This is the
rare moment.
Don't
miss it.
Federal retrenchment has created a once-in-a-decade opening for state-level progressive policy wins. ERA-AF is positioned specifically to seize it for working women and the families the national conversation keeps ignoring.
What makes us different.
Most progressive orgs are playing defense — reacting to federal rollbacks, fighting to hold ground. ERA-AF is playing offense. We have a three-year roadmap, proven policy tools, and the political sharpness to move them.
- C4 structure — we can lobby, campaign, and hold politicians accountable in ways C3s cannot.
- 50 years of ERA credibility — we inherit a track record that takes other orgs decades to build.
- California-proven playbook — every policy we're pushing has already passed and worked.
- Polling authority — we're building the data infrastructure that makes us the go-to source for journalists, legislators, and partners.
What makes this moment different.
The affordability crisis has created a massive, underserved political constituency: cash-strapped working moms who make 85% of household purchasing decisions and are completely absent from the current political conversation.
- 400,000 women left the workforce last year. Leaders are ignoring it.
- State trifectas exist right now that can pass our agenda — but the window is narrow.
- 2026 elections will hinge on economic security. ERA-AF is building the data and champions to prove it.
- Attacks on care, paid leave and pay equity are driving urgency in every priority state.
States are the
front line.
We are already there.
In periods of federal retrenchment, progressive states don't just protect gains — they set the agenda for the next federal majority. ERA-AF is building that agenda now, in the six states where it can move.
Lobbying & Policy Wins
Direct state-level lobbying for five proven policy tools. We don't just advocate — we move bills with model language, legislative champions, and constituent data.
Narrative & Media
Aggressive earned media strategy that repositions affordability as a 'women's issue' that helps everyone — and makes ERA-AF the source journalists call.
Polling Authority
National polling with six state oversamples — the data infrastructure that powers everything else and builds ERA-AF's long-term authority.
Champion Cultivation
We identify, brief, and support the legislators who will carry this agenda — and hold accountable the ones who won't.
Voter Education
Making affordability a defining test of political leadership heading into 2026 and 2028. Connecting 75 million women workers to the candidates who will fight for them.
Electoral Strategy
As a C4, ERA-AF can do what C3s cannot: directly engage in elections, hold incumbents accountable, and make economic security a winning issue at the ballot box.
foundation
policy agendas
the election
Power is built.
Not waited for.
ERA-AF is a C4 — political, sharp, and structured to win. Every dollar goes directly to lobbying, polling, champion cultivation, and the narrative infrastructure that makes progressive wins stick.
Advocate
Funds one state legislative briefing — the meeting that gets a bill on the agenda.
Champion
Funds a full state polling oversample — constituent-level data that moves legislators from maybe to yes.
Founding Partner
Anchor funding for a priority state strategy. Your investment builds the infrastructure that outlasts any single session.