ESSENTIAL TOOLS —
Community Resource Mapping
Prepared by:
Kelli Crane
Marianne Mooney
TransCen, Inc.
May 2005
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Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Debra
Hart of the University of Massachusetts-Boston, who served as a
reviewer of this document, for her insights and feedback, and Meredith
Gramlich of TransCen, Inc., for her contributions to the resource
section and glossary.
Table of Contents
Setting
the Stage
Federal Context for Aligning Resources
State-Level Context for Collaborating
Implications for Mapping Resources at the Community Level
How to Use This Issue of Essential Tools
Overview
What is Resource Mapping?
How Resource Mapping Can Help Transform Your Community
The Mapping Process
Step
1: Pre-Mapping
Establishing a Task Force to Guide the Process
Setting a Vision
Setting Goals
Communicating Continuously
Reflection Questions
Step
2: Mapping
Identifying Resources
Developing Mapping Tools and Strategies
Gathering Information
Determining the Meaning of the Information
Communicating and Using the Mapping Results
Reflection Questions
Step
3: Taking Action
Developing an Action Plan
Achieving Consensus
Implementing the Action Plan
Sharing the Action Plan
Reflection Questions
Step
4: Maintaining, Sustaining, and Evaluating Mapping Efforts
Evaluating Progress
Maintaining Momentum
Sustaining the Effort
Reflection Questions
Summary
References
Resources
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University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, National
Center on Secondary Education and Transition.
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