Map What Matters: A Simple Template for Community Asset Mapping

Want to unlock the hidden strengths of your community? This Asset Mapping Template offers a simple, powerful way to visualize and organize the resources, people, places, and institutions that make your neighborhood thrive.

Whether you’re planning a new initiative, designing a community engagement strategy, or writing a grant, this tool helps you shift the focus from “what’s missing” to “what’s already working.”

Built with clarity and collaboration in mind, this one-page worksheet makes it easy to:

     – Identify local assets by category (people, physical spaces, institutions, etc.)

     – Spark community dialogue and brainstorming

     – Develop more equitable and sustainable project strategies

This is an ideal tool for nonprofit teams, youth workers, educators, public health professionals, and grassroots organizers looking to strengthen their work with community input and shared ownership.

Ready to put your community on the map?
Download the free template here.