Worksheet 9

Developing A Written Report

Ways to Use this Worksheet

• Use it as an outline for a written report for the community assessment.
• Use it as an outline for presentations.

1. Executive Summary including Community Priorities
   
2. Purpose of the Community Assessment
   • Why the community assessment was done.
   • Community Assessment Goals and objectives
3. 
   
4. Background
   • How the community is defined
   • General description of the community's history
   • Location, geography/physical characteristics (if applicable)
   • Summary of socio-demographic information
   • How the assessment came about
   • Who was involved
     Planning Group
     other community participation
5. 
   
6. Description of the Community Assessment Process
   • Types of information gathered
     Statistical Profile
     Community Perspectives
     Community Resources
   • Methodologies/techniques used to collect the information
   • Process for setting community priorities
7. 
   
8. Findings and Analysis
   • Statistical Profile
     Use tables, charts, graphs, maps
   • Community Perspectives
     Highlight common themes and supplement with key quotes from participants
   • Community Resources
     Highlight the breadth of services and supports available, where gaps, duplication exists
     Include list of community resources by target group, function (possibly an appendix)
   • Core Issues
     Synthesizing all the findings to develop a coherent picture of the community
     Summarizing core issues
9. 
   
10. Community Priorities
    • Discuss the community's key priorities

Adapted from Edmonton Social Planning Council, 1988