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Introduction to Collaborate

From the homepage you can browse all the groups where people just like you are trying to change the world. Every group comes equipped with a combined collaboration suite plus all the data relevant to the group members’ interests. See where these groups are making a difference in the world. Explore all the interests shared by Collaborate.org members. Utilize one of the largest funding opportunity databases in the world – Collaborate.org aggregates over 140,000 funding opportunities to help fuel you while you’re working to accomplish great things!

Hi, It looks like it’s your first time here – let me tell you a bit about Collaborate!

For any cause you can think of in the world, there are a bunch of different groups and thousands of people trying to make an impact.

What if all those groups could work together to solve the world’s problems?

That’s what Collaborate.org is all about... a force multiplier for good! A worldwide platform for people across organizations and borders to work together to make great things happen in the world.

Collaborate has a bunch of collaboration tools, like:

• Connect: Links people together. When you join, you say what kinds of causes you’re interested in, and then we link you with groups and other people that are just as passionate about those causes as you!

Groups

Group Tile

1. Intelesense Technologies Internal

   • Focus: Defense, +8 more
   • Description: Intelesense Technologies was started by Stanford and NASA engineers to provide a comprehensive global integrated monitoring service for environmental, public health, disaster management, and other real world impact applications.

2. Global Events Tool Network

   • Focus: Education
   • Description: Welcome to the GETNet Portal. GETNet is an alliance of international partners contributing to the development and innovation of concepts, tools and services for education and more.

3. DragonPulse Information Management System

   • Focus: Education, +1 more
   • Description: Welcome to the DragonPulse Information Management Systems group on Collaborate.org. This is a community space for our group to share and collaborate.

4. CIMES

   • Focus: Research
   • Description: CIMES is focused on developing robust research and strong educational programs in geographic areas that present significant homeland security challenges.

5. Hawaii Disaster Monitoring Network

   • Focus: Resource management, +2 more
   • Description: Hawaii Disaster Monitoring Network is involved in a massive collaborative research project regarding resource management, emergency preparedness and disaster management on the islands of Hawaii.

6. Farm to Live

   • Focus: Environment, +2 more
   • Description: It started with a vision to improve relationships with food and support sustainable practices.

7. Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization

   • Focus: Environment, +6 more
   • Description: Our planet is our Eco-system, and we are dedicated to keeping it clean and managing its resources.

8. Spatially Connected

   • Focus: Environment, +6 more
   • Description: Created to expose people to GIS technology and its applications in education and research.

9. The Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of URISA

   • Focus: Environment, +7 more
   • Description: Encourages communication among professionals in the GIS field for education and research benefits.

10. Mapping Our World

• Focus: Education, +2 more
• Description: A GIS blog created by a group of graduate students focused on technology and collaboration.

Call to Action

• Collaborate.org is a platform that empowers a global community with millions of layers of crowdsourced data to do amazing things.

• Tackle real issues with passionate individuals who share your interests.

Features Overview

Connect

Find others sharing your interests in the places you care most about.

Share

A suite of collaboration and visualization tools and all the world's data at your fingertips.

Change the World

Working together, we can all do Great Things.