1.
No General would go to war
without a map.
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However, in America’s war on poverty, poorly performing
schools, crime and violence, too few of our leaders are
using maps to connect resources with youth and families
in the neighborhoods that have the greatest need.

2.
Do you remember how
Generals used maps in
TV news to show
troop movements
during the first and
second Gulf Wars?
Generals use Maps to Win Wars
Image from article at http://www.lorraineash.com/general.htm
CEOs use Maps to Win Market Share
The map at the right shows CVS stores in Chicago
region (in 2009). Businesses use maps to determine
where to place stores and build business.
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3.
In order to defeat an enemy we need to fight wherever the enemy is entrenched.
Enemy
sites
Forces
Direct
engagement
Analysis
Of enemy
Strength &
weaknesses
Organize
& Train
US forces
Logistics
To get forces in
place
Understand needs &
plan resource
allocation, e.g. strategic
planning
What resources do we
need to implement the
plan? How to prepare
them?
How do we distribute
needed resources and
troops to multiple
locations where they are
needed?
Feed & Equip
Our army better
than enemy
Recruit
& Retain
US forces
Revenue
To support
these efforts
We need to feed, cloth, arm
and re-supply our troops
and logistics providers for
as long as war is in
progress.
How to replace forces that
are lost with new solders
trained and ready to pick
up from where previous
left off
How do we raise money
needed to pay for this
entire effort?
Public
Commitment
To sustain effort and
recruit troops
How do we educate and
inform public so we can
maintain support for
revenue needed to
support war effort?
Poverty
in city is
enemy
Forces
Include tutors
& mentors
How do we create infrastructure to support this force?
Do any
leaders use
maps in war
on poverty?
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4.
This presentation shows a few examples
of how a Geographic Information System
(GIS) maps can be used to help draw
resources to organizations serving the
same cause throughout a geographic
region.
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http:www.tutormentorexchange.net to
review this and other PDF essays.
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5.
OUR MISSION
Collect and share information that helps
mentor-rich programs be available to more
youth living in high poverty neighborhoods.
We focus on youth living in poverty
because these children face greater
barriers to succeeding in school and
finding jobs and careers.
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Throughout this presentation the names Tutor/Mentor
Connection (T/MC) will be used along with Tutor/Mentor
Institute, LLC. From 1993-2011 we operated as the
Tutor/Mentor Connection, part of the non profit Cabrini
Connections youth program in Chicago. In 2011 the
Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC was created to continue the
T/MC into the next decade, seeking new forms of
investment and revenue to support strategies such as this
use of GIS mapping.
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6.
To SUCCEED
We must recruit business
leaders who will use their
resources in PULLING
Youth to Careers
To SUCCEED
We must help tutor/mentor
program leaders, volunteers,
schools and parents be more
effective in PUSHING
Youth to Careers
School-Time Programs
3-5 PM Non-School Programs
Pre-K K - 5th 5th - 6th 6th - 8th
High
School
Career
Track
After 5 PM and Weekend Programs
Goal:
Help inner-city youth
reach Jobs/Careers.
Charts like this help
illustrate our vision of
programs that help
youth reach careers.
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7.
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While the media write about poor schools, they seldom produce maps that show the relationship
between poverty and poor schools. This is one of many maps created between June 2008 and April
2011 thanks to an anonymous donation of $50,000. See more at
http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net/mapgallery.html
Between 1994 and 2011 the
Tutor/Mentor Connection piloted
uses of a GIS database to create
maps that visually show where
tutor/mentor programs are
located and where more are
needed.
Since 2011 we've shared data
platforms hosted by others and
encouraged people to use them.
Flags on map are poorly performing schools.
Shaded areas are high poverty regions.
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8.
All tutor/mentor programs in Chicago region
programs have same needs:
We need these resources
every day, in every
neighborhood:
* volunteers
* public visibility
* operating dollars
* technology
* training/learning
* leadership
Chicago
area
The
Tutor/Mentor
Connection
was formed in
1993 to help
every program
get these
resources.
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9.
12-months
from now
9-months
from now
6-months
from now
3-months
from now
Immediate
Impact
Growth of
volunteers & $$
and corporate
leaders involved
$$
We piloted quarterly events such as May and November conferences
intended to draw volunteers and dollars directly to all tutoring and/or
mentoring programs in the Chicago region. As these repeat from year-to-
year and are supported by more leaders and organizations, the impact was
intended to grow.
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10.
Maps can help any organization or
group of people do better planning.
A map focuses a group on the needs
of every poverty area, not just high
profile areas.
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11.
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Maps can show
where poorly
performing
schools are
located.
These are areas
where
tutor/mentor
programs are
most needed in
Chicago.
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12.
Using advanced GIS
computer technologies,
T/MC produce maps that
showed locations of
tutor/mentor programs in
different areas of the city.
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This map shows tutor/mentor
program locations near a
Catholic Church on Chicago's
West side. It was used to help a
suburban church create a
volunteer recruitment strategy.
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13.
This map shows Catholic
Church sites in Chicago.
It is not enough to have a
few good programs at a few
churches. The city needs a
city/suburban faith
partnership that leads to
quality tutor/mentor
programs in every poverty
neighborhood.
The T/MC encourages churches to use
maps in planning and create maps with
flags that visually show which churches
are active in helping tutor/mentor
programs grow.
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14.
Maps can help
programs in their
planning and fund
raising.
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This map shows tutor/mentor
programs, business, churches,
hospitals, etc. in the same
neighborhood of Chicago's West
side. An organization called
“New Concepts” used this in
developing a neighborhood
partnership and a grant
proposal to fund that
partnership.
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15.
This map shows
hospitals in Chicago
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The T/MC goal is that
hospitals develop strategies
that distribute prevention
programs and health care
mentors at tutor/mentor
locations near each
hospital.
A hospital can also inspire
the involvement of
business, faith and
university groups in its
service area.
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16.
There are many mapping platforms that can be used to show where people need help.
View this at http://tinyurl.com/TMI-MappingData
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17.
This map
shows
hospitals near
the Lawndale
area of
Chicago
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Since they serve the same area, these hospitals could form a
‘youth mentoring partnership’ that would provide
leadership to tutor/mentor program growth in this area.
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18.
T/MC uses maps to generate public awareness
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The T/MC used its maps as part
of a public awareness
campaign, not just as a planning
tool.
Its goal was to focus attention
on where programs are needed,
and to help existing programs
connect with each other.
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19.
Maps can lead potential
volunteers and donors
to programs in areas of
high youth violence
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This map shows the location of a
shooting in Chicago. The Chicago
SunTimes did a front page story and
used the photo of a celebrity to get
reader attention. The T/MC created this
map and put it on the web site to show
these readers where they could get
involved to prevent future tragedy like
this.
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20.
Maps
following
media stories
tell “The Rest
of the Story.”
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This map shows the location of a another shooting in Chicago. If
readers learn to go to T/MC sites following media coverage of a
negative news story, we can turn bad news into positive actions.
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21.
Maps following
media stories tell
“The Rest of the
Story.”
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This map shows the location of a another 2008 shooting in
Chicago. View this and more maps in the Map Gallery at
http://www.tutormentorprogramlocator.net/mapgallery.html
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22.
The T/MC seeks to build its GIS map
capacity and use it to help
tutor/mentor programs grow. Visit
T/MC web sites to learn more
www.tutormentorconnection.org
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This is another example of a
map analysis created
following a news story about
gangs.

