South Carolina / Community Mobilization

People.
Places.
Possibilities.

GIS For Volunteer Engagement

Jeff Franzen · September 14, 2026
11:00 A.M.–Noon · Teams

Begin The Conversation

Red Cross volunteers gathered for a briefing — People At The Center Of The Work

A First Look / Three Examples

What Can A Map Show?

Fictional neighborhood with blue volunteer dots and orange community centers. — **Where Are Our People And Partners?** · Fictional Teaching Example

Our Hour Together

A Question.
A Map.
A Next Step.

11:00Welcome & Sample Maps

11:10Layers, Symbols & Filters

11:25Volunteer Map Walkthrough

11:40Community Mobilization Demo

11:50Questions & Next Steps

A Smaller, Clearer View

Only The Group
You Need To See

1. Choose A Group
Watch the other symbols disappear.

Volunteer Group

2. Read The Count
18 Illustrative Records Shown

3. Reset
Show all groups before the next question.

North AreaSouth Area

Illustrative Locations Only · No Real Volunteers · Not To Scale

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

Chapter View screenshot for Upstate South Carolina, showing the volunteer map, Feature Info and Legend on the left, and the Layers list on the right. — Your Chapter View · Supplied Screenshot

Use the team's approved map in a signed-in browser.

Open Chapter View

From Maps To Everyday Work

A Different App.
A Specific Question.

Chapter ReportsWhat Is Our Service Area Like?Community Risk & ContextWhat Should We Understand Before Outreach?Print MapsWhat Can We Bring To A Meeting?Home Fire & Emergency InformationWhat Could Inform Prevention Work?

App 1 / Understand Your Service Area

Chapter Reports

Choose South Carolina
Choose Your Chapter
Open One Report

Open Chapter Reports

Open The App · Demo · Return Here

Chapter Report Library · Upstate South Carolina · Captured September 14, 2026

App 2 / Learn About A Community

Community Risk & Context

Choose Your Chapter
Turn On One Layer
Click An Area

Open Community Risk & Context Explorer

Open The App · Demo · Return Here

Community Context Explorer · Upstate South Carolina · Captured September 14, 2026

App 3 / Bring A Map To A Meeting

Print Maps

Search For Your Area
Preview The Map
Download The PDF

Open Print Maps

Open The App · Demo · Return Here

Print Maps · Search And Map Previews · Captured September 14, 2026

App 4 / Explore Prevention Context

Home Fire & Emergency Information

Sign In With Red Cross
Choose Your Area
Explore Available Information

Open Emergency Information Dashboard

Open The App · Demo · Return Here

Actual Sign-In Screen · Red Cross Access Required · Captured September 14, 2026

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

Read The Access Steps

Questions · 11:50

What Would You
Try First?

One Volunteer Group
One Local Area
One Question To Answer

Download The Field Guide Read Online

Presentation And Follow-Up: gisprimer.jbf.com

People.Places.Possibilities.

What Can A Map Show?

A Question.A Map.A Next Step.

Only The GroupYou Need To See

Your Chapter View

A Different App.A Specific Question.

Chapter Reports

Community Risk & Context

Print Maps

Home Fire & Emergency Information

Access That FitsThe Work

Explore A Shared Map

Create Or Change A Map

What Would YouTry First?

People.
Places.
Possibilities.

A Question.
A Map.
A Next Step.

Only The Group
You Need To See

A Different App.
A Specific Question.

Access That Fits
The Work

What Would You
Try First?