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Utah Thrives: Social Capital Wrap-up

Written by: Dan Bammes

What has all this study and conversation about social capital meant as the Utah Foundation has looked at it from multiple angles? Social capital – defined as the value of relationships in families and the larger community – is an extremely valuable asset, every bit as important as money in the bank for the places and people that have it. Utah Foundation staff looked back on the series of reports about social capital, talking about … Continued

Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Mobility in Utah

Written by: Dan Bammes

Over the past year, the Utah Foundation has published a series of reports looking at social capital in Utah – the idea, as expressed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, that our connections between individuals and the broader community improve not only our own well-being but that of the places we live and the nation as a whole. One key aspect of that is social mobility – improving each family’s station in life.  As the report … Continued

Utah Thrives Podcast | Aging in Utah, Aging in Place

Written by: Dan Bammes

As we age, all of us will need a safe place to live and a means of transportation to meet our basic needs and avoid the social isolation that can make life difficult for older Americans. Utah Foundation supporter HNTB recently sponsored a community conversation on the idea of “aging in place.”   In this edition of Utah Thrives, we explore ways to address issues both big and small that will help set the agenda … Continued

Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Capital and Community Life

Written by: Dan Bammes

There’s good news and bad news in the newest report in the Utah Foundation’s social capital series. The good news is that Utah far outdistances every other state in several key metrics of community life. The bad news is that Utah’s community life index score has fallen by over 40% since 2013. In this podcast, Dan Bammes talks with Utah Foundation staff and board members Ben Brown and Mary Catherine Perry.

Utah Thrives Podcast | Family Structure and Family Ties

Written by: Dan Bammes

Listen to our latest episode of Utah Thrives, where we discuss one of our Social Capital Index project reports: Households and Heritages: How Family Health Hooks into Social Capital. In this episode, Dan Bammes guides us through a discussion with Shawn Teigen, the Utah Foundation’s President, and Bill Crim, President and CEO of the United Way of Salt Lake and a Utah Foundation board member. We cover the data and importance of family structure and family ties.

Utah Thrives Podcast | Another Shot at Redistricting

Written by: Dan Bammes

Listen to our latest episode of Utah Thrives, where we discuss a hot topic: redistricting. In this episode, Dan Bammes features a discussion with Christopher Collard, Research Director of the Utah Foundation. Christopher talks about the Utah Foundation’s redistricting tool, which enables Utahns to experience redistricting firsthand. In addition, Christopher highlights findings from a survey of city officials, which includes a question about keep together “communities of interest,” which is one of the priorities of Utah’s redistricting … Continued

Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Capital and Future Generations

Written by: Dan Bammes

Listen to our latest episode of Utah Thrives, where we discuss one of our Social Capital Index project reports: Tots and Tomorrow: How a Focus on Future Generations Generates Social Capital. In this episode, Dan Bammes guides us through a discussion among Utah Foundation staff and board members. We cover the data and importance of these future-generations metrics. Access the full report here.

Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Capital in Utah

Written by: Dan Bammes

Listen to our latest episode of Utah Thrives, where we set the stage for our upcoming series of reports on social capital. We revisit a clip of our interview with Robert Putnam in 2019 and hear an overview of our social capital project by Research Intern Laura Pacheco. We also interviewed Silvia Castro Bennett of Suazo Business Center and Bill Crim of United Way Salt Lake to understand how their organizations leverage social capital to … Continued

Utah Thrives Podcast | Healthcare Price Transparency

Written by: Dan Bammes

Federal law requires hospitals to post the prices of medical and surgical procedures on their websites in the hope that health care consumers will be able to make informed decisions about which providers to go to. The intention was to allow market forces to reduce the cost of health care and to empower patients and their families to make better decisions.   The Utah Foundation has been studying these issues and recently published a report, … Continued

Utah Thrives Podcast | Education Beyond High School

Written by: Dan Bammes

In this edition of Utah Thrives, we look at issues in post-secondary education detailed in the Utah Foundation’s new research reports. Utah Foundation President Shawn Teigen sets the stage for a discussion of goals and governance for Utah’s public colleges and universities. Tim Sheehan, Vice President of Government and Community Relations for Salt Lake Community College, talks about how the Utah system is meant to provide critical employment skills for students, and President Brad Mortensen … Continued