Social capital is about building relationships, associations and networks. So often, our focus is transactional and not intentional to build relationships that could be transformative and our proximity has everything to do with it. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Froswa’ Booker-Drew joined the State Fair of Texas in 2016 as director of community affairs and strategic alliances. Prior to joining the State Fair of Texas, she was national community engagement director for World Vision –US Programs, responsible for a team across the US including staff in North Texas. Froswa’ is responsible for the development and implementation of the State Fair’s philanthropy as well as the department’s community and educational programming. She is responsible for the creation of several State Fair signature programs including the Cohort for Concessions, Fairs and Expositions (CFFE), Community Engagement Day Convenings, and NXT FEST. She is also the Co-Founder of HERitage Giving Circle, the first African American Women’s Giving Circle in Texas. Froswa’ has been quoted in Forbes, Ozy, Bustle, Huffington Post, and other media outlets around the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx