakon and Pekka Himanen as my "brothers-from-another-mother." Pure love, commitment, connection and service leadership, acting as one.
October 14, 2009
Visual photographic brilliance of two amazing bright lights, from today's Dignity Day, Geneva
This is precisely what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela, and Gandhi, were fighting for...and I got to experience it first hand and up close, at The International School in Geneva, Switzerland. Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words.
Join the co-founders of Global Dignity and the Forum of Young Global Leaders community for GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY 2009, on October 20th, 2009. We have confirmed 30 countries and counting! Please join in, and decide to "make a difference in our world," on October 20th!
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