Topic: Organizing
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 4 2023
“A threat to one form of art is a threat to us all.” That’s what LeVar Burton, the former host of “Reading Rainbow” and executive producer of the 2023 documentary “The Right to Read,” believes, and it’s why he’s partnered with MoveOn to launch a campaign with creative leaders to bring heightened awareness to this […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, July 27 2023
MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile had its first look at NEA’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, on July 5, and it was a hit! So much so that we gave all of our banned books away before the event was even over. That’s right—we ran out of books to give away in just ten minutes. Keeping up […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, May 16 2022
This weekend, over a million people joined Bans Off Our Bodies marches across the nation. And we should feel hope. Hope for a world where everyone has bodily autonomy. A world where everyone is respected, valued, and has fully protected civil and human rights. After countless attacks on abortion and reproductive rights, people came together to […]
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By MoveOn. Friday, March 19 2021
Thank you so much for supporting MoveOn!
Contributors like you power our massive and vibrant network. You’re a Partner for Change who helped fuel our work in 2020 to protect the right to vote, to advance racial justice, protect our democracy, and so much more. And our work does not stop. Over these next four years, we will continue to organize millions of people to push our country and democracy toward a future of justice, equality, sustainability, and love.
Read on to see how your contributions help make progress every day.
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, December 3 2019
Why should I start a petition? You shouldn’t need a Super PAC or multimillion-dollar nonprofit to make change in your community. Petitions are a crucial tool for raising awareness and can be a powerful building block for organizing winning campaigns. We want you to speak in your authentic voice about the issues that matter to […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, February 27 2018
1. Become an active Twitter user If you aren’t familiar with the basics of Twitter, you’re unlikely to be able to get very many petition signers from it. There are lots of sites that can give you a basic primer on using Twitter. One of our favorites is this page from Mashable, the social media […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, February 27 2018
The best way to grow your petition is to simply ask as many people to sign as possible. You might be surprised who is interested and wants to support your effort! Here are some different ways to ask lots of people to sign your petition quickly: 1. Send emails to your friends and family asking […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, February 27 2018
Once you’ve finished collecting petition signatures, the next step is to actually deliver them in person to the person your petition is addressed to. Here are tips on delivering your petition: Downloading Your Petition To download a PDF of your petition to print and deliver, log into MoveOn’s petition website using your email and password. […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, February 27 2018
You will typically need to meet with or at least speak to the person your petition is addressed to in order to persuade them to do what you want. Here are general tips on communicating with decision-makers: 1. Be friendly, but persistent Often, if you don’t have a personal relationship with the person you’re calling, […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, February 27 2018
It often takes more to win a campaign than a petition alone. Below are some additional tactics to take your campaign to the next level. Some of these tactics take a lot more work than a petition, so you’ll need to ask some of your petition signers to help out by taking on specific campaign […]
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