CO/Builders is an organization established in Florida by David Musselwhite to help people do things that matter using a simple framework of endeavors, initiatives and activities.

Who is David Musselwhite

Hi, I'm David Musselwhite. I bring over 40 years of experience in business IT administration. My career includes accomplishments such as developing systems for jet engine parts manufacturing, analyzing property records for a CPA firm, and leading IT operations for the local county government in Pensacola, where I directed significant technology implementations.In the past, I’ve enjoyed competitive tennis, scuba diving, piloting small planes, skydiving, participating in triathlons, and running marathons.Since retiring in 2015, I've been an advocate for a community open access fiber-optic network, helped organize startup business events, and managed a co-working space.Now, I’m excited to dedicate my energy to making a meaningful impact through a broad range of endeavors.

Our Framework

CO/Builders provides coordination, collaboration, and connections to communities, organizations, and individuals, using a three tier framework of endeavors, initiatives and activities.Endeavors are serious, determined long-term efforts to create something new or difficult. Initiatives aim to build something of value within an endeavor that will have a beginning but may not have a foreseeable end. Activities are the specific actions that are executed and can be single tasks or part of an agile project.

Foster an active regional community

Building strong, connected communities is not easy. It takes time, trust, and the courage to work across differences. Engaged Communities exists to support those doing the hard work of weaving people together — organizers, residents, local leaders, and everyday changemakers. In a world that often feels divided, we help create space for collaboration, listening, and shared purpose. This is about more than events or outreach — it’s about creating the conditions where everyone can contribute to building strong, engaged communities. The work is complex, but the potential is transformational.

Initiatives

Create an active singles community

Another endeavor that is just starting (in April 2025) is to form a common place for the Christian single adults in Fort Myers named SinglesMinistry.org. This is not intended to replace or supplant the importance of singles to gather, worship and serve in local churches but to supplement the local churches by providing a dedicated space for singles to meet, interact and engage in fun events and perform community service.

Initiatives

Build an active startup community

We support the efforts in Southwest Florida to begin building a robust, vibrant startup business environment. One where entrepreneurs are the leaders and support organizations are the feeders; one where the leaders make a long-term commitment; and there are regular activities that engage the entire startup community.

Initiatives

Analytics

To track the use of our landing pages we use Fathom Analytics which is an alternative to Google Analytics that’s simple & privacy-first.

Banking

Mercury provides us core banking services including business checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, and ACH and wire transfers.For increased accountability we provide access to responsible individuals to track our transactions.

Domain name management

For each of our endeavors we register and manage domain name registrations through the Porkbun system. List of available domains for reuse or sale

Heylo

Heylo is a community-building tool that provides group leaders with the resources to organize activities, streamline communication, and encourage engagement.

Mapping

We use Google My Maps to create custom pin maps to illustrate, educate and answer the where type questions.

Mural Board

Mural is more than just a online whiteboard. It’s a better way to work, from ideas to execution and everything in between. It helps groups communicate and collaborate better to get more done in meetings, brainstorms, presentations, and beyond.Click the icon to view our rooms.

NoteJoy

We use NoteJoy as our Team Notebook to capture, collaborate and keep track of all our activities, thoughts, etc.

Planning calendar

We maintain a free calendar community members can help maintain that is useful for coordinating activities to minimize conflicts with other community events.

Event & class registration

Using Corsizio provides us online registrations, an online presence, efficient online payments, event management, multiple pricing capabilities, instructor management, attendee management, account management, and feedback dollection.

Activity organization and tracking

TickTick is a simple task list management app with lists that can be shared with participants in our endeavors.

Website landing pages

When necessary we develop a custom landing web page for our endeavors using the Carrd system.We also handle associating a domain name with each web page.