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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.

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.

  1. In the top right corner of GitHub Enterprise Server, click your profile photo, then click Your organizations.

    Screenshot of the dropdown menu under @octocat's profile picture. "Your organizations" is outlined in dark orange.

  2. Click the name of your organization.

  3. Under your organization name, click Projects.

  4. In the projects list, click the name of the project board.

  5. On the top-right side of the project board, click Menu.

  6. Click , then click Settings.

    Screenshot showing the project menu. The settings option is highlighted with an orange outline.

  7. In the left sidebar, click Collaborators.

  8. Under "Search by username, full name or email address", type the outside collaborator's name, username, or GitHub email.

  9. In the search results, click the correct username and click Add collaborator.

  10. Optionally, next to the new collaborator's name, use the drop-down menu and click the desired permission level: Read, Write, or Admin.