Social Capital Campaign
@sccampaign
Promoting social capital and the institutions that create it to D.C. lawmakers and leading opinion formers
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https://www.socialcapitalcampaign.com/ 07-04-2021 15:29:44
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Every word of this. It’s why (as Charles C. W. Cooke suggested) I’ve stopped encouraging young people to change the world and started encouraging them to build their neighborhood/communities. Utah leads the nation in social capital and we have to be intentional to keep it that way.
From a new public opinion poll by Echelon Insights + BSG: Many see philanthropy as key to making partners of enemies in polarized America. Walton Foundation Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) The Bridgespan Group Social Capital Campaign phlnthrp.com/467WQ29
Thank you to Brad Wilcox of Inst. Family Studies for this important conversation on why and how marriage still matters for child and family well-being. ccfp.org/ccfp/why-marri…
Powerful and clear-eyed statement on the urgency of updating the Child Tax Credit to shore up family life from a formidable set of leaders and scholars, including Ramesh Ponnuru Brad Wilcox Robert P. George Patrick T. Brown Kathryn Jean Lopez Timothy Head Nadine Maenza Chris Bullivant
Our Director Chris Bullivant joined other signatories in a letter urging Congress to expand and extend the Child Tax Credit. Securing family stability in the early years strengthens America’s social capital.
"Get Married" book launch in Washington, D.C. last night @aei with Brad Wilcox Ramesh Ponnuru Emily Jashinsky Ian Rowe Anna Louie Sussman - and a look at the American experiment in the pursuit of happiness. 🇺🇸 🧵aei.org/events/get-mar…
MY LATEST: Back from the brink - "Cultural elites seem to be coming to their senses about the importance of family, faith and community," with Brad Wilcox Books by Melissa S. Kearney Rob Henderson and Brad Wilcox indicate a turn in the tide deseret.com/family/2024/04…
Growing inequality in America isn't just about money. There's a hug gap in key relationships too, such as marriage. A "haves" and "have nots" divide-- in both assets and social capital--risks becoming permanent, write Chris Bullivant Brad Wilcox deseret.com/family/2024/04…
My recent piece with Brad Wilcox gets highlighted in the WSJ: Wall Street Journal Opinion wsj.com/articles/are-f…
"Chris Bullivant, a senior fellow with the Social Capital Campaign, says many of America’s divides are a product of a loss of social capital..." The Chronicle of Philanthropy 'It's Hard to Hate Up Close': Philanthropy, Polarization, and the Art of Conversation philanthropy.com/commons/its-ha…
"How unpredictable work strains family and community life," A Q&A with Harvard sociologist and Shift Project director, Danny Schneider connectivetissue.substack.com/p/how-unpredic…
MY LATEST: "Divided We Fall" | In National Review "America’s quality of social fabric is measurably on the decline. As a result, our trust in one another and in our big institutions is also in decline." Me, Mark Rodgers with solutions from the Social Capital Campaign nationalreview.com/2024/07/divide…
"The family policy pivot" - no one knows better than JD Vance how much our family troubles are driven by both cultural and economic forces, writes Brad Wilcox for American Compass americancompass.org/the-family-pol…
Fascinating content at the Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀 event today, with Garry Tan inviting the SF tech industry workers, so concerned with the national picture, to focus on local political issues. Reminding me of this Social Capital Campaign report: socialcapitalcampaign.com/social-capital…