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Browse every Change.org petition guide in one place — practical advice on starting a petition, building support, and reaching the people who can make change happen.

Animal Rights activists from Direct Action Everywhere protest in Sacramento to stop factory farms. Photo by Jorge Maya on Unsplash

Advance animal justice: How to start an animal rights petition

Greta Thunberg

Can one person start a movement? Real stories of everyday people who did

decision maker meeting

Change.org in a campaign stack: How to maximize public-pressure

person working on smartphone

Change.org vs. other petition platforms: How to choose the right one

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Change.org’s free tools to help you win

Photo by Samuel Yongbo Kwon on Unsplash

Community outreach strategies: Get support for local issues

education services

Community problems: How to identify and solve local issues

A citizen giving input at a legislative hearing. Photo by Maryland GovPics on Flickr

Convince decision makers to act: How to be a policy advocate

Junior Doctors

Do online petitions work and how many signatures do you need?

Philadelphia city council meeting

How Change.org connects everyday citizens to their elected representatives

big bend protest

How promoted petitions work on Change.org

Collect signatures

How to collect signatures and turn your petition into real change

create a petition

How to create a petition

Victory

How to declare victory for your petition

Decision makers

How to prove local support and win with Decision Makers: A complete guide

Voter registration drives are a type of grassroots mobilizing

How to rally your community for grassroots action

media

How to reach out to the media and get coverage for your cause

Change.org ChatGPT plugin

How to start a petition using ChatGPT

student protest

How to turn outrage into action that actually works

Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash

How to write a petition that gets results

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Improve care for all: How to start a healthcare reform petition

Greenville City Council Planning Session

Local civic action guide: How to create change in your community and schools

protester with megaphone

Petitions that changed the world: 10 Change.org victories, by the numbers

a group of advocates meeting to discuss and work on their campaign

Privacy on Change.org: What's visible, what's private, and what you control

Photo by Norbu GYACHUNG on Unsplash

Protect equality: How to start an LGBTQ+ rights petition

Starbucks Petition

Proven petition templates and examples: Build a winning structure

bans off our bodies

Push for progress: How to start a women's rights petition

Photo by Kym Ellis on Unsplash

Social media advocacy: 13 creative ways to grow your petition

beach protest

Take it offline: 7 impactful ways to grow your petition in-person

Community members gather to discuss pressing issues they want to take action on.

Take part, make change: A citizen’s guide to participatory democracy

Immigrant boy against a fence. Photo by Mojtaba Ravanbakhsh on Unsplash.

The biggest social problems in America right now and how you can help

Nonprofit group meeting

The civic technology toolkit: How nonprofits and advocacy groups organize online

tiktock activism

TikTok activism: A guide to growing your social movement

Healthcare worker strike

What is a petition? How it works and why it matters

Climate advocates at a rally

What supporter data petition starters can access on Change.org

Photo by Koshu Kunii on Unsplash

Your guide to organizing a protest that makes a difference

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