In This Issue Our 2024 election program, restoring abortion access, protecting LGBTQ+ youth, and more! A message from Rahna Epting, MoveOn’s Executive Director It is one of my greatest joys as MoveOn’s executive director to speak to you and your fellow MoveOn members. I am inspired by your commitment to building a better future—one rally, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
This guide is part of the Democracy in Action toolkit. There are many actions you can take to build a powerful campaign to make positive change in your community and beyond. For six years, MoveOn members have been using these tools to make an impact on important local issues. And, since the 2016 election, thousands of petitions […]
This guide is part of the Democracy in Action toolkit. In this guide: Before your event During your event After your event An effective rally can be as basic as several folks standing outside of their Representative’s office, holding signs to show where they, as constituents, stand on an issue. Or it can be much more involved […]
This guide is part of the Democracy in Action toolkit. How to Organize a District Meeting Great resource for planning your district meeting: VIDEO Check out this training video on holding a district meeting, produced by MoveOn and our partners at Wellstone Action: A district meeting is, very simply, a meeting with an elected official or their […]
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