Want to give the tools a try, but don't want to setup a new collection? Join one of our test groups or start your own. (You'll need to be a group organizer to create a petition, but it only takes a minute.)
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With the local groups toolset, supporters who live in the same area or have similar interests are able to meet and discuss the issues that are most important to them. Now, with our newest release, they're able to run campaigns too.
We think that this feature will allow for deeper engagement and more involved campaigns. For organizations that are already running local groups, petitions will allow these groups to take quick and coordinated action on local issues. Organizations that are not already running local groups may find that creating issue groups for leaders of similar petitions and their supporters may be useful.
From the group's main page, org admins and group organizers will now have two options: Organise an Event and Start a Petition.
Event Image by Conor Samuel on Unsplash
Petition Image by Đăng Nguyễn on Unsplash
Upon clicking the Start a Petition link, the group organizer will be brought to the petition creation form. Following the normal petition creation process, the petition will be linked to the local group and will be displayed on the group's page.
The petition's signature page will also link back to the local group.
Petition Image by Đăng Nguyễn on Unsplash
If a user clicks the local group's name, they'll either be brought to the group's forum page – if they're already a member – or they'll be brought to the group's public page – if they're not a member. Like group events, these petitions will be visible to prospective group members on the group's public page.
Event Image by Shaun Donnelly on Unsplash
Petition Image by Đăng Nguyễn on Unsplash
If a group has more than one active petition, the most recently updated petition will be the one displayed on the group page. However, the group page will include a link to a directory of all of the group's petitions.
Petition Image by Đăng Nguyễn on Unsplash
The linking of groups and petitions has also led to us creating a new post-signing daisy chain. By default, when a user signs a group petition, they'll be shown the social share popup. Then, if they aren't already a member of the group, they'll be shown a pop up asking them if they want to join.
In addition to the permissions given to group organizers, org admins are able to associate petitions with groups and see the full list of group petitions.
If a petition is not already associated with a group, but should be, org admins can associate the petition with the group from the admin page of the petition or group. From the group's admin page, click got to Petitions > Move Petition into Local Group and complete the petition's URL.
The petition can also be associated with the local group from the petition's admin page.From the petition's admin page, stay on the Details tab and scroll to the Associations section. From here, click the + button next to the local group option and complete the group's URL.
Finally, from the group's collection admin page, org admins can view a list of all petitions associated with all groups in the collection. To view this list, go to the admin homepage > Local Groups > All > choose the appropriate collection > Petitions.
If you have any questions about group petitions, send us a support email to support@controlshiftlabs.com.
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