Register for Creating Change 2026
Registration is open!
If you are submitting a proposal, please wait to register until you receive your acceptance or decline notice in November 2026. Submissions that aren’t accepted will still be able to register at the early bird rate.
Creating Change is the country’s foremost catalyst for LGBTQ+ leadership development, political education, and movement-building!
Deadline EXTENDED: January 9, 2027
Creating Change: Our Values in Action
While registration fees cover less than one-third of Creating Change expenses, your registration fee helps underwrite bringing together organizers, advocates, artists, educators, funders, faith leaders, researchers, and community members from across the country to strengthen relationships, develop leadership, share strategy, and build collective power.
At Creating Change 2026 in DC, over 1,000 participants were granted financial assistance with their registration and meals. Of these individuals, over 60% self-identified as People of Color, youth, trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming. Each year, we strive to make the Creating Change experience accessible to those who are often financially excluded, marginalized, and underserved.
Over 50% of our budget goes towards disability, language, and financial access. Our tiered registration, made possible by our generous donors and attendees like you, reflects a shared commitment to accessibility, equity, and mutual aid.
If you would like to help keep the Creating Change accessible to everyone who wishes to attend, visit our Partnership Opportunities page for ways to support.
Tiered Pricing:
Champion of Change: $5,500
Includes up to two full-cost registrations and underwrites up to four tax-deductible scholarships for those who otherwise could not attend. You will be recognized as a member of the Task Force Leadership Council.
Movement Builder: $2,200
Covers one full-cost registration and underwrites one tax-deductible scholarship. Also includes Task Force Leadership Council membership.
Change Agent: $1,100
A powerful way to sustain Creating Change that covers the full cost of your registration and recognition of a $250 tax-deductible donation.
Movement Partner: $575–850
This partially subsidized rate is intended for attendees whose registration is funded by their employer or underwriting organization (e.g., nonprofits, academic institutions, foundations, or government agencies).
- Early Bird: $575 (Through 9/15)
- Regular: $725 (Through 11/15)
- Late: $850 (Through 1/6/27)
Presenter Rate: $450
A discounted registration as a thank you to approved session presenters. A special registration link will be sent via email upon acceptance.
Solidarity Partner: $250-350
For individuals with limited income ($50,000 or below) or experiencing financial hardship. Ideal for students, seniors, unemployed/underemployed, and members of marginalized communities.
- Early Bird: $350 (Through 9/15)
- Regular: $300 (Through 11/15)
- Late: $250 (Through 1/6/27)
Volunteer: Free
Volunteers are vital to the gathering’s success and will receive orientation, a free t-shirt, and free registration by committing to at least two 4-hour shifts.
Group Rate: $525 per person (minimum of 5 people)
Discounted rate for organizations registering 5 or more participants together. Fosters shared learning and organizational investment in movement building.
- Early Bird: $525 (Through 9/15)
- Regular: $675 (Through 11/15)
- Late: $800 (Through 1/6/27)
Offline Payment Registration
Please first contact Cary Webb at [email protected] before completing the registration process to pay by check, invoice, or purchase order. You will receive further information on completing your registration from there.
Financial Assistance
Registration Fee Relief
Those who need support may register at the reduced rate that works best for them:
- Solidarity Rate – $250-350
- Volunteers – Free Registration*
* Anyone committing to at least two volunteer shifts receives a full registration waiver. If you intend to register as a volunteer, please hold off registering for Creating Change as you will be provided a different link once volunteer registration is open.
Meal Support
Meal assistance sign-up information will be given to those earning $49,999 or below and who indicate a need during the initial online registration process.
In Louisville, the program will include the option to sign up for any of three meals: box or bag lunch, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Dietary note: We will do our best to honor common dietary needs within the hotel’s menu limitations, though we cannot guarantee every specialized request.
Need help getting to Creating Change? View our fundraising toolkit here.
Equitable Access
The Task Force encourages registration selections that include financial assistance and meal support for anyone who needs it. As you consider your own needs, we want to be mindful of equity for individuals who identify as trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary, Black, Indigenous, youth, seniors, low-income, disabled, and those who live in the South or Midwest.
