Discover how to harness your social capital for greater impact and wider good.
New ways to create the change you want in your world through the power of your social capital.
We are Grow Social Capital.
A social enterprise based in south Wales and east London working to address the challenge of changing levels of social capital in society.
Changing levels of social capital lie at the heart of many social issues and challenges we face, such as:
- declining trust in institutions, democratic processes and each other
- declining participation in civic society
- increase in the numbers of people feeling more isolated
We are pioneering new thinking and tools to transform how individuals, organizations, and communities can harness the power of social capital and be more purposeful
What is Social Capital?
Social Capital is the operating system on which a trusting, tolerant and respectful communities runs
Social Capital is not a new concept. L.J. Hanifan was using the term over a century ago to refer to social and communal networks that provide the “tangible substances” that count the most in the daily lives of people.
Our economy, our democracy, and even our health and happiness depend on adequate stocks of social capital
Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone
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