Reports...
Out of Many One7th Jun 2010
What must we do as leaders to create an atmosphere where High Performance Teams can develop and flourish? We must first allow for space and time for our Airmen to connect in order to increase our organization social capital....more
Outside-in: investment in social capital strengthens Colombian Protected Areas
6th Jun 2010
Patrimonio Natural is employing a novel approach to strengthen the management of protected areas in Colombia, known as “outside-in”: land-use and management actions outside park borders, usually taken to satisfy human needs for food, water, fuel, and wood, are starting to work at cross-purposes to conservation goals....more
Language As Social Capital
12th May 2010
According to sociologist Robert Putnam, an individual's social capital (which includes social ties and social networks) affects the productivity of an individual and is related to status in society. Language is a form of social capital, and societies view languages in different ways...more
The Creation & Destruction of Social Value
12th May 2010
There are two sides to the Social Value Equation – the creation of social value and the destruction of social value. ...more
Making Good Society
8th May 2010
A recent report by the Carnegie UK Trust into the state of the UK and Irelands Civil Society activities finds that while thriving in terms of numbers of organisations there is a need to foster conditions that strengthen it and foster the right conditions for a healthy civil society. ...more
Citizen Power in Peterborough
8th May 2010
Citizen Power in Peterborough, argues for a civic rather than a consumerist approach to public services and tackling social challenges....more
THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT: WHY SCOTLAND?
21st Feb 2010
THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT: WHY SCOTLAND? by David McCrone Talk given to the Annual Seminar of the BSA Scottish Studies Study Group, 27th September 2005...more
Social Capital and Urban Development
17th Jan 2010
Report on the 2009 Conference on Urban Policies and Social Capital which took place during the 23rd-26th of September in the city of Lidköping, Sweden....more
60 Million Citizens: Unlocking Britain's Social Capital
20th Dec 2009
Government should be focused on strengthening the natural institutions of society - and not replacing or undermining them...more
Tarki Social Report
20th Dec 2009
Chapter 4 of the Tarki Social Report 2009 analyses the prevalence of four established aspects of social capital (trust, networks, social norms and civic activity), with a special emphasis on generalized trust....more
Social Capital at Work: Mark Ellis
19th Dec 2009
Interview with Mark Ellis is Policy & Strategy Officer at Newcastle Council. ...more
Capital Accounts
1st Nov 2009
Community self-help should replace some of what is now done by the local council...more
Social Innovation in Canada: An Update
1st Nov 2009
Social Innovation in Canada: An Update...more
NIDOS Social Capital Profile
23rd Aug 2009
In early 2007, Assist Social Capital undertook an evaluation of the NIDOS (Network of International Development Organisations in Scotlnad) network, looking at the network's social capital - the relationships, links and bonds between member organisations....more
Demise of Local Communities?
23rd Aug 2009
Demise of local communities? "It is crucial that we focus on harnessing social capital to ensure the future survival of our local communities," says Colin Campbell, chief executive of Assist Social Capital. ...more
Social Capital & Collaboration
19th Jul 2009
Social capital's role in building effective collaboration. ...more