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Change.org is the world’s largest platform for democracy. At a time when dissatisfaction with democracy globally is at an all-time high, we’re investing heavily in using AI to build the most powerful tools in the world to give people greater voice, while bringing people across the political spectrum together to identify shared solutions. Our core petitions platform, used by more than 100 million people annually, is growing rapidly - and we are rebuilding it from the ground-up using new tools to turn anyone into a powerful civic leader on the issues they care about. Soon we will launch a new platform to identify the >80% of issues that most people agree on, locally and nationally, and to mobilize hundreds of millions of people to advocate for those common-ground solutions. To realize this vision, we’re expanding the most talented team in the world at the intersection of technology and social impact - all focused every day on building healthier democracies globally.

Civics Unplugged ("CU") is a 501(c)(3) shaping young leaders to build the future they want and deserve. Our programs prepare young leaders to design civic innovations—new ideas and technologies that solve community and civic problems. More than 6,000 high school students are now a part of a tight-knit CU community that transcends differences. The Fellows connect across political, geographic, racial, and socioeconomic lines, united by their commitment to leading with integrity and innovation. These young leaders will be our future founders, legislators, judges, journalists, and teachers, all collaborating to set up a brighter future for us all. The current education system is failing to prepare our country’s next generation to create a brighter future. In schools, we fail to help students be creative or develop entrepreneurial skills. As they grow up, we discourage them from pursuing their passions or taking on meaningful social impact work. Worst of all – we’ve created an environment where young people everywhere feel disconnected from their peers, their voice, and any form of civic agency. We believe the loneliness crisis Gen Zers face spurs directly from the lack of opportunities to do fulfilling civic work in communities across the country – and creates one of the biggest threats to our democracy we’ve ever faced. That’s why we built Civics Unplugged.

DoSomething.org is the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change. Our digital platform is activating millions of young people (and counting!) to create offline impact in every US area code and in 131 countries. DoSomething members have clothed half of America’s homeless youth. They’ve cleaned up 3.7 million cigarette butts. They’ve run the world’s largest youth-led sports equipment drive. And more! Young people have the power and the passion to transform their communities -- we help them get it done. Let’s Do This.