Building Better Democracies
Empowering citizens through inclusive civic dialogue and democratic participation
Who We Are
The Change.org Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which fully owns Change.org, the world's largest platform for civic participation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build better democracies. We started by building a platform for citizen petitions, and are now expanding into a platform for civic dialogue.
Our Approach
We are non-partisan. We have tens of millions of users in the US who are Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
What We Do
The Problem
Digital media platforms advantage the most polarized voices and spread misinformation on social issues.
As a result:
- 1.Citizens don't have access to balanced information on local issues.
- 2.Elected officials and governments are unable to hear from a representative group of citizens on critical topics.
The Solution
Change.org is building a platform to enable healthy civic dialogue on important issues.
In partnership with select cities and leveraging our user base of over 100 million Americans, we are creating inclusive, representative, and informed civic engagement.
What are Online Civic Dialogues?
Representative Sampling
Randomly selected, demographically diverse participants
Informed Participation
Balanced briefings provided to enable informed civic discussions
Facilitated Deliberation
Structured, online small group discussions designed to foster understanding
Shared Solutions
Outcomes synthesized into a single actionable report for civic leaders
Stay in touch
For any question, please reach out to civic-dialogue@change.org