The Pipeline
How a chapter emerges
One path from first contact to an active chapter. It begins with the Power Map —
the qualification survey at the heart of the network.
One path from first contact to an active chapter. It begins with the Power Map — the qualification survey at the heart of the network.
Six Steps
The qualification pipeline
1
Identified
A candidate is found
2
Power Map
Applicant is scored
3
Proof Panel
Power is convened
4
Determination
Qualified or not
5
Standardizing
Language captured
6
Active Chapter
Toolkit and cadence
Step 1 — Identified
A prospective chapter lead is identified through network relationships, funder referrals, or direct outreach. The coordinator opens a tracked record in the platform.
Step 2 — The Power Map
The applicant completes the Power Map survey. This is the diagnostic at the heart of qualification — it scores organizational readiness, community relationships, and leadership capacity.
Step 3 — Proof Panel
Key stakeholders, funders, and practitioners in the city are convened to validate the organization's standing in the community and confirm the conditions for a chapter.
Step 4 — Determination
The network makes a qualified-or-not decision based on the Power Map score and Proof Panel findings. This is a real decision with real stakes — not every applicant advances.
Step 5 — Standardizing
The chapter's language, service map, and partner directory are captured in the platform. This is what makes the chapter legible to the network and to funders.
Step 6 — Active Chapter
The toolkit is deployed, the cadence is set, and the chapter joins the network. From here, the chapter leads locally while the network coordinates nationally.
The Power Map
What it measures
The Power Map is not a grant application. It is a diagnostic — designed to surface
what's real, not what looks good on paper.
Community Relationships
Does the organization have genuine trust with the people it says it serves? Can it name names and show receipts?
Organizational Readiness
Does the leadership have the capacity to run a chapter — to coordinate, report, and stay in the cadence?
Practitioner Network
Who else in the city is part of the chapter? Can referrals move across neighborhood lines?
Start the Power Map
Every path into the network begins here. The survey creates a tracked record and
opens the qualification pipeline.
Every path into the network begins here. The survey creates a tracked record and opens the qualification pipeline.
A national engine for community safety. Qualifying chapters, coordinating across regions, and delivering the next generation of CVI — city by city.
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