<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Institutional recognition can amplify a public... > Institutional recognition can amplify a public identity because audiences use known organizations as orientation signals. The association matters most when it reflects actual engagement rather than decorative proximity. **Source:** [[livestreams/Social Capital as an Instrument for Social Good - Workbook|Social Capital as an Instrument for Social Good]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Institutional recognition can amplify a public identity because audiences use known organizations as orientation signals. The association matters most when it reflects actual engagement rather than decorative proximity.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-institutional-recognition-amplify-rather-decorative-proximity ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->