Our Influences

Organizations

The Christensen Institute ~ Social Capital Research
One focus of this nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank is research on how students' networks of relationships are critical to academic and professional outcomes as well as overall wellbeing. It also identifies proven strategies to help schools and organizations create systems which help students build their social capital.

Social Capital Builders
Social Capital Builders is an anchor for the growing social capital literacy movement in the United States. This organization helps businesses, organizations and individuals improve economic opportunities and equity through the powers of social capital literacy, analysis and development.

Aspen Institute ~ College Excellence Programs
The Aspen Institute conducts research on high-performing colleges and offer multiple programs to help leaders and teams from community colleges and four-year institutions achieve higher and more equitable outcomes for their students, both during college and after.

Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring
Part of their mission is to drive evidence-based innovation that advances mentoring practice.

Institute for Social Capital Research
The Institute for Social Capital Research is an independent research, consulting and training organization.

The Teagle Foundation
The Teagle Foundation works to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which they see as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life. Their aim is to serve as a catalyst for the improvement of teaching and learning in the arts and sciences while addressing issues of financial sustainability and accountability in higher education.

CoGenerate
CoGenerate envisions and cultivates a world where older and younger people join forces to solve problems, bridge divides and co-create the future.

Books

Connections Are Everything: A College Student's Guide to Relationship-Rich Education

Articles/Papers

The missing metrics: Emerging practices for measuring students' relationships and networks | Christensen Institute

Vast New Study Shows a Key to Reducing Poverty: More Friendships Between Rich and Poor | The New York Times

How colleges can level the playing field for social capital | Inside Higher Ed

The Strength of Weak Ties | Mark S. Granppovetter

The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited | Mark S. Granovetter

Why Who You Know Matters More than Ever in the COVID-19 Job Market | Jobs for the Future

People Can Learn to Appreciate the Discomfort of Learning | Psychology Today