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Start up and recurring subscription costs |
Free |
Allows you to create a petition for free, but charges a fee for exporting or downloading the final list. |
Free membership option. |
Free option but restricted to 3 forms |
Free option but restricted to 5 forms |
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Does the petition fall under the websites domain or can you embed it in your own website? |
Websites own domain |
Websites own domain |
Websites own domain |
Forms to embed in own site |
Forms to embed in own site |
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Which country is the website based in? |
Australia, run by GetUp! |
America |
America |
America |
America |
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Customizable design |
Generic template |
Generic template |
Yes, but it requires knowledge of html code |
106 different types of forms to choose from |
Option of designs |
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How are petitions on the website categorized? |
13 categories to tag petition with: Animal Rights |
No categories to tag petition with but in site search bar |
Categorized by country or topic. Topics can then have subtopics. |
106 different templates of forms to choose from grouped by target audience or purpose |
Variety of templates to choose from grouped by target audience or purpose |
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How much information can you detail? |
Title and short paragraph outlining cause |
Title and short paragraph outlining cause |
Title, short paragraph outlining cause and links to campaign website, facebook and twitter |
Depends on form |
Depends on form |
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Meter to track number of signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Up to your digression |
Depends on form |
Depends on form |
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How do people register their e-signature? |
They fill in an online form with their first name, last name, email, phone number and postcode |
They fill in an online form with their first name, last name, email, country, phone number and postcode and optional comment |
collect custom information with each signature, for example, a membership number, telephone number, age of signer, or the answer to a specific question |
Depends on form |
Depends on form |
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Can signers comment on the page? |
Yes |
Yes |
Each petition has its own message board powered by facebook, where signers can discuss a petition, communicate with other supporters, or provide valuable feedback to the campaign author. |
Generates a form as opposed to a page, the form can be embedded however onto a website or blog on which comments can be made |
Generates a form as opposed to a page, the form can be embedded however onto a website or blog on which comments can be made |
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Can you add other media forms e.g. video, pictures on the petition page? |
One header image but no video |
No |
GoPetition now supports video embedding (such as via YouTube) and picture embedding (such as via Picasa) for your petition so that you may have a truly multimedia campaign. |
Pictures but not video |
Pictures but not video |
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Ability to communicate with petition signers |
Those who sign the petition receive a thank you email straight away and then after this, the organisers of the campaign have the ability to keep their supporters up to date with the goings on of the campaign using CommunityRun’s email tool. You are not able to download the actual email addresses of the supporters though, you can only email them through community run. |
Charges a fee for exporting or downloading the final list of petition signers |
Under the premium service you can download signature email addresses to contact your supporters. The cost of the premium service may vary from time to time according to GoPetition's discretion, use of server or administrative resources, and/or service availability |
Not under free membership |
Not under free membership |
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Sharing on social media |
Integrated social networking and sharing tools to promote campaign on Twitter and Facebook as well as email |
Integrated social networking and sharing tools to promote campaign on Twitter and Facebook |
Integrated social networking and sharing tools to promote campaign on Twitter and Facebook |
Some templates support this |
Some templates support this |
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Ownership of data |
Community Run |
Charges a fee for exporting or downloading the final supporter list |
Under the premium service you can download signature email addresses to contact your supporters. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Skill level required |
Minimal technical skill |
Minimal technical skill |
Can customize format of your petition with html formatting so knowledge of coding required to customise layout. Otherwise minimal technical skill in following given templates. |
Minimal technical skill |
Minimal technical skill |
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Additional Tools |
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Offers a signature map tool powered by Google Maps. GoPetition uses a special application of Google Maps known as MarkerClusterer to collect signature clusters. This allows petition authors and signers to identify campaign support on a geographical basis. |
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