Mapping the organizations or individuals who are working on the same issue as you or serving the same population can clarify potential partnerships, determine next steps for collaborative activities, identify opportunities to impact the system in which you work, or even uncover barriers for creating change in your community. Understanding both those within the system you’re working to impact as well as others who are connected to your issue is a crucial step in any communication, advocacy, or coalition building effort.  The system in which an issue sits consists of people, polices, and recourses that are interdependent.