1. An active and supportive local committee.

2. Active community groups which recognize the importance of community media.

3. Direct contact with established funders who are willing to support community media.

4. An established, representative local sponsor for community media.

5. History of partnership and collaboration between institutions and organizations within the community.

6. A school willing to participate in the community media process.

7. A community which recognizes the needs of young people.

8. Local businesses willing to donate to community media.

9. Community groups and service clubs willing to participate in community media.

10. Institutions of higher education willing to support the programs with training and human resources.

11. Institutions willing to support the programs by providing inkind contributions of space and use of equipment.

12. Local people willing to contribute time to the community media process.

13. Local media willing to help the facilitators with developing community awareness.