One week from today, Equal Opportunity Now will face our first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline.
It may look like just another date on the calendar. But for a brand-new group like ours, it means much more than that.
The number we report after June 30th will be the first real measure of whether we have the grassroots strength to take on powerful interests, support bold leaders, and fight for an economy where every American gets a fair shot.
I started Equal Opportunity Now because I have seen what opportunity can mean for a family.
My family came to this country with very little. For a time, we relied on public housing and food stamps. My parents worked hard and believed America would meet them halfway.
And because people before us fought to build a country where families like mine could get ahead, it did.
But that promise is slipping away for too many Americans.
Working people are being asked to pay more for groceries, housing, healthcare, and childcare while the federal minimum wage remains frozen at $7.25 an hour.
Billionaires and corporations keep finding new ways to rig the rules in their favor.
Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are tearing apart the programs families rely on and targeting anyone who does not fit their narrow vision of who belongs in this country.
Equal Opportunity Now was created to fight back.
We are building the resources to support leaders and causes that will raise wages, create good-paying jobs, defend workers, hold corrupt politicians and corporate bad actors accountable, and make sure opportunity is not reserved for people born into wealth or power.
But we have to prove that real people are ready to stand behind that mission.
Will you chip in $25, $50, or whatever you can today to help Equal Opportunity Now reach our first end-of-quarter goal before June 30th?
