What is asset mapping?
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personal finance
government support and welfare
Asset Mapping is a tool that relies on a core belief of asset-based community development; namely, that good things exist in communities and that those things can be highlighted and encouraged — these are assets suited to advancing those communities. Asset Mapping is a means, not an end.
Similarly one may ask, how do you make an asset map?
Asset Mapping: 10 Steps
- Map your organization's “internal” resources and discover a mapping manager.
- Find out who will direct the process after mapping is complete.
- Create a geographic focus.
- Assemble an advisory group.
- Secure funds for the completion of mapping and the larger project.
Then, what are community assets?
Community assets are the collective resources which individuals and communities have at their disposal; those which can be leveraged to develop effective solutions to promote social inclusion and improve the health and well-being of citizens. Assets include organisations, associations and individuals.
Community resource mapping is a method of showing information. regarding the occurrence, distribution, access to and use of. resources; topography; human settlements; and activities of a. community from the perspective of community members.