Drawing on our unique expertise as impact investors and our long standing relationships with grassroots activists, in 2018, Real Money Moves launched to help move financing out of the private prison industry, by organizing professional athletes, actors, and other cultural influencers to take a stand against for-profit prisons and immigrant detention. We strategized with over 30 influencers who wanted to use their platforms to highlight the issue of private prison financing, ensure their investments were not tied up in prisons, and collectively commit over $10m to investing in communities instead.
Today, our trusted, creative contribution to changing the culture of money is bridging insights on financial activist strategies across social movements, including through consulting, content creation, and speaking engagements with organizations who are interested in learning how to align their capital with their values. We serve as a translator — with a deep commitment to making financial strategies accessible to everyone in service of the movement.
Our partners lend their platforms to support campaigns at the intersection of money and justice, and explore investment opportunities to align their money with their values.
RMM Founder Morgan Simon has close to two decades of experience making finance a tool for social justice. In that time she has influenced over $150B and is a regularly sought out expert on impact investing. Her book, Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change has been featured everywhere from Harvard Business School to the United Nations. She is a Forbes contributor on the intersection of “money and justice,” an active investor, and lifetime activist.
RMM Founder Jasmine Rashid — a New York-raised, Oakland-based financial activist and strategist, Peace and Conflict Studies graduate of Swarthmore College, and Congressman John Lewis Humanity in Action fellow. She serves as the Director of Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships for Candide Group, advancing their mission through partnerships with community members, activists, wealth holders, co-investors/funders, and others in our multi-stakeholder ecosystem. In addition to anti-incarceration advocacy, she is passionate about writing, creating, and helping Black and Brown communities thrive.
Real Money Moves Partners:
Gloria Steinem – Activist and Feminist Leader. Derrick Morgan – NFL player, Tennessee Titans. Taylor Schilling – Actress, “Piper” on Orange is the New Black. Natasha Lyonne – Actress, “Nicky” on Orange is the New Black. Alysia Reiner – Activist, “Fig” on Actress Orange is the New Black. Kate Mulgrew – Actress, “Red” on Orange is the New Black. Beth Dover - Actress, “Linda” on Orange is the New Black. Esperanza Spalding – Grammy Award-Winning Musician. Amy Schumer – Activist and Actress. Ellen Pompeo – Actress, Grey's Anatomy. Natalie Portman – Activist, Actress, and Producer. Tamara Tunie – Actress, Law and Order: SVU. Maggie Gyllenhaal – Actress, The Deuce. Alyssa Milano – Activist and Actress. Tonya Pinkins – Actress, All My Children. Rishard Matthews- NFL player, New York Jets. Wesley Woodyard - NFL player, Tennessee Titans. Will Compton - NFL player, Tennessee Titans. Jurrell Casey - NFL player, Tennessee Titans. Russell Okung – NFL player, Los Angeles Chargers. Jelani Jenkins – NFL player, Free Agent. Spencer Paysinger – NFL player, Free Agent. Ryan Mundy – Former NFL player. Temryss Lane – Soccer player, Ajax for America. Sophia Danenberg – American Mountain Climber. Jack DeJohnette – Musician, Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. Martha Redbone - Singer. Nels Cline - Musician, Rolling Stone's 20 Best Guitar Players. Aaron Whitby – Musician. Annie McGreevey — Broadway actress.