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 -
Inside Change with Alaina Curry
Why did this type of work interest you and how did you get started? When I started college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I asked my college advisor what major interacts with people and allows me to be social and he pointed me towards a communications degree with a focus on […]
Written by amustafic · February 17, 2021 4:08 pm -
Inside Change with Jared Mitchell
What have you learned about yourself through the challenges of 2020? 2020 has taught me to be an early adapter, focus on forward, and really create space for people’s emotional presence. We’re all carrying a collective trauma from 2020’s myriad challenges, and I think it’s important to name and remember that we’re all processing this […]
Written by Change.org · February 2, 2021 6:17 pm -
On Anniversary of Greg Mingo’s Unjust Sentencing, Renewed Call for Clemency from Cuomo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2021 On Anniversary of Greg Mingo’s Unjust Sentencing, Renewed Call for Clemency from Cuomo Over 80,000 have signed Change.org petition started by Mingo’s niece Ava Nemes; along with celebrity endorsers Riz Ahmed, Daniel Kaluuya and Megan Rapinoe New York, NY, January 26, 2021 — 38 years ago, now-68-year-old Greg Mingo […]
Written by Change.org · January 26, 2021 3:15 pm -
Inside Change with Lindsay Stuiber
What is the driving force in what led you to Change.org? I was at a point in my career and life where I was desperately looking for purpose. At that point (2018) I was running my own recruitment agency and was feeling stuck – like I needed to evolve but didn’t know how. A great […]
Written by Change.org · January 19, 2021 6:36 pm -
Inside Change with John Mertens
What is your role at Change? What was your path into Engineering? I’m the Director of Engineering for our “Comms & Integrity” group. This essentially means that I’m accountable for making sure our communications platform runs efficiently, that our users receive only communications from us that they’ve agreed to and that our site isn’t inundated […]
Written by Change.org · December 11, 2020 8:10 pm -
Change.org welcomes Elaine Zhou as new Chief Technology Officer
Our new CTO wanted to save lives as a doctor— and then she discovered she could do that as an engineer. As an organization at the intersection of technology and social justice, we build tools that empower everyday people to make the change they want to see in the world. To help us bring that […]
Written by Change.org · December 3, 2020 5:29 pm -
Inside Change with Kerry Kent
What part of this job do you personally find most satisfying? Most challenging? I really enjoy the detective work element of my job. What’s happening in the world that is likely to prompt people to start a petition today? What’s the fastest moving internet rumour this week? What are reliable fact checking sources telling us […]
Written by Change.org · November 30, 2020 7:49 pm -
Inside Change with Channie Wu
What is your role at Change? What was your path into Engineering? I am an engineering manager. I work on a team that creates tools and experiences that help petition starters be successful in running their campaigns – raising awareness and gathering the support needed to make a change in this world. I have experienced […]
Written by amustafic · November 23, 2020 8:58 pm -
Banning No-Knock Warrants: A Growing Movement on Change.org
No-knock warrants have resulted in countless deaths and injuries all around the country, including the death of Breonna Taylor. In the wake of her murder, people are seeking justice by calling on their cities and states to ban no-knock warrants.
Written by Change.org · November 2, 2020 7:32 pm