# Building communities of trust

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/building-communities-of-trust/
- Published: 2022-06-01T17:59:43+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Drawing upon a combination of ethnographic research and media and communication
theory, _Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change_ offers 
pathways to building trust in a range of situations and communities.**

Ann Feldman presents rich examples from her own life and social-impact journey with
nonprofit, Artistic Circles, along with supplemental case studies from interviews
with 20 to 30-year-olds, to address how to create vibrant, trust-based societies
and to determine what works and what doesn’t while advancing towards creating social
impact.

These case studies and shared experiences from real life media projects across 30
years, reveal behind-the-scenes stories of challenges, conflicts, and resolutions
in global impact efforts ranging from women’s empowerment to water access. The book
explains how the success – or failure – of social-impact initiatives depends on 
power struggles, funding, interpersonal misunderstandings, identity crises, fears,
and stereotypes.

The book’s goal is to help aspiring changemakers develop strategies for sustainable
social-change projects. It serves as a guide for undergraduates, graduate students,
and high-school upperclassmen in environmental studies, business, sociology, gender
and sexuality, cross-cultural studies, music, religion, and communications and media.

## About Ann Feldman

**Ann E. Feldman** is a Visiting Scholar in Gender Studies and Sexuality at Northwestern
University, USA, and Executive Director of the nonprofit Artistic Circles, USA.

## Reviews

“Dr. Feldman brought her extensive working experience to improve understanding between
people from different cultural backgrounds and to help bring peace to the world 
in her new book _Building Communities of Trust_. Her radio program shared my music
and life story with audiences around the world.”
**Chen Yi**, _Distinguished Endowed
Professor in Music Composition, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory_

> Indescribable [@JOY](https://twitter.com/joy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) with the publication
> of my [@book](https://twitter.com/book?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) BUILDING [@COMMUNITIES](https://twitter.com/communities?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> OF [@TRUST](https://twitter.com/trust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). Do you have a [@social](https://twitter.com/social?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@justice](https://twitter.com/justice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) project? Do you want
> help with [@fundraising](https://twitter.com/fundraising?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> building communities, creating interest from [@media](https://twitter.com/Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)?
> [pic.twitter.com/mTQxxKgKXb](https://t.co/mTQxxKgKXb)
> — Ann E Feldman (@AnnEFeldman11) [June 1, 2022](https://twitter.com/AnnEFeldman11/status/1532041191822327810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)