What is the driving force in what led you to Change.org? I was already working with minority and women-owned small businesses, but I wanted to have a larger impact and range of issues. Change touches so many different types of campaigns and I wanted to be part of the movement that Change stands for. What […]
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Inside Change with Ansa Edim
Written by Change.org · February 10, 2020 5:44 pm -
Campaigning to #FreeRodneyReed
Rodney Reed has spent 22 years of his life in prison, awaiting execution for the murder of Stacy Stites – a murder he says he didn’t commit. At the time of Stacy’s murder, Tiffany McMillian was working at domestic violence prevention organization in Texas. She saw the case and thought it was textbook domestic violence – she […]
Written by Change.org · February 3, 2020 9:00 am -
Inside Change with Amanda Mustafic
What does it mean, to you, to be part of Change.org? This is going to sound corny, and hey, it absolutely is – but Change is more than a workplace. The day I started working here, I gained 250+ potential friends. I work in a smaller office in DC, and yet I still feel incredibly […]
Written by Change.org · January 30, 2020 12:09 pm -
Make Work More Human: The Generations Program
One year into my role at Change.org, I had been thinking about leaving the company. Not out of passion for the people who make up the Change.org team, but because I still felt isolated — I had yet to meet anyone outside of the U.S. and had a lack of clarity in my role. At the time, […]
Written by Change.org · January 28, 2020 9:46 pm -
Presidential Impeachment
Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives votes on impeachment. It’s all leading to the question everyone is asking: Will President Trump be the 3rd president in our nation’s history to be impeached?
Written by Change.org · December 17, 2019 10:25 am -
Inside Change with Anne Galvão
What does a typical day look like for you? Hm, I don’t do well in routines! I wake up, water the 36 pots of plants I have at home, get ready, and some days I go to work in the office, some days I do it from home. My mission is to show the importance […]
Written by Change.org · February 18, 2020 8:34 pm -
How I delivered 455,000 signatures to Target’s HQ:
Thousands of people on Change.org are making history with an amazing petition delivery and call for change. They’re asking one of the country’s biggest retailers to take a stand to protect our environment. My name is Theresa Carter, and I started a petition asking Target to end its use of plastic bags. As a mom, […]
Written by Change.org · January 14, 2020 8:03 pm -
NFL Pro Bowl Debate
How long should people who have served their time be held to account for their crimes? It’s a question that has followed Michael Vick for 12 years after his involvement in a violent and deadly dog-fighting ring. The announcement that Michael Vick will be an honorary team captain at this year’s Pro Bowl is sparking […]
Written by Change.org · December 6, 2019 10:29 pm -
Victory! The First Federal Law to Protect our Pets
In 2019, Sydney Helfand led the campaign to pass the country’s first federal animal cruelty law. Here’s the story of how she won her petition.
Written by Change.org · November 25, 2019 9:02 pm -
Walmart reacts to petition against gun sales in its stores
One of the most hotly debated issues – gun violence – is making headlines because of a Change.org petition that was signed by more than 140,000 people. It’s evidence that people like you have the power to influence change on the country’s biggest problems. In the wake of devastating mass shootings in El Paso, TX, […]
Written by ctodd · September 18, 2019 9:48 pm