What is "change.org"

Change.org is a petition website operated by Change.org, Inc., an American certified B Corporation corporation which claims to have over 100 million users and hosts sponsored campaigns for organizations.

Corporations including Virgin America, and organizations such as Amnesty International and the Humane Society, pay the site to host and promote their petitions. Change.org's stated mission is to "empower people everywhere to create the change they want to see." Popular topics of Change.org petitions are economic and criminal justice, human rights, education, environmental protection, animals rights, health, and sustainable food.