The Most Powerful Online Petition Tool
Change.org empowers anyone to start a petition to make a difference. Here's how it works:
1. Start a Petition
- Free and easy to create in 3 steps.
- Directly target elected officials, business leaders, or other decision-makers.
- Real-time delivery of signed letters to targets.
- Ability to send follow-up messages to everyone who has signed your petition.
2. Recruit Supporters
- Integrated social networking and sharing tools with Twitter and Facebook.
- Embeddable widgets available to promote your petition on blogs and other sites.
- Leaderboard shows how many people each supporter has recruited.
- Petitions appear in each relevant cause community on Change.org.
3. Make a Difference
- Petitions on Change.org have won dozens of campaigns:
- Convinced the Dept. of Labor to release a confidential report on slave labor
- Helped end the food industry's deceptive nutrition labeling program
- Compelled Scholastic to stop censoring gay friendly books
- Browse more Change.org victories »
Ready to make a difference?
Start a PetitionVideo: How to Create a Petition on Change.org
Tips for Creating a Successful Petition
- Keep it short and simple!
- A short, catchy, headline is the single most important part of your petition.
- Tell people why your target is the best person to petition on this issue.
- Ask the target of your petition to do something specific.
- Always attach a photo or video to your petition.
- Use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to help recruit people to sign your petition.
- Send a follow-up message to everyone who has signed your petition. Tell them what happened or give some additional information about the issue.