The online community uses online petitions and social media to organize mass outrage and fast responses on the internet.

Avaaz success stories include helping to push for the UN sanctioned no-fly zone in Libya, lobbying for anti-corruption reforms in India and Spain, getting hotel chains to agree to inspect for signs of sex slavery, and working to stop the proliferation of further monopolization of the media.

Avaaz petitions that pertain to Canada include petitioning Quebec Premier John Charest not to fund asbestos companies; recent asbestos petitions; and petitioning to stop the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline that will transport oil from Alberta's oil sands to the US for refining and export.

Avaaz has members in in every nation of the world, operates in 14 languages, with a team that is spread across 13 countries and four continents.