# Q's about making a collective **What if there are multiple collectives in my area?** That’s great! If there are multiple collectives in your local area that are working towards the same cause it may be that you decide to form one collective in order to pool resources, financial contributions and increase impact. Or not, it’s up to you. We suggest you get in touch with the other collective in your area to collaborate on how best to work together. You can become a sub-collective of theirs. #### **I would like to start a collective for my ward, but my borough or city already have a collective, what should I do?** You could contact the collective admin for the borough or city group to see if starting a sub-collective group within the wider borough or city group would be beneficial to organise members more locally. However, that is entirely up to you. #### **Would the server be able to cope if this becomes huge?** Open Collective is already hosting 1000s of collectives around the world and has dedicated servers. They will be able to handle the extra traffic. **Is Open Collective the same as crowdfunding?** We get that question a lot, so here's a visual that explains the main differences between the two: ![](/files/-MbGoKfeaf9bwuniZUxi) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://accountable.gitbook.io/about/faqs-and-q-and-as/questions-and-answers/qs-about-accountable.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.