"Utilizing Collaboratory allows Montclair State University to catalog and understand the breadth of activity at the university, to make connections among projects that are operating in the same communities, sometimes in the same neighborhoods, connect projects that are dealing with the same substantive challenges, amplify our efforts to support the work through grant funding and philanthropic investment, and to tell the story of Montclair State University more effectively."

"We are gaining a full appreciation of the power of Collaboratory to bring people onboard with making community engagement a priority at our institution. When you implement, be prepared to focus not just on the software as a tool, but also your strategy for how Collaboratory can help advance your conversation around community engagement. You will see so many benefits!"

“We created the Collaboratory, initially, because of an institutional need to tell our story better and to collaborate more easily. In the process of using it, we discovered that we had the opportunity to establish a platform that, when used widely, can advance practice, administrative understanding, and outcomes of community engagement and public service.”

"Collaboratory enables us to systematically track engagement in ways that align with our strategic plan and analyze information to advocate for institutional change, develop strategic and sustainable partnerships, and tell a story of how we are working in collaboration to address societal issues and contribute to a thriving community."

"Having data available about what you’ve done—how many hours, how many students, how many places, with what measures—that’s all critical. How it’s assessed both within the community and on campus and how it’s used to inform the deployment of our resources is very powerful. Collaboratory is a tool that I find can be very helpful.”

"A robust repository that allows us to track and share our ongoing, collaborative initiatives helps to connect students, staff and faculty in community endeavors and to be mindful and respectful of existing community partnerships when developing new ones. We expect this to help in our efforts to attract students, faculty and staff who are committed to making a difference, connect and convene researchers across disciplines, and collaborate with community partners to address community-identified priorities for shared benefits."