GIS: Map to Your Organization's Success

Shakti Rising provides holistic physical and mental health services to women ages 15-30 dealing with issues such as substance abuse, interpersonal violence and depression. I was invited to join the Board in 2007 after Shakti Rising’s 2-year-long leadership development program.

Currently, I am mapping data in GIS (which stands for "Geographic Information Systems") to strengthen Shakti Rising’s marketing efforts. Maps like the ones shown here will direct the organization's limited resources to areas where its programs are most likely to succeed.

Maps are an excellent way to enhance your organization's written products. Readers connect with information in different ways. Some like tables of numbers, others like text, and some engage most readily with colorful charts, graphs and maps. If you want to engage your readers, it is smart to present information in different ways. I can do that for you.

Furthermore, a map goes beyond what a chart can illustrate. GIS mapping is a data analysis tool. By looking at data in its geographic context, we can learn how space and distance affect your organization and the people with whom it works.

How could mapping benefit you?