Board Cadence

Tool D

Ecosystem Map

Most issues already have an ecosystem of organizations and funders, and success often depends on whether that ecosystem lets you in. Map it, then work it.

Where you stand

Not yet approached

1

Scheduled

0

Met

0

A worked example: a founder solving affordable housing for a specific population meets established housing funders, existing providers, and community leaders before launching, to learn where the real gap is. Sometimes the finding is that partnership beats founding. That is a good outcome, not a failure.

The map