Campaign tools for NGOs and alliances
NGOs work tirelessly every day to bring about social change. To help them make their campaigns even more effective – whether working alone or in alliances – we asked various organizations what kind of support they really need. The result: our petition widget for NGOs, which makes campaigning easier than ever before.
Here's how it works – it's very simple:
- You create a petition on openPetition .
- We provide you with a widget that you can integrate directly into your website using HTML.
- People can sign the petition directly with you – and at the same time subscribe to your newsletter and donate directly to you for this campaign.
- You not only gain more reach for your campaign, but also new resources for your long-term work.
Previous collaborations
Increased visibility through our reach boost
- Once you reach 1,000 signatures: Your petition widget will be promoted to 10,000 people on the openPetition mailing list.
- If the topic is well received, we will promote your petition widget again – to up to 100,000 additional people whom you can export to your mailing list or whom you can ask for donations directly after they sign.
- Depending on the response, the petition will be promoted on our platform via the openPetition mailing list to up to 16 million people.
- Optional: Joint social media posts for even more attention
Also ideal for alliances
Are you working in an alliance and want to launch a joint petition? Each member gets their own widget, yet all signatures are pooled together. This ensures data privacy, each organization remains individually visible, and guarantees that each person only signs once – and together, the impact is even greater. Through openPetition all petition supporters can be contacted and mobilized centrally.
Free support
We want to strengthen civil society initiatives like yours. Therefore, we offer the NGO widget free of charge - including strategic campaign advice, content creation on social media, reach boost via mailings, if necessary requests for statements from politicians and support of the handover with a media-effective handover package. Our team will support you every step of the way.
FAQ from NGOs and alliances
Can signatures also be collected manually?
Yes, no problem. We automatically provide printable collection sheets. These can also be uploaded to the petition – this way, online and offline participation are combined. If you plan to do this, please let us know beforehand so we can ensure the correct privacy policy is included on the sheets.How can petition supporters be mobilized?
For direct communication with your petition supporters, you can easily write an email via the petition page on openPetition . In our experience, 80 % of supporters want to stay informed even after signing. Feel free to take advantage of that.Who can use this service?
In principle, all civil society associations and organizations in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) are eligible to participate. However, we do not offer this service to private individuals, political parties, or businesses. We aim to strengthen civil society, which is why it is important to us that the petition is not about self-promotion or simply seeking attention, but rather that it focuses on the desire to effect change in our society. As we are a non-partisan platform, all topics are welcome, provided they remain within the democratic framework. We reserve the right to decline cooperation should any of these criteria be violated.What data protection regulations apply?
openPetition 's servers are located in Germany, meaning the highest data protection standards apply. People who support an NGO petition may be contacted by us as well as by the respective NGO. A double opt-in process requires you to confirm your consent to be contacted by sending a signature confirmation email. You can find our full privacy policy here.Can the signature collection be manipulated by signing it multiple times?
To ensure signature verification, the signature must be confirmed via email to the specified email address. Because we do not want to exclude people who are not internet-savvy from political participation, up to five people from one household can sign the petition using the same email address. All additional signatures with the same address and email address will not be counted. Signatures from multiple email addresses with the same name and address will also not be counted.
Automated signatures from bots are excluded by a CAPTCHA that is activated on a case-by-case basis. Paper signatures are authenticated by the scanned signature sheet.
We detect mass abuse based on patterns in IP addresses, email addresses, cookies, and the chronological progression of signatures. If too many suspicious signatures are submitted within a certain period of time, our spam protection is automatically activated. Collecting signatures online is thus just as secure as collecting signatures on the street.
Forging signatures is a criminal offense (document forgery) that can even be prosecuted as (attempted) fraud. We can report any violation to the authorities.
What page are people directed to after signing a petition widget?
Every signature must be verified to ensure it comes from a real person. For this purpose, openPetition sends a confirmation email to the email address provided by the person signing the petition. Nach Klicken auf den Bestätigungsbutton landet man auf openPetition mit der Info, dass die Unterschrift zählt. Alternatively, we can redirect users to a confirmation landing page provided by you. This page could include, for example, a donation form, sharing options, or further information about the campaign.