Quick Pitch: Groupable is an online community of groups and sponsors looking to match interests, goals, passions and needs.
Genius Idea: Whether you're passionate about skiing, preventing animal cruelty, or little league baseball, there's almost always a group nearby that organizes trips, holds social gatherings, and helps you develop your skills in an area that you love. But there's always a catch. - it's called money. Many times, sponsors are the best way to get it. But how do you find the sponsors?
Enter Groupable, a social connection website that aims to match groups with sponsors. Not only that, but the Groupable platform can track statistics on sponsorships, map out group locations, manage sponsorship levels, and even can take sponsorship donations via credit card. The Groupable dashboard is something to behold:
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