23.
Maps can be
used by
leaders to
show where
they have
helped
tutor/mentor
programs.
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This map shows the location poverty, poorly performing schools and tutor/mentor programs
in Congressman Danny Davis’ district. The T/MC would like all business and political
leaders to put maps on their web sites showing where they deliver resources to help
tutor/mentor programs. View PDF presentation featuring this map:
https://www.scribd.com/document/209978033/
Using-Maps-to-Fill-Political-Districts-with-Needed-Youth-Programs
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24.
Visitors can now view the
Program Locator Database
archive at
https://tinyurl.com/
ProgramLocatorSearch
This was designed to enable
users to find information,
based on searches of
a) type of program;
b) age group served;
c) time of day;
d) zip code
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25.
This helps volunteers, parents and
donors find contact information for
specific programs.
It helps donors, business leaders,
media and policy makers
understand
a) where programs are needed;
b) level of service in any area;
c) voids in service availability
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26.
Find current map and list of Chicago area tutor, mentor programs
using cMap at http://tinyurl.com/TMI-Volunteer-Opportunities
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27.
This site is now an archive. Visit
https://tinyurl.com/ProgramLocatorMap-archive If you'd like to help rebuild
it contact Dan Bassill of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC
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The
Program
Locator was
created
between
2004 and
2008.

28.
Skim through articles on Tutor/Mentor blog to see examples of maps used in stories.
Create and share your own. http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/search/label/maps
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29.
Visit T/MC web sites to see uses of maps
in advocacy and collaboration.
www.tutormentorexchange.net
www.tutormentorconnection.org
http://mappingforjustice.blogspot.com
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com
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Merchandise Mart PO Box 3303, Chicago, Il 60654
Be a General! Create your own maps and use them to mobilize resources for youth
and families in high poverty neighborhoods. Connect with Dan Bassill on Twitter
@tutormentorteam
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30.
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