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Jennifer Gill
Civil Society
The word community is derived from the Old French communité which is derived from the Latin communitas, a broad term for fellowship or organized society.
The word communicate is from the Latin communicare to impart from communis common
ASB Community Trust
Established 1988 as a result of the sale of the Auckland Savings Bank
Largest philanthropic grant-making trust in Australasia
March 31, 2009, fund = $789 million August 30, 2009, fund=
$907 million
Our vision
To enhance the lives of all the peoples of our region by wisely allocating, equitably sharing and responsibly managing the resources that we hold in trust for present and future generations to allow for inter-generational equity.
Where philanthropy fits
Non-profit sector
Church and disability service providers
Community TrustsGambling trusts
Medical Research National sports organisations
National umbrella bodies
Community housing associations
Hospices
Arts societies
Iwi organisationsChurches
Private schoolsConservation groups
Smaller grant making trusts and foundations
Social service providers
Community centres
Women’s Refuge
Ethnic Associations
Volunteer centresCAB
Play groups and community creches
Local sports clubsPlay centres
Hobby and craft groups Environment groups
Self-help groups Residents’ associations
Local historical societies
Community gardens
Society
Prince Government sector: command and coercion
Merchant Private/business sector: trade and exchange
Citizen Non-profit sector/civil society: shared values and commitment
More questions than answers
Which sector is community radio in?
What is your community?
What are the implications for you?
How can you engage with community?
Social capital
Social capital refers to the “connectedness” between citizens. To develop social capital communities require high levels of trust, a range of voluntary associations, and opportunities to meet and discuss community concerns”
Robinson 1999.
“Bowling Alone”
Robert Putnam has written extensively about the decline of social connectedness, social capital and civil society
There are an increasing number of people asserting that social capital is essential to participation in society and participation in society is essential to social democracy as we know it
J. Hanifan 1916
goodwill, fellowship, mutual sympathy and social intercourse
among a group of individuals and families who make up a social unit… If he may come into contact with his neighbor, and they with other neighbors, there will be an accumulation of social capital, which may immediately satisfy his social needs and which may bear a social potentiality sufficient to the substantial improvement of living conditions in the whole community.
Characteristics of social capital
Networks
Reciprocity
Mentoring and mutual support
Trust
Social norms
Personal and collective efficacy
participation in voluntary associations
(Bourdieu, 1983; Coleman, 1988a, b; Onyx and Bullen, 2000; Paxton, 2002).
Fostering community
How can communities engage with you?
What makes up your community/communities?
What is your role in fostering social capital?
Concluding questions
Are you visible?
Are you audible?
ASB Community Trust