The Utah Foundation’s Social Capital Index project is a series of reports that measure whether Utah is thriving in terms of its “social capital.” Put simply, social capital refers to the ways in which individuals can leverage connections between people and social networks for the benefit of themselves or their community. One of the seven categories of the project is the focus on future generations. The key finding from that report is: Most Mountain States … Continued

The Utah Foundation’s Social Capital Index project is a series of reports that measure whether Utah is thriving in terms of its “social capital.” Put simply, social capital refers to the ways in which individuals can leverage connections between people and social networks for the benefit of themselves or their community. One of the seven categories of the project is social cohesion, which the Utah Foundation defines as the foundational commonalities that allow a population … Continued

The Utah Foundation’s Social Capital Index project is a series of reports that measure whether Utah is thriving in terms of its “social capital.” Put simply, social capital refers to the ways in which individuals can leverage connections between people and social networks for the benefit of themselves or their community. Social trust is the second of seven categories of social capital. Utah was good, and is getting better: Utah has the second-best social trust … Continued

The Utah Foundation’s Social Capital Index project is a series of reports that measure whether Utah is thriving in terms of its “social capital.” Put simply, social capital refers to the ways in which individuals can leverage connections between people and social networks for the benefit of themselves or their community. Civic engagement is the first of seven categories of social capital. Utah is not doing as well as in previous years: Utah has lost … Continued

The Utah Foundation’s Social Capital Index project is a series of reports that measure whether Utah is thriving in terms of its “social capital.” Put simply, social capital refers to the ways in which individuals can leverage connections between people and social networks for the benefit of themselves or their community. This series of reports details objective measures to create an index that can help describe how social capital changes over time and varies across … Continued