Change.org Announces $100 Million Investment to Enhance Local Democracy Engagement
Change.org has announced a significant investment of $100 million over the next three years aimed at strengthening local democracy by empowering individuals through its petition platform. The funding comes entirely from the millions of users who support Change.org annually, and it will be used to rebuild the platform using AI-driven tools designed to help people create effective campaigns in their communities. The new features include an AI assistant that guides campaign creation and a tool for human-led outreach on behalf of petitions with over 100 local signers. These innovations have already shown early success, doubling response rates from elected officials. Most Change.org petitions are now focused locally (59%) and nonpartisan in nature (62%), used by people across the political spectrum to influence decisions affecting their communities. Change.org has grown into a global platform with over 500 million users in 196 countries, owned by the nonprofit Change.org Foundation. The initiative reflects its mission of giving individuals more power and visibility within local democratic processes.
Topics: AI integration civic technology democracy engagement platform development