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