The document outlines the process of initiating grassroots community development through understanding community members, their concerns, and aspirations. It emphasizes the importance of social mapping, identifying key relationships and resources, and storyboarding to visualize the community's journey. Finally, it highlights the need for strategic planning to turn the community’s vision into reality while addressing obstacles.

1. Initiating Grassroots Community Development Cathy Cutrell December 11, 2006

2. Understanding People, their Concerns and Hopes Building relationships Meeting with key community members Identifying leaders in the community Listening to the community

3. Social Mapping Who are the different peoples? What are key associations that connect people? Do other affinities affect connections, e.g., livelihoods, etc.

4. Social Mapping (cont) How do people organize? How do things get done? How are decisions made?

5. Mapping of Important Community Resources What does the community see as their important resources? Such things as … Ecological Natural Resources Skills Infrastructure Services Sociological Family Religious Groups

6. Storyboarding a Community’s Past/Present/Future Who we were? Who are we now? Who do we want to become?

7. Planning from Vision to Reality What is our Vision? (Digging Deeper) What are the Contradictions / Obstacles? Further Clarifying the Vision? Eliminating the Obstacles? (Strategic Direction) Who does What, When, How? (Action Planning)