Making Money Make Change 2023 is back in person! 

Thursday, November 9 – Sunday, November 12, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

THIS CONFERENCE AIMS TO GENERATE VISIONS OF A FUTURE IN WHICH WEALTH, LAND, AND POWER ARE EQUITABLY SHARED.

MMMC is an intimate space that uses workshops, storytelling, and skill-building to create a space for young people with class privilege and wealth to explore questions of identity and responsibility in a supportive environment. MMMC programming is dynamic and specific to young people with wealth who are interested in social justice. Whether you have been grappling with what it means to have class privilege for some time and value social change, or you are new to thinking about these topics, we invite you to attend and explore these topics in community.

THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE, PARTICIPANTS WILL SUPPORT, CHALLENGE, AND INSPIRE EACH OTHER TO ALIGN RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO WEALTH WITH THEIR VALUES.

MMMC is always a multi-class space. The programming is designed for young people (18-35) with wealth and partners of young people with wealth; however, social justice movement leaders, Resource Generation staff, and other presenters from various class backgrounds are present and a vital part of MMMC. It’s a great opportunity to practice healthy cross-class dynamics and to lovingly self-reflect on how class privilege manifests.

THROUGH LOCAL CHAPTERS, RESOURCE GENERATION PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS AND ONGOING LEARNING.

MMMC is an excellent way to become involved in RG or to refill your cup if you’ve been working locally and want to connect nationally.

WHO ATTENDS MMMC?

A whole range of people come to MMMC! Participants are individuals ages 18-35, who have access to current, future, family, or wealth from work. Their access to wealth comes from a variety of sources and circumstances. Young people of color with wealth are encouraged to attend and partners of young people with wealth are welcome to attend. MMMC builds a community of peers who support each other in making creative and informed choices about their resources.

For more information about how we conceptualize “wealth,” click here.

WHAT DO WE DO AT THE CONFERENCE?

This year, we are back to our standard 4-day retreat.

• We’ll focus on grounding in our current reality, connect to what’s at stake, and understand our collective stake in fighting for a just future.
• We’ll meet in small groups (aka pods) for more intimate storytelling, processing, and connecting.
• Have a variety of interactive workshops, plenaries, and opportunities for connecting in caucuses, regions, and more. 
• We’ll hear from movement leaders who will share about organizing in this political moment and the roles of young people with wealth.
• Have fun with games, no-talent show/open mic, and a dance party!

See our current event schedule here. 

IS THIS GATHERING FOR ME?

MMMC offers a confidential environment to uncover your personal relationship to wealth and be inspired by different ways to take action that are aligned with your values and communities.

• Do you have, or expect to come into, inherited wealth? Do you have earned wealth? Or are you the partner of someone with wealth? Not sure, but want to figure it out?
• Do you want to work with others to create a more just and equitable society?
• Do you want to explore how different aspects of identity affect your relationship and access to wealth, such as race, gender, sexuality, religion, and ability?
• Are you seeking a supportive community of peers and allies with whom to be engaged with these questions over the long term?
• Do you want to amplify your impact by working collectively with other young people with wealth toward an equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power?
• Are you ready to stop trying to hide your class privilege and start leveraging it for economic, racial, and social justice?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then MMMC is for you! Conference organizers and workshop presenters from various class backgrounds participate in the retreat; however, this is not a gathering designed for those who deal with these issues solely from a professional viewpoint or who work with young donors in a financial or fundraising capacity.

 

MMMC AND ACCESSIBILITY

RG is committed to making the retreat space accessible for everyone who wants to attend in person. The registration form asks about your accessibility needs. The sooner you register and let us know what you need, the better we can provide the needed accommodations. 

Although the retreat center itself is not explicitly scent-free, RG strives to make our spaces as low scent as possible. We ask that participants and facilitators adopt a no/low scent protocol for the time with us (more details will come with your confirmation after registration). 

If you have any questions about accessibility and if your needs can be met at the conference, please contact Julianne, Program Director, at [email protected].

MMMC AND COVID SAFETY

MMMC is in-person this year and will not have a hybrid option. RG will continue to have virtual programming all year round. 

We are taking a calculated risk to gather together in person and will be taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We ask that all participants take a PCR test before travel, and do not travel if you test positive. We will provide and require rapid tests upon arrival, and require masking in indoor spaces unless eating or drinking.

Please plan to take a PCR test no more than 72-hours prior to travel. Closer to the date, we will share a secure Dropbox link for you to upload your results.

We will ask all participants and staff to take a rapid test every morning and upload results to the Dropbox before entering common areas. We will have additional supplies available, but if you are able, please bring your own.

DO YOU IDENTIFY AS A YOUNG PERSON OF COLOR WITH WEALTH?

People of color with wealth sit at a unique and powerful intersection of identities. There is so much potential to organize together for racial,economic, and environmental justice. The retreat will host participants from an array of racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as experiences with philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and movements for change. This is a great space for first-time MMMC participants who are people of color to build community with other people of color and to ground in this intersection of identities. Though participants’ stories and experiences are unique and varied, there is a common interest in using resources in support of progressive social change.

DO YOU IDENTIFY AS A PARTNER OF A YOUNG PERSON WITH WEALTH?

MMMC welcomes partners of people with wealth who were raised poor, working-class, or middle-class. Through their relationships, partners often find themselves as class straddlers with increasing access to wealth through relationship and family. Partners have a powerful and important role to play in working for wealth redistribution and social change. Partners will be placed in a small group (pod) together throughout the retreat that meets for relationship building and mutual support. In terms of content, MMMC is most appropriate and relevant for partners who currently or in the future expect to have interdependent finances and thus some level of access to wealth, or influence over financial decisions. Chosen family members who are involved in financial decision-making or business partners may also be appropriate to attend. Partners of people with wealth are welcome to attend MMMC with their wealthy partner.

Any questions at all about any of the above? Please contact Julianne, Program Director, at [email protected].

REGISTER FOR MMMC BELOW

You will be emailed a confirmation and additional details leading up to the conference.