Asset Mapping: How to Identify Economic Development Assets in Your Main Street

At its heart, community asset mapping looks at a community in its entirety—not just what’s lacking, but what’s already strong. It’s a way of uncovering the human, social, organizational, cultural, and physical resources that can help drive meaningful change.

ASSET MAPPING RESOURCES

We’ve collected some resources, tips and tools that we hope will help you along your Main Street asset mapping journey. More coming soon!

• Asset-Based Community Development at a Glance, Tamarack Institute
• Asset Based Community Development Institute
• The Four Essential Elements of an Asset-Based Community Development Process, ABCD Institute
• Participatory Asset Mapping Toolkit, from the Community Research Lab
• What is Community Asset Mapping? A Strength-Based Approach to Community Development, Visible Network Labs
• Asset Mapping: User Guide Overview, Institute of Museum and Library Services