docs/content/organizations/managing-access-to-your-organizations-project-boards/adding-an-outside-collaborator-to-a-project-board-in-your-organization.md

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Adding an outside collaborator to a project board in your organization	As an organization owner or project board admin, you can add an outside collaborator and customize their permissions to a project board.	[/articles/adding-an-outside-collaborator-to-a-project-board-in-your-organization /github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/adding-an-outside-collaborator-to-a-project-board-in-your-organization]	[{free-pro-team *} {enterprise-server *} {github-ae *}]	[Organizations Teams]

An outside collaborator is a person who isn't explicitly a member of your organization, but who has permissions to a project board in your organization.

{% data reusables.profile.access_org %} {% data reusables.user_settings.access_org %} {% data reusables.organizations.organization-wide-project %} {% data reusables.project-management.select-project %} {% data reusables.project-management.click-menu %} {% data reusables.project-management.access-collaboration-settings %} {% data reusables.project-management.collaborator-option %} 9. Under "Search by username, full name or email address", type the outside collaborator's name, username, or {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} email. {% data reusables.project-management.add-collaborator %} {% data reusables.project-management.collaborator-permissions %}