The document discusses the creation of an online community called GovLoop to connect government employees from different agencies and levels of government to share best practices and collaborate. It notes that millions of government employees work on similar issues but lacked a safe place to connect. GovLoop was created in 2008 to serve as a hub for conversations and help avoid duplicating work. It has grown rapidly since then and now has over 40,000 members from federal, state, local, and international government agencies.

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8. Evolution JAN 2009: Community Leaders JAN 2008: Idea Conceived JUN 2009: 10,000 Members SEP 2009: 20,000 Members JUN 2008: GovLoop Launched Passionate Federal Employee President, Build Team Recognized Need for More Resources Passionate Volunteers Adding New Features

10. Support “ GovLoop.com is a great community site for public servants. It's pretty much their Facebook.” – Craig Newmark Founder of Craigslist.com “ New technologies and social networks such as GovLoop are great for cross-agency collaboration and public-private partnerships.” - Beverly Godwin, GSA Director of USA.gov and Former White House Office of New Media

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