South Carolina / Community Mobilization
People.
Places.
Possibilities.
GIS For Volunteer Engagement
Jeff Franzen · September 14, 2026
11:00 A.M.–Noon · Teams
01 / Our Hour Together
A Question.
A Map.
A Next Step.
02 / The GIS Idea
The Right Help.
In The Right Place.
GIS = Geographic Information Systems
- People And Resources
- Community Conditions
- A Shared Geographic View
Useful decisions depend on current data and local knowledge.
03 / Reading The Map
One View.
Several Kinds Of Information.
- Basemap
- The Background: Streets And Towns
- Layers
- What Is Shown: People Or Places
- Legend
- What The Colors And Symbols Mean
- Feature Info
- Details: Click One Dot
04 / Marty's First Question
Volunteers By Department
- A Dot = A Mapped Record
- A Group = A Department Or Role
- A Color = A Category
- A Missing Value = Something To Check
Department, position, service, and availability describe different things.
05 / Colors And Symbols
A Different Symbol
For Each Group
Disaster Services
Volunteer Services
Biomedical Services
Look at the legend first. These example categories may differ from your map.
06 / A Smaller, Clearer View
Only The Group
You Need To See
1. Choose A Group
Watch the other symbols disappear.
2. Read The Count
18 Illustrative Records Shown
3. Reset
Show all groups before the next question.
07 / Live Walkthrough · 11:25
Your Chapter View
Click Slowly. Pause. Explain What Changed.
- Locate Your Chapter
- Expand Volunteers
- Read The Legend
- Inspect One Approved Record
- Apply One Available Filter
- Clear It And Compare
Use the team's approved map in a signed-in browser.
Open ARC NHQ GIS08 / Recruitment And Support
Where Could More
Volunteer Support Help?
- Available Skills And Capacity
- Travel And Access Barriers
- Community Priorities
- Local Partner Knowledge
Few Dots = A Question To Investigate
09 / A Useful Starting Point
Your Chapter,
In One Place
Open Chapter Reports- Choose Your Division
- Choose South Carolina
- Choose Your Chapter
- Open The Report
Start With One Page And One Question
10 / Community Mobilization · 11:40
A Community.
A Conversation.
A Practical Action.
- Choose A Place
- Explore Community Context
- Listen To Local Partners
- Choose One Follow-Up
Opens a separate tab. Return here to continue.
11 / Keep These For Later
A Small Toolkit
12 / Getting Started
Access That Fits
The Work
Explore A Shared Map
Organization Sign-In
Access To The Map And Layers
Create Or Change A Map
Suitable User Type
Authoring Privileges And Approval
13 / Questions · 11:50
What Would You
Try First?
- One Volunteer Group
- One Local Area
- One Question To Answer
Presentation And Follow-Up: gisprimer.jbf.com