Also take stock of their friends and adversaries. The objective of power mapping is to develop an understanding of the forces that can and do affect the future of the neighborhood, and to start the process of alignment. When full or partial alignment is achieved with key players, resources and public policy will flow to support NETCorp initiatives. The purpose of power and influence mapping is to find, form and cultivate the alignments that will advance the interests of the neighborhoods. Money maps are an effective tool for increasing Gross Community Capital.
Neighborhoods are like islands in an economic river flowing with cash.
To map money flows, start with household income and expenditures the sources and uses of most residents funds. Then track these flows. To find the ultimate source of most people s incomes, look around the local economy and identify major employers or cash generators, such as a military base, a hospital, a community college, a warehouse, or a manufacturing center. Then look at government payments to individuals for welfare, housing and child care. Tracing the uses of household funds could be more difficult but just as revealing.