AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
3min chapter
A Labor Intellectual's Plan To Rebraid Our Frayed Social Fabric - Andrew Leigh
The Joe Walker Podcast
The Importance of Religion in Community Organisations
Not all community organisations are created equal from the perspective of social capital and that some might be more effective at building social capital than others. One of the things we noticed in effective community organisations is that often there is professional as a really well-run business. We admire the way in which Zoos South Australia thought about their volunteers in the same way as large firms think about human resources. And they recognise that if you just say yes to everyone, Joe, then you'll get volunteers in who aren't necessarily aligned with your mission. As an atheist, how do you think about religion? It's enormously important for building social capital. Robert Putnam in American Grace has a line where he says,
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode