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Social Capital: Building Social Capital
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By bringing people together in formal and informal networks, social capital builds confidence and leads to increased awareness, knowledge and trust. It enables people to build communities, to commit themselves to each other, to feel a greater sense of belonging, and to knit the social fabric. According to Putnam and his followers, social capital is ... a key component in building and maintaining democracy.
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That is the premise of Western’s 17th Headwaters Conference, “Building Social Capital for a stronger Civil Society,” coming up November 10-12. This year the college is collaborating with the Gunnison Area Community Foundation in putting together the conference—and the City of Gunnison has provided a grant to bring in leaders from other community foundations around the “headwaters region.”
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The final ECHO grant was awarded in June 2005, but the Foundation's commitment to building social capital remains strong. In 2003 the Foundation created the ECHO Council, which it officially launched in November 2005. The ECHO Council, which has been charged by the Foundation to work as a promoter, incubator, facilitator, and advocate for social capital models diverse and inclusive leadership and is working to create a culture of the common good where decisions are made to benefit the many rather than the few.
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Mahyar Arefi [7]identifies consensus building as a direct positive indicator of social capital. (2003) Consensus implies “shared interest” and agreement among various actors and stakeholders to induce collective action. Collective action is ... an indicator of increased social capital.
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