Welcome to Research Matchmaker

Research Matchmaker (RM) is a developing on-line, searchable database to help empower communities to address their urgent local health, education and socio-economic needs. Georgia frequently ranks among the lowest states nationally on these issues. Although state-wide in scope, these problems require local solutions - what works in Atlanta, often won't work in rural Georgia. Services must be tailored to local cultures, resources, and constraints. Many communities lack essential resources and research capacities to develop services, but current support systems are complex and often difficult to navigate. This handicaps communities with pressing needs and scarce resources.

Research Matchmaker is being developed to help level this playing field. It will streamline communities’ access to needed resources and research capacities by helping them recruit support from diverse, state-wide academic, nonprofit, governmental, and corporate partners.

We welcome all people who are interested in our effort. As a person interested in helping us to refine what Research Matchmaker can do for you, we ask that you register here and let us know what you think. We will use your email for updates on Research Matchmaker’s development and opportunities to provide feedback to help shape its services.

Currently users of Research Matchmaker fall into several categories.

• Community-based organizations (CBOs): Non-profit, civic, and professional organizations (including communities of faith) that address urgent grassroots problems and have diverse consultant, resource, and support needs to achieve their goals.
• Students: College and graduate students looking for projects for their service-based learning and research requirements for graduation.
• Volunteer professionals: Professionals looking for opportunities to contribute their skills to important community projects.
• Business partners: Companies looking for projects consistent with their corporate responsibility program’s objectives.
• Governmental agencies: Agencies with missions related to community-based health, education, and socio-economic issues.
• Patrons: Philanthropic individuals and entities that would like to support Research Matchmaker’s development.

Thanks for your interest and support.

-Gail Heaberg