Promoting social capital and the institutions that create it to D.C. lawmakers and leading opinion formers
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PRACTITIONER INTERVIEW
The Social Capital Campaign brings nonprofit insight into policy making.
The "in the trenches" experience of effective nonprofits shines a light on what is really happening on the ground.
Some even come with policies in mind.
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PRACITIONER INTERVIEW
Building social capital from scratch is hard work.
Eric Gilmore at Immerse Arkansas explain how their team provide support to build a life foundation for young adults at risk of incarceration, unemployment, and homelessness.
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Building social capital from scratch is hard work.
Young adults aging out of foster care can find themselves at risk of homelessness, incarceration, and unemployment.
Eric Gilmore explains how the team at Immerse Arkansas help.
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Building social capital from scratch is hard.
Eric Gilmore from Immerse Arkansas shares how his nonprofit helps young adults, raised without a family, build a life that avoids prison, addiction, and unemployment.
PRACTITIONER INTERVIEW
Children aging out of foster care provides vivid illustration of how building social capital from scratch is hard.
Eric Gilmore, Immerse Arkansas, shares how his team work with young adults to build social capital.
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PRACTITIONER INTERVIEW
Children aging out of foster care provides vivid illustration of how building social capital from scratch is hard.
Eric Gilmore, Immerse Arkansas, shares how his team work with young adults to build social capital.
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PRACTITIONER INTERVIEW
Building social capital from scratch is hard.
This week we talk to Eric Gilmore, Founder and CEO of Immerse Arkansas, on how they work with children 'aging out' of foster care.
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OPINION
Too often, in policy, "correlation not causation" means case closed.
But surely if there is a link between, say, family breakdown and poverty, "correlation not causation" should be the trigger for exploring further.
My latest for @SCCampaign
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Biggest driver of the marriage gap is a worldview that places primacy on career and material success. Ironically, those who put priority on marriage and family, on average, are more likely to thrive professionally. Good to connect with Chris and @SCCampaign
PRACTITIONER INTERVIEW:
@Jpdegance talks about the practical ways @WeAreCommunio are able to help young people looking to build social capital through marriage. socialcapitalcampaign.substa…
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We speak to practitioners building social capital in America today.
@Jpdegance of @WeAreCommunio explains how their programs support churches in their unique ability to build relationships and social capital. socialcapitalcampaign.substa…
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@Jpdegance of @WeAreCommunio explains how their approach adapts depending on the neighborhood, helping people from diverse backgrounds build social capital through marriage. socialcapitalcampaign.substa…
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@Jpdegance talks about the practical ways @WeAreCommunio are able to help young people looking to build social capital through marriage. socialcapitalcampaign.substa…
In our latest Practitioner interview we ask @Jpdegance about how churches can help bridge the gap, helping people fulfil their aspirations to marry. socialcapitalcampaign.substa…
Of note: RAND research finds about 16 percent of young people (aged 18 to 24) in a typical community are disconnected: not working, not attending school, and not in a training program.
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PRACTITIONER: We ask practitioners with extensive experience "in the field" what the one government policy change would be on their wish list.
Here we ask Jim Farmer of @FTChild which works with 21,000 volunteers to serve 7,000 children across 45 states what would help.
Of note: Texas's Prison Entrepreneurship Program brings volunteer executives into prisons to teach business skills and build relationships that continue after release. They report more than 740 alumni businesses launched.
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PRACTITIONER: Partnership with local agencies can be critical to the success of a nonprofit providing services to the community. Jim Farmer of @FTChild shares how local partners and churches can work with local social services agencies.
