The Meet Group Announces Partnership with RAINN, Furthering its Commitment to Dating Safety

02/01/2021

NEW HOPE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Meet Group, Inc., a leading provider of interactive dating solutions, is pleased to announce its partnership with RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network), the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.


Through its corporate partnership, The Meet Group will be joining forces with the leading authority on sexual violence, supporting RAINN in its efforts to build safer communities, educate the public, improve public policy, provide assistance to survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice. In addition, Catherine Connelly, SVP of Marketing and Co-founder of The Meet Group, will join RAINN’s National Leadership Council.

“At The Meet Group, we pride ourselves on our commitment to mobile and online dating safety, and we are proud to announce our partnership with RAINN. Keeping our members safe is core to our mission of meeting the universal need for human connection, and we believe that through this partnership we can help drive meaningful progress in the fight against harassment, sexual assault, violence, and more,” said Connelly.

Last year, The Meet Group announced its partnerships with the Online Dating Association, the wePROTECT Global Alliance, ConnectSafely, personal safety app, UrSafe, and Microsoft on Project Artemis. The dating app company also actively collaborates with industry partners, peers, NGOs, and law enforcement. The Meet Group is committed to high standards of safety, adopting industry-leading practices, and constantly implementing the best-in-class safety updates across its portfolio of dating apps.

About The Meet Group

The Meet Group owns and operates the most engaging dating communities in the world, spanning five apps including MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, LOVOO and GROWLr. Serving millions of daters daily, our community sends 70 million chats per day. Each month, our livestreaming solutions entice our community to spend more than 1 billion minutes in video. Our network size, technology, and leading moderation and talent teams enable us to partner for and acquire new audiences, including through video platform-as-service products. The Meet Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of ParshipMeet Group, a diversified international market leader in online dating, which also owns and operates leading matchmaking brands eharmony, Parship, and ElitePartner. For more information, visit themeetgroup.com, and follow us on FacebookTwitter, or LinkedIn.

About RAINN

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE (4673) or online.rainn.org). RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, educate the public, ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice, and help companies and organizations improve the way they prevent and respond to sexual violence.

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