Foundations and Frameworks: A Primer on Social Capital and Why it Matters – Social Capital Index background

Written by: Shawn Teigen

The Utah Foundation’s Social Capital Index project is a series of reports that measure whether Utah is thriving in terms of its “social capital.” Put simply, social capital refers to the ways in which individuals can leverage connections between people and social networks for the benefit of themselves or their community. This series of reports details objective measures to create an index that can help describe how social capital changes over time and varies across … Continued

The Network of Relationship: Utah’s Social Capital Index

Written by: Peter Reichard

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall index The Network of Relationship: Utah’s Social Capital Index is the Utah Foundation’s final release in its Utah Social Capital Series. This installment takes together the findings of the previous seven reports released since September … Continued

The Ladder of Success: Social Mobility in Utah

Written by: Peter Reichard

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index The Ladder of Success: Social Mobility in Utah is the Utah Foundation’s seventh report in its Utah Social Capital Series. This installment focuses on the extent to which Utahns move up the socioeconomic ladder. … Continued

The Flowering of Youth: The Next Generation in Utah

Written by: Peter Reichard

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index The Flowering of Youth: The Next Generation in Utah is the Utah Foundation’s sixth report in its Utah Social Capital Series. This installment presents data and analysis in four areas: the birth rate; investments … Continued

The Soil of Common Ground: Social Cohesion in Utah

Written by: Peter Reichard

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index The Soil of Common Ground: Social Cohesion in Utah is the Utah Foundation’s fifth report in its Utah Social Capital Series. The Soil of Common Ground presents data and analysis in three areas: economic … Continued

The Art of Association: Community Life in Utah

Written by: Christopher Collard

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index Alexis de Tocqueville observed Americans’ “art” of association when commenting on the types of associations he encountered – commercial, industrial, religious, general, specific, large and small. This installment in the Utah Social Capital Series … Continued

The Measure of a Citizen: Civic Engagement in Utah

Written by: Peter Reichard

UTAH SOCIAL CAPITAL SERIES Check out the other sections of the Utah Social Capital Series. Links will become live as reports are published Civic Engagement Social Trust Community Life Family Health Social Cohesion Focus on Future Generations Social Mobility Overall Index Social capital stands in the shadows of a wide variety of public policy and economic concerns. Low social capital levels often lead to poor economic and social outcomes, both for individuals and for populations. … Continued