Community Mapping Worksheet

Community Mapping is a process of gathering important and relevant information about a particular
community. This information will help you get started in developing a comprehensive engagement or
outreach plan. It will help you determine who you have relationships with and who you may need to
build them with as you initiate inclusive city-wide planning for a transition to 100% renewable energy.

Why Do Community Mapping?

 To identify partnerships and stakeholders

 To be strategic and inclusive when launching new initiatives
 To identify resources, knowledge and community assets that can contribute to your goals
 To map key contacts and networks
 To connect your initiative with the interest and needs of the community
 To identify key groups that can help shape your plan or spread the message
 To identify core constituents, allies and potential opposition

Community Mapping Process:

1. Determine who should be involved in the community mapping process

2. Begin with what you know and is easy to answer
3. Consider who else you might need to talk to in order to find out the information you don’t have
4. Develop a system to map, track and update your community outreach plan
5. Decide how often you will update your community map

Community Characteristics
Communities are impacted by their cultural, demographic, economic, and social environments. Begin by
laying out the characteristics of your community. This can help you identify who else you need to talk to
in order to build out a comprehensive community map.

 “Define” or lay out the characteristics of the community – What are defining social, economic
and demographic features of the community?
 What defines and shapes this community (i.e. culture, language, public institutions & agencies,
history & traditions, informal networks)? Who influences what happens in this community?

Community Engagement Wheel

The community engagement wheel should help you begin to think about different pieces of the
community pie, or categories that represent specific groups and individuals you will need to engage.
What categories best represent your community? What groups and individuals fit within those
categories?

Map your community on the wheel. Start by filling in the categories specific to your community (e.g.
environmental community), then fill in the box with specific organizations, entities and individuals that
belong in each category (e.g. Sierra Club).

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 Elected  School
representatives teachers
 Councilors  School
 County officials administrator
 District officials  Staff
 Governors  Counselors
 State representatives  District
 senator council
 Board of
trustees

Local DISD

 Parent committees Government

 Mental health
in schools physicians
 Online parent Parents of  Psychologist
forums Healthcare
Children’s  Psychiatrist
Professionals
 Student volunteer
 Nurses
 counselors

Potential  Grant Halliburton

 Dallas advocacy Community Foundation
center Advocates funders
 A little hope foundation
 Dallas CASA  American child legion
 United way Dallas Church foundation
 Dallas regional Mental Health
Leaders  American psychological
chamber Organizations
foundations
 Pastors  National
 Priests Alliance for
 Church groups Mental Health
 Church members  Mental health
Dallas
 Youth
advocate
programs
 The well
community
 Ahora y
siempre


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Prioritize outreach to achieve your goals:

This diagram is another way to organize and think through the planning and prioritization of your
outreach.

 Core Constituencies – Start with those organizations that are already involved and with you. This
will likely be a small group.
 Stakeholders - Early in the process brainstorm everyone that needs to be at the table – those that
can help achieve your goals, and those most deeply affected by the issue. This is likely where there
will be the most direct interest and engagement will lead to a higher likelihood of success.
 Other Potential Allies - Who else may be needed to achieve your goal? Which groups are
potentially aligned, or do you have previous relationships with? These are the third tier for
outreach.
 Potential Opponents – Who might be opposed to your objectives? It is useful to anticipate potential
opposition and consider proactive outreach to those groups.

Core
Constituencies
Mental Health Organizations,
mental health professionals,
and concerned parents.
Stakeholders
Local government, Dallas ISD
district members and staff, mental
health professionals, and parents.

Potential Allies
Local government due to
funding, Dallas ISD committed
members, some parents, school
staff, and some community
members.

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Plan and prioritize your outreach by group, identifying the appropriate point of contact and then
developing a tailored outreach plan for each:

Group/Individual Relationship/Contact Outreach Plan

Local Government  Omar Narvaez, Council Reach out to them to introduce our plan. Set
Member up a meeting and educate on the program.
Omar.Narvaez@dallascityhall.
com
 Laura Cadena, Council
Liaison
[email protected]
om
214-670-4199
 Marco Saucedo, Council
Assistant
Marco.Saucedo@dallascityhall
.com
214-670-6931
Dallas ISD Members Justin Henry Reach out to them to introduce our plan. Set
District 9 up a meeting and educate on the program.
President

[email protected]
Coordinador: Gina Lopez

Mental Health Professionals Children's Health Psychiatry – Reach out to them to introduce our program.
Dallas Set up a meeting and educate on the
program.
1935 Medical District Drive
Dallas, Texas 75235 844-
4CHILDRENS 844-424-4537

Mental Health National Alliance for Mental Reach out to them to introduce our program.
Organizations Health Set up a meeting and educate on the
 naminorthtexas.org program.
Address: 2812 Swiss Ave,
Dallas, TX 75204
Hours:
Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Mon
Phone: (214) 341-7133

Church leaders Pastor Ed Young- Fellowship Reach out to them to introduce our program.
Dallas Set up a meeting and educate on the
9330 N Central Expy, Dallas, program.
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TX 75231
Hours:
Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM Sun
Phone: (214) 739-388

Parents Parent Teacher Organization Reach out to them to introduce our program.
(PTO) - Ben Milam Parent Teacher Set up a meeting and educate on the
Organization program.

Contact via Facebook

Community Members The Well Community Reach out to them to introduce our program.
125 Sunset Ave, Dallas, TX Set up a meeting and educate on the
75208 program.
Phone: (214) 393-5878