Where ideas and experience meet.
Collaboratory is about focused exploration and experimentation. We believe the best social innovations are designed together, and then continuously improved through observation, analysis and iteration.
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Work Somewhere You'll Be Inspired.
Collaboratory Riverside is committed to helping start up social enterprises grow their community based initiatives. Offering a co-working space overlooking Parramatta River, Collaboratory provides a knowledge sharing environment with access to a support framework that will help connect you with the social enterprise community.
Collaboratory Has Helped Grow...
![Volunteer ID](/sites/default/files/partners/volunteer_id.jpg)
Volunteer ID is designed to use digital technology to allow volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations to record and manage vital information like Working with Children Checks more efficiently. Save time and hassle and manage this information through our easy-to-use platform.
![Addventageous](/sites/default/files/partners/addventageous.jpg)
Addventageous is a social enterprise founded by riding enthusiast and Collaboratory Social-Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Charlene Bordley. She's breaking the norms of social transport and encouraging people back onto bikes, building skills and confidence and promoting health and social inclusion.
![Catalysr](/sites/default/files/partners/catalysr.jpg)
Catalysr is a social enterprise incubator for migrants and refugees. Founded by Collaboratory Social-Entrepreneurs-In-Residence, Jake Muller and Usman Iftikhar, Catalysr provides a 4-month intensive entrepreneurial program to give refugee and migrant entrepreneurs the confidence, skills, networks and resources they need to make their idea a reality.
![Donor Wallet](/sites/default/files/partners/donor_wallet.jpg)
Donor Wallet allows organisations to manage their donations and payments easily and efficiently. Community Builders Australia has created a platform that removes the hassle of traditional methods and streamlines the process.
![Community Builders](/sites/default/files/partners/community_builders.jpg)
Community Builders is all about bringing people together to make a difference in their local community. We provide a user-friendly, customisable web-based platform that supports communities, builds connections and empowers entrepreneurs to make a difference in their sphere.
![FixMyStreet](/sites/default/files/partners/fms.jpg)
FixMyStreet is an award-winning application for reporting and mapping street issues. Internationally used and recognised, it is now ready to help Australian Councils simplify their processes and open community interaction. As a cloud-based service, it is cost-effective, highly customisable and simple to implement.
![Darcy Street Project](/sites/default/files/partners/darcy_st_project.jpg)
Darcy Street Project is a social enterprise in the heart of Parramatta that seeks to make the world a better place through empowering coffee education and barista training for indigenous, youth at risk, recent migrants and non-English speaking backgrounds or mature aged workers.
![legal.consult](/sites/default/files/partners/legal_consult.jpg)
legal.consult is an innovative intellectual property, technology and communications practice able to provide specialist legal advice, customised technology solutions and corporate affairs services.
![Where to Vote](/sites/default/files/partners/wtv.jpg)
Where to Vote uses mobile app technology to help you locate a place to vote in your local area.