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Jennifer Gill Civil Society

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.

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Jennifer Gill Civil Society

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  1. Jennifer Gill Civil Society

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Where philanthropy fits

  6. Non-profit sector Church and disability service providers Community Trusts Gambling trusts National sports organisations Medical Research National umbrella bodies Community housing associations Iwi organisations Churches Hospices Women’s Refuge Conservation groups Private schools Smaller grant making trusts and foundations Social service providers Ethnic Associations Arts societies Community centres CAB Local sports clubs Volunteer centres Play centres Hobby and craft groups Community gardens Environment groups Play groups and community creches Local historical societies Self-help groups Residents’ associations

  7. Society • Prince Government sector: command and coercion • Merchant Private/business sector: trade and exchange • Citizen Non-profit sector/civil society: shared values and commitment

  8. 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?

  9. 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.

  10. “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

  11. 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.

  12. 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).

  13. Fostering community • How can communities engage with you? • What makes up your community/communities? • What is your role in fostering social capital?

  14. Concluding questions • Are you visible? • Are you audible?

  15. ASB Community Trust

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