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Research * Analyze * Inform | Utah's independent, nonpartisan think tank, focusing on the issues that matter most for our quality of life.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joined July 2010
🕎 Happy Hanukkah from the Utah Foundation crew and our pups! As we celebrate the Festival of Lights, we wish our community a season filled with reflection, hope, and connection.🕯️
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We’re excited to welcome Carlton Christensen as the new Chair of the Utah Foundation Board of Trustees and to introduce our new board leadership team. Denise Dragoo will serve as Vice Chair, Jonathan Campbell as Second Vice Chair, and Ben Brown as Treasurer. ☀️
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We extend our deepest thanks to Kelly Mendenhall as he concludes his service as Chair of the Utah Foundation Board of Trustees. We are grateful for the time, expertise, and care he brought to this role. ☀️
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What has all this study and conversation about social capital meant as the Utah Foundation has looked at it from multiple angles? 🎧Listen to our podcast here: https://t.co/rUJ7OYMDaX
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Thanks to the Utah Foundation's amazing Trustees for a wonderful 2025!
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And the state with the top social capital score is… UTAH! We examined all subindices from the Social Capital Series of reports and combined them into the 2025 Social Capital Index. Read the report here: https://t.co/XzqZLhcOLk
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At 4:38 pm today on the @RodandGregShow on @1059KNRS - @ShawnTeigen, President of the @UtahFoundation, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his op-ed piece for the @Deseret News about why social capital and community life are important to Utah.
Utah has the highest ranking of community life in the nation. That said, Utah’s community life index score has fallen by over 40% since 2013. 📉 Read about our Social Capital Index project here: https://t.co/PM6EsXGP0x
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🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from the Utah Foundation! 🍂 This year, we’re especially grateful for the people who make our work possible — our board, community partners, supporters, and the Utahns who trust us to dig into the research that shapes a stronger future. 🧡
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The latest in the Social Capital series, we examine social and economic mobility to gain deeper insight into Utah's social capital. If people see opportunities, they'll be more likely to invest themselves in a community both financially and socially. https://t.co/eRk9t2Yls0
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Utah ranks 2nd in family structure—but had one of the biggest drops in family health since 2013. We can turn it around: read more, eat together, unplug. Read more in a recent op-ed by Dr. Susan Madsen: https://t.co/6Bzf9XQeYn
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The latest episode of the Utah Thrives podcast delves into a newer issue on the Utah Foundation agenda: aging in place. We explore ways to address the wide variety of issues with a group of experts. Listen to the Utah Thrives episode here: https://t.co/xknJPHbU6z
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📉Utah County’s voter turnout has dipped, even though many of its cities have historically outperformed the state average. Dig into the data and see what’s driving the trend: https://t.co/NRgSYLSxzz
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🌾 Stronger food systems start at the local level. Read more in Healthy Communities & send the report to your local leaders: https://t.co/4Qe7Z8UKCM Together, we can build healthier, more resilient Utah communities. 🤝
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Last week, Shawn Teigen shared insights from our Aging in Utah study — including findings from an analysis of more than 200 city and county general plans to see how they address aging. Stay tuned for our upcoming report!
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In a new op-ed UF President Shawn Teigen connects the importance of community life and social capital to lived experiences of Utahns. While discussing where Utah thrives, he also explores the state's recent decline of 40% on our community life index score: https://t.co/NJ8uhTrbYW
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Election day is November 4th, duh! This will be the last chance for many Utahns to vote with ranked choice voting under the Alternative Voting Methods Pilot Project. Remember to return your ballot in-person as it has to be received by tomorrow, not just post-marked tomorrow! 📨
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The CBS News Data Team ranked each state for the most Halloween spirit using haunted house locations, Spirit Halloween locations, the Hunted Places Index, horror movie filming locations, and Google trends data! 🎃Read their article about how spooky we are: https://t.co/6JCNTYH2KV
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Feeling enlightened after our Breakfast Briefing last week!
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Special thanks to Alana Spendlove for making the event a reality and to Zions Bank for hosting us. We’re grateful to everyone who joined us to explore how Utah can create more livable communities for older adults. Your engagement helps keep these important conversations going.
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Aging shouldn’t be scary — and neither are conversations about it. A huge thank you to our panelists — Walter Cline, Beth Fauth, Cissy Morton, and Trasta Lawrence — and to our moderator, Michelle Carroll, for leading such an energetic and enlightening discussion.
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