--- title: "Adding a proposal from the Proposals page" description: "Start a governance proposal from Structure > Proposals: choose a type and a circle, then build the change as evolutions before you submit it." category: structure-governance section: proposals-and-decisions type: Tutorial lastUpdated: 2026-08-26 locale: en canonical: https://support.talkspirit.com/en/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app --- # Adding a proposal from the Proposals page ## Adding a proposal from the Proposals page The **Proposals** page in the **Structure** app is where you start a proposal that is not tied to one particular role or circle. You choose the kind of change and the circle it applies to, and Talkspirit creates the proposal as a draft that you then fill with evolutions. This is one of two ways in. If you already know which role or circle you want to change, start from that page instead: see [How do I create a proposal?](/structure-governance/how-to-create-a-proposal) ## What do I need before I start? You need to be a **decision maker** of the circle you are proposing for. Every circle member is one by default, until someone marks them as a non-decision maker. The circle list in the proposal dialogue only shows the circles where you hold that status, so an empty list means you are not yet a decision maker anywhere. Administrator rights on their own do not add a circle to that list. ## How do I add a proposal? 1. Open the **Structure** app and click **Proposals** in the left panel. 2. Click **Add proposal** in the top right. ![The Proposals page in the Structure module, with the Add proposal button outlined in the top right corner](/images/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app/01-proposals-page-add-proposal.png) 3. Choose the type of change you want to propose, then click **Next**: - **Governance** adds, edits or removes roles, circles and accountabilities. - **Election** runs an election to fill a role. - **Policy** drafts or updates a policy for a circle. ![The New proposal dialogue showing three type options: Governance, Election and Policy, with Governance selected](/images/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app/02-new-proposal-choose-type.png) 4. Select the circle the proposal will apply to, then click **Create proposal**. ![The second step of the New proposal dialogue, listing the circles the member can propose for, with the Create proposal button](/images/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app/03-new-proposal-select-circle.png) Talkspirit creates the proposal immediately, gives it the status **Draft** and a generated title, and opens it. Nothing has been sent to anyone yet. ## How do I describe the change? The proposal page has your working area on the left and its details on the right. ![A draft proposal page showing the Draft badge, the editable title, the Submit button, one evolution card, and the General, Description and Attachments panel on the right](/images/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app/04-draft-proposal-page.png) - Click the **title** in the header to replace the generated one. - Use **Description** in the right panel to explain the reasoning. - The **Circle** stays changeable while the proposal is a draft. Once you submit it, it is fixed. Then add the changes themselves, which Talkspirit calls **evolutions**: 1. Click **Add evolution**. 2. Pick a card. **Create new** covers a new role or a new sub-circle. **Change existing** covers editing, deleting, extending, reducing, restructuring or inviting a role or sub-circle. ![The Add evolution chooser, with the Create new and Change existing sections and ten cards, several of them greyed out](/images/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app/05-add-evolution-chooser.png) 3. Fill in the form and click **Save**. Repeat for each change you want in the same proposal. A card that is greyed out tells you why when you hover it, usually because the circle has no sub-circle or no role to act on yet. Every evolution belongs to the circle you selected, so one proposal cannot mix changes across circles. If you need that, create a second proposal. ## What can I do with the draft? The **Submit** button sits in the header, and the rest of the actions are behind the three dots next to it. ![The proposal actions menu showing Copy URL, Bring to a meeting, Add to another proposal, and Delete](/images/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-proposal-in-the-proposals-app/06-proposal-actions-menu.png) - **Submit** sends the proposal to the circle for review. It stays disabled until the proposal has at least one evolution. A confirmation asks you to click **Submit proposal**. What happens next depends on your organisation's decision settings: the proposal is either adopted immediately or left open for a set number of days so members can react and object. - **Bring to a meeting** adds an agenda item that points at the proposal, so the circle discusses it at a scheduled meeting. It does not hand the decision to that meeting. To run a proposal through the in-meeting steps, create it from a live meeting's agenda item instead. - **Add to another proposal** moves every evolution into another of your own draft proposals for the same circle. The current proposal is then deleted, so its title and description are lost. - **Delete** removes the proposal. It is offered while the proposal is a draft or has been withdrawn. You do not need to save the draft. It exists from the moment you click **Create proposal**, and your edits are stored as you make them. ## Where do I find my proposals again? Go back to **Structure** > **Proposals**. The list opens filtered to **My proposals** and grouped by status, so your draft sits in the **Draft** group. Clear the filter to see every proposal in the organisation, and switch between **List** and **Cards** with the toggle above the table. ## What's next? - [How do I create a proposal?](/structure-governance/how-to-create-a-proposal) - [How do I submit and track a proposal?](/structure-governance/how-to-submit-and-track-a-proposal) - [How do I add a role or a circle?](/structure-governance/how-to-add-a-role-or-a-circle) - [How do I use the decision-making process?](/structure-governance/governance-overview)