Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Valley Interfaith: "The Most Dangerous Thing We Do Is Talk to Our Neighbors."

Chapter 2 Branch Libraries: The Heartbeat of the Community

Chapter 3 The Shipyard Project: Building Bridges with Dance

Chapter 4 The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative: Grass roots in the City

Chapter 5 The Tupelo Model: Building Community First

Chapter 6 Saddleback Church: From Crowd to Congregation

Chapter 7 Do Something: Letting Young People Lead

Chapter 8 The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers: "The Whole Social Thing"

Chapter 9 Experience Corps: Bringing "Old Heads" to the Schools

Chapter 10 UPS: Diversity and Cohesion

Chapter 11 Craigslist.org: Is Virtual Community Real?

Chapter 12 Portland: A Positive Epidemic of Civic Engagement

Conclusion: Making Social Capital Work

Notes

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