Maps
See Who's Doing What and
How It All Connects.
Civic Maps makes the Charlotte-Mecklenburg civic ecosystem visible, navigable, and actionable for everyone.
About Maps
See who is doing what and how they connect (or do not)
We need to see systems to change systems in our community – that’s what Maps is all about.
Maps is a free, interactive tool being built by the community with fftcFWD that will launch in Summer/Fall 2026. Driven by data, Maps will create network visualizations that build visibility for nonprofits, enable funders to see where they might create impact, and empower anyone in the community with insight on what organizations, institutions, and initiatives are working on key topics and how they are connected (or where there may be gaps).
How It Works
Building Together
Build on what we know
Partner with SHARE Charlotte and the network of over 800 nonprofit organizations to add to our shared understanding of how our community’s nonprofit organizations that are working on key topics are related and connected to each other.
Expand our knowledge
Reach out to additional nonprofits, community groups, organizations and agencies in the community to add to the full picture of who is doing what on our community’s key topics.
See the big picture
Work with technology partner Visual Network Labs to create accessible, easy to understand visual maps of who is doing what on key topics in our community.
The Bigger Picture
When you can see the whole system, you can change it.
Maps gives nonprofits, funders, advocates, and residents a shared view of who is working on what — and where the opportunities for collaboration, investment, and impact are hiding in plain sight.
Increase visibility for investment
Be on the map for donors and funders seeking to invest in change on our community’s key topics.
Build Stronger Collaborations and Partnerships
Discover natural allies by understanding which organizations and efforts are already working on our community’s key challenges and opportunities for change.
Demystify the landscape
Turn the mysterious and complex into clarity with simple to understand, accessible visualizations that give the 411 to anyone who wishes to help create change.
Skip the gatekeepers
Look and learn quickly and easily to understand the players and partners working in the community.
See organizational connections in ecosystems
Understand how organizations working to meet our community’s most urgent challenges, from child wellbeing to literacy, are connected.
Focus Your Impact
Identify potential areas where resources and work are concentrated, or where there are gaps, to see possibilities for impact.
Built For You
Who is Maps for?
Anyone who wants to make a difference in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community — with a clearer, deeper view of who is doing what and how they are connected.
Nonprofit Leaders
Map program strategies to fill community gaps in unique ways, serving residents more comprehensively, reducing duplication, increasing appeal to potential collaborators, partners, donors, and funders.
Community Advocates
Build coalitions and campaigns with the confidence of where your efforts fit into ongoing work and how you might join forces or add rather than duplicate efforts on shared goals.
Funders & Grantmakers
Explore systemic opportunities and understand more clearly how investments in organizations working on topics might best create impact.
Engaged Residents
Newcomers and longtime residents alike can better understand the landscape of who is doing what on issues they care about and get started towards contributing faster.
Be part of building it.
Civic Maps is being built by the community, for the community. Stay connected and be the first to know when it launches.