Utah Thrives

This podcast explores four approaches for boosting homeownership for prospective homebuyers. Dan Bammes narrated the podcast with excerpts from the following guests:  Karson Eliers from the Utah League of Cities and Towns sets the stage from the 2026 Utah General Legislative Session. Shawn Teigen from the Utah Foundation spoke about education, finance, downpayment assistance, and shared equity. Jessica Long from Giv Development focused on one part of shared equity with the Rocky Mountain Homes Fund. … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Homeownership in Utah appeared first on Utah Foundation.

There are more than 12,500 non-profit organizations in Utah, according to data from the Internal Revenue Service. Most of them are very small, with less than $50,000 in annual revenue, though some are much larger. The number is growing and it appears the sector as a whole is flourishing. At the request of the Utah Nonprofits Association, the Utah Foundation has just published a report on the state of Utah’s nonprofit sector. In this edition … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Nonprofits in Utah appeared first on Utah Foundation.

The Utah Foundation’s project on social capital has included a series of reports on the idea and its potential application to communities in Utah. The project was guided by members of the Utah Foundation’s Board of Trustees, including Sandy City Council member Aaron DeKeyzer. He joins Utah Foundation President Shawn Teigen and Research Director Christopher Collard for a roundtable discussion. The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Digging into the Data on Social Capital appeared first on Utah Foundation.

What has all this study and conversation about social capital meant as the Utah Foundation has looked at it from multiple angles? Social capital – defined as the value of relationships in families and the larger community – is an extremely valuable asset, every bit as important as money in the bank for the places and people that have it. Utah Foundation staff looked back on the series of reports about social capital, talking about … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Capital Wrap-up appeared first on Utah Foundation.

Over the past year, the Utah Foundation has published a series of reports looking at social capital in Utah – the idea, as expressed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, that our connections between individuals and the broader community improve not only our own well-being but that of the places we live and the nation as a whole. One key aspect of that is social mobility – improving each family’s station in life.  As the report … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Mobility in Utah appeared first on Utah Foundation.

As we age, all of us will need a safe place to live and a means of transportation to meet our basic needs and avoid the social isolation that can make life difficult for older Americans. Utah Foundation supporter HNTB recently sponsored a community conversation on the idea of “aging in place.”   In this edition of Utah Thrives, we explore ways to address issues both big and small that will help set the agenda … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Aging in Utah, Aging in Place appeared first on Utah Foundation.

There’s good news and bad news in the newest report in the Utah Foundation’s social capital series. The good news is that Utah far outdistances every other state in several key metrics of community life. The bad news is that Utah’s community life index score has fallen by over 40% since 2013. In this podcast, Dan Bammes talks with Utah Foundation staff and board members Ben Brown and Mary Catherine Perry. The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Social Capital and Community Life appeared first on Utah Foundation.

Listen to our latest episode of Utah Thrives, where we discuss one of our Social Capital Index project reports: Households and Heritages: How Family Health Hooks into Social Capital. In this episode, Dan Bammes guides us through a discussion with Shawn Teigen, the Utah Foundation’s President, and Bill Crim, President and CEO of the United Way of Salt Lake and a Utah Foundation board member. We cover the data and importance of family structure and family ties. The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Family Structure and Family Ties appeared first on Utah Foundation.

Listen to our latest episode of Utah Thrives, where we discuss a hot topic: redistricting. In this episode, Dan Bammes features a discussion with Christopher Collard, Research Director of the Utah Foundation. Christopher talks about the Utah Foundation’s redistricting tool, which enables Utahns to experience redistricting firsthand. In addition, Christopher highlights findings from a survey of city officials, which includes a question about keep together “communities of interest,” which is one of the priorities of Utah’s redistricting … Continued The post Utah Thrives Podcast | Another Shot at Redistricting appeared first on Utah Foundation.

Russell Moore shares his views on couples writing their own wedding vows. Read the full transcript here. The post Questions & Ethics: Should couples write their own wedding vows? appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices