The first national study on Inviters, the people who initiate social activity in a society struggling to connect.
Inviters Extends 6,5 Billion Invites Per Year
They Are Our Connective Tissue
THE INVITERS PERSONAS
THE INVITERS PERSONAS
People who see themselves as inviters and regularly initiate social activities.
People who do not identify as inviters or rarely initiate social activities.
INVITERS DRIVE CONNECTION
INVITERS DRIVE CONNECTION
One in five adults is an Inviter and they are the people who are socially thriving and enabling others to connect.
One in five adults is an Inviter and they are the people who are socially thriving and enabling others to connect.
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Choose how you want to help rebuild connection in your community.
For Cities
Bring the Chamber of Connection to Your City
Launch a local Chamber of Connection to help newcomers and longtime residents build trust, belonging, and shared ownership — using the Six Points of Connection and shared national infrastructure.
For Employers
Turn Employee Volunteering into Community Impact
Engage employees as trained Welcome Committee volunteers — helping reconnect neighborhoods while supporting wellbeing, retention, and local impact through our national program.
For Everyone
Become a Welcome Committee Volunteer
Join neighbors in your community to welcome newcomers, host gatherings, and help rebuild connection where you live — one relationship at a time.
Aaron Hurst
Architect and Principal Investigator
Aaron Hurst is an expert in purpose and social connection whose work includes the first national study of purpose at work in partnership with NYU and the first global study in partnership with LinkedIn. The author of The Purpose Economy, his work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Psychology Today, Stanford Social Innovation Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Bloomberg. He previously founded Taproot Foundation and Imperative, which helped build the fields of pro bono service and purpose at work. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Aaron is the founder and CEO of the US Chamber of Connection, where he uses behavioral science to build the infrastructure for connection in America.
Ian Hajnosz, PhD Lead Data Scientist & Research Methodologist
Antonia Nicholls, Data Visualization & Report Designer
Vickery Prongay, MPA Editorial & Research Strategist
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