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BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL

BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL. Al Condeluci, PhD UCP/CLASS. What is Social Capital?. It is nothing more than relationships and friendships that people have in their lives.

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BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL

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  1. BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL Al Condeluci, PhD UCP/CLASS

  2. What is Social Capital? • It is nothing more than relationships and friendships that people have in their lives

  3. Social Capital represents the resources available to individuals through their social affiliations and membership in community organizations. It refers to aspects of social relationships that act as resources for individuals and facilitate collective action for mutual benefit.

  4. “If you belong to no groups and decide to join one, you cut your risk of dying in half over the next year” • Robert Putnam

  5. Major Domains in Relationships • Acquaintanceships – people we know • Friendships – People we do things with • Covenant – People we love

  6. Bridging Social Capital • These are when we connect with people based on an affinity who are fundamentally different from us. The affinity creates the initial connection, and as more time is invested people bridge the differences they have.

  7. Bonding Social Capital • These are the immediate bond we experience when we meet people who have a fundamental similarity to us. This similarity might be age, ethnicity, geographic and other immediate bonding aspects.

  8. Measuring Social Capital • Sociograms • These are social maps that identify relationships in the three major domains • People we know • People we do things with • People we love

  9. Building Social Capital • In order to build social capital you must be active (or at least present) in the community.

  10. 4 Steps to Social Capital • Identify our key areas of interest • Find the matching group or community • Understand how communities behave • Finding a gatekeeper to acceptance

  11. Identifying the commonality • Passions • Hopes • Skills • Talents • Interests • Capacities • Fantasies

  12. Finding the Matching Group • Newspaper • Television • Yellow Pages • Internet – www.meetup.com • Ask others • Observe

  13. How Communities Behave • Rituals • Patterns • Jargon • Memory (history)

  14. Find the Gatekeeper • Observe • Ask • Introduce • Support

  15. Gatekeepers • Is someone who is natural to the community who has some influence on others. They might be formal, or informal leaders who set the tone for what others do in the community.

  16. Types of Gatekeepers • Proactive – people who are open and reach out to others • Reactive – people who are closed and see others difference and problems

  17. “We must become the change we hope to create.” • Gandhi

  18. Al Condeluci, PhD. CLASS 4638 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-683-7100 x 2122 acondeluci@ucpclass.org www.alcondeluci.com

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