FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Amanda Mustafic, press@change.org Change.org Releases Top Ten Petitions that Changed 2020 Racial justice and COVID-19 campaigns emerge as most influential petition movements of the year; Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain petitions the most-signed of all time on Change.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 19, 2020 — Today, Change.org released its […]
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Change.org Releases Top Ten Petitions that Changed 2020
Written by Change.org · December 21, 2020 9:04 pm -
Inside Change with Ryan Resella
What is your role and what does it mean, to you, to be part of Change.org? I work on our email platform, which consists of making sure our emails are being delivered quickly and reliably to our users. I’m also working on features that our campaigners use to make it easier to send emails. This […]
Written by Change.org · October 9, 2020 3:57 pm -
(Re)Writing Thanksgiving: Runners Up
Last week we announced the first winner of the contest to find a modern alternative to The Wall Street Journal’s Thanksgiving editorial. “The Desolate Wilderness” is written by a 17th century pilgrim and full of antiquated and false descriptions of indigenous people. Petition starter Randy and his 50,000 signers think it’s time for something better, […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · December 1, 2021 9:01 pm -
(Re)Writing Thanksgiving: First Prize
The winners of the (Re)Writing Thanksgiving contest have been selected! Earlier this month petition starter Randy Kritkausky began a search for a modern alternative to The Wall Street Journal’s annual Thanksgiving editorial, “The Desolate Wilderness.” The essay calls indigenous people “wilde men” and uncivilized, and 50,000 signers think it’s time for something better. Peter C. […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · November 23, 2021 10:07 pm -
Thanksgiving (Re)Writing Contest
Contest sponsored by Change.org, PBC Every year for Thanksgiving, the Wall Street Journal features a passage from a pilgrim detailing what colonists perceived when they arrived in the “New World.” The passage is full of disdain and racism towards indigenous people, and petition starter Randy, an indigenous activist, thinks it’s time to stop publishing this […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · November 8, 2021 9:39 pm -
Inside Change with Maira Benjamin
What is your role at Change, and how would you describe the scope of your work? I am the Sr. Director of Engineering at Change. I manage a couple of organizations that help people start petitions. They also help people communicate about the petitions and to ensure the security of those messages. It’s the heart […]
Written by amustafic · November 8, 2021 3:00 pm -
Important message for organizations using Change.org
Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash This is an update about organization accounts on Change.org. As the world’s leading platform for petitions, we are inspired to provide a platform for individuals and organizations to publish petitions and advance their advocacy campaigns. However, national and regional privacy regulations in many parts of the world are shifting […]
Written by Jamie Biggar · August 30, 2021 6:00 pm -
Inside Change with Andra Roston
What does it mean to you to be part of Change.org? Being a part of Change.org feels really special. I love that the work that I’m doing is helping support people who are out there doing the hard work of advocating for things they believe in, and making the change they want to see. Being […]
Written by amustafic · June 17, 2021 3:48 am -
Change and Racial Justice: One Year Later
“In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the amazing protests across the country, there was a lot in the movement for Black lives… The moment of well-overdue racial justice reckoning, we saw that as an opportunity for us to change within ourselves… We had been on a continual journey becoming the diverse […]
Written by ansaedim · June 14, 2021 10:05 pm -
Inside Change with Asa Matelau
What’s your role at Change and how did you end up at the company? I am a Staff Backend Engineer – a recent addition to the Change.org team – on the Starters Pack, Pacific Squad. We work on the pieces that allow for petition creation on our site. My road to Change.org has been a […]
Written by amustafic · June 1, 2021 6:31 pm -
Inside Change with Deana Jirak
Why did this type of work interest you and how did you get started? I love making experiences easier and more efficient. I’m most interested in leveraging that skillset to help others. The UX Director role at Change.org has all of those ingredients and I am honored to be amongst such an inspirational group of […]
Written by amustafic · May 19, 2021 7:14 pm -
Inside Change with Gabrielle Gonzalez
What is your favorite part of your job? As a Senior People Specialist, I develop cultural strategy and programming. We have a roadmap each year of the different connection and engagement activations that are aimed at fostering inclusion, and connecting staff to one another and our mission. Currently, my favorite part of my job is […]
Written by amustafic · May 11, 2021 7:03 pm