Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Online petitions can be a powerful tool for mobilizing public opinion behind a cause and demanding action from those in power. But a successful petition effort involves more than just posting a petition on a site like CREDO Mobilize, Change.org, Signon.org, Democracy For America’s YouPower, or the White House’s own We The People.
In this online training, NCSE's Josh Rosenau and Credo Mobile's Josh Nelson demonstrate how to create a petition using one of the widely-used online petition platforms, and discuss how to write a great petition. They explore how to promote it once it’s online, and how to use the petition when meeting with the decision makers you’re targeting. And they talk about ways to work with the people who signed the petition: how to encourage signers to get more involved in the cause and in your own planned actions, and how and when to keep signers informed about the petition’s progress.
Online petitions can be a powerful tool for mobilizing public opinion behind a cause and demanding action from those in power. But a successful petition effort involves more than just posting a petition on a site like CREDO Mobilize, Change.org, Signon.org, Democracy For America’s YouPower, or the White House’s own We The People.
In this online training, NCSE's Josh Rosenau and Credo Mobile's Josh Nelson demonstrate how to create a petition using one of the widely-used online petition platforms, and discuss how to write a great petition. They explore how to promote it once it’s online, and how to use the petition when meeting with the decision makers you’re targeting. And they talk about ways to work with the people who signed the petition: how to encourage signers to get more involved in the cause and in your own planned actions, and how and when to keep signers informed about the petition’s progress.
