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VON Canada Web Learning SeriesVON Canada Web Learning Series

Community Respite Through Community Respite Through Neighbours Helping NeighboursNeighbours Helping Neighbours

Engaging Community Partners

Through Community Mapping

Third Session

Developed by Carole Dove

Manager of Community Development Hastings Northumberland Prince EdwardDeveloped: February 2009For review/revision: February 2012

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ObjectivesObjectives

• Learn how simple Community Mapping is

• Go through the process step by step

• Bring Neighbours Helping Neighbours to your community

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Neighbours Helping NeighboursNeighbours Helping Neighbours

Increase options in your community!

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Prepare!Prepare!

• Review the Neighbours Helping Neighbours tool kit

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Prepare!Prepare!

1. Know the program (so you can speak to it easily)

2. Use the short power point• Introduced at the first web learning

session

• Contains all the key information

• Available on the VON Canada website

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GGooooggllee your way into community your way into community mapping!!mapping!!

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What are your community’s resources?What are your community’s resources?

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Who currently provides Who currently provides support to Caregivers? support to Caregivers?

• Look for the Information Centre in your area

May be joined with Volunteer Information

or

May be a stand alone

It will have:

• Directory of community organizations, institutions, resources and services

• Depth of knowledge of community

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Now the search for potential Now the search for potential partners/stakeholders is on!partners/stakeholders is on!

• Make a list of community agencies and organizations in your area

• Resource map helps (sample form)

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Sample FormSample Form

Community Resource Mapping: Identifying partners

Region/Branch_____________________

Task: To identify regional partners and how they contribute.

Objectives: To increase our resources for reaching participants.

Process:

1. Brainstorm potential partners (e.g. individuals, organizations, initiatives, etc.) to include in the mapping process.

2. Identify what each partner brings to the table: their self-interest, how will they help us to reach our target audience, and their role in the process.

Partnership building worksheet

Potential Stakeholder/Partner

What do they bring?

What is their self-interest?

How do I involve them?

Steps to elicit involvement

Primary contact

           

           

           

           

           

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What are we looking for?What are we looking for?

• What is their mission?

• What are their values?

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Look for a good fitLook for a good fit

• Remember VON’s mission and values

• Is there a match?

• How can Neighbours Helping Neighbours help them meet their mission?

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What’s in it for them?What’s in it for them?

• Do they provide support or services to caregivers?

• Do they provide educational opportunities in the community?

• Are they involved in community asset building?

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Make initial contactMake initial contact

• Go to a decision maker (ED, manager or supervisor)

• A phone call is better than an email

• Use your connections!

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Elicit involvementElicit involvement

Set up a face to face meeting• Share the Neighbours Helping Neighbours

tool kit

• Discuss what a partnership can bring to both

• Follow up with an email and link to all resources

• (VON Canada website)

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Remember your Remember your current partnerscurrent partners

Don’t forget your natural network!• Alzheimer’s Society

• Community Support Agencies

• Learning Institutions

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Work smart and Work smart and think bigthink big

• Go for the Inner Service Club in your areaRepresents all service clubs, you speak

once, you speak to them all!

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Think outside Think outside your circleyour circle

• Housing Authority

• Community Development Council

• Volunteer and Information

• Vocational Support Services

• Organizations that support challenged individuals

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Characteristics of a social Characteristics of a social innovatorinnovator

• Understands the ‘who’, it’s just as important as the ‘how’

• Thinks and act like a movement

• Convenes others around a common purpose

• Communicates effectively

• Removes structural barriers

• Utilizes market forces

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In conclusionIn conclusion

• Think sustainability

• Maintain your contact with your partners

• Support your partners

• Revise your mutual goals and adjust as needed

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Remember you’ve been doing Remember you’ve been doing this alreadythis already

• Go forth and pollinate Neighbours Helping Neighbours!

• Have fun doing it

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Do your little bit of good where you

are; it's those little bits of good put

together that overwhelm the world.

Desmond Tutu

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Questions or comments?Questions or comments?