Change.org Launches the Most Powerful Petition Tool on the Web

Hey Changemakers,

We have big news to announce this week. Over the past few months we've been working hard to build the most powerful petition tool on the web, and this week we're releasing it to the public for free.

This puts the same advocacy tools used by large national nonprofits in the hands of individual activists and small organizations everywhere.

We're launching this now because we think the rise of social media presents an opportunity for an explosion of grassroots, citizen-led activism. It's now easier than ever to connect to others who share the same passion, organize, and spread the word. But what's been missing is a tool to enable people to easily start an online campaign that others can immediately join to translate their interest into powerful action. That's what we're launching today.

You can see a brief overview and demonstration of the new petition tool here:

www.change.org/petition

Our bloggers have recently begun using this tool to start petitions in response to news stories and have won close to a dozen campaigns - successfully pressuring companies and federal agencies to change their policies.

You can now do the same. Any time there's an issue that inspires you or a news story that makes you want to take action, we encourage you to start a petition on Change.org and turn your passion into action.