chapter 22 community development Flashcards
community development
voluntary or professional effort to support and develop the social and economic activity of a local community for the benefit of the community
7 steps
1 local ppl identify main problems
2 develop a plan to solve
3 solve economic/ social through spirit of enterprise and self reliance
4 raise finance and grants from state agencies
5 it’s about self-help as opposed to gvt or agencies
6 aim to improve the local, social and economic infrastructure
7 initiative and resourcefulness is required
importance of community development
economic adv
(listed)
1 creates jobs
2 spend money in local community
3 new breed of entrepreneurs
4 gvt. receives taxes
importance of community development
economic adv
(explained)
1 creates jobs- get wages (inc tax), higher standard of living
2 spend money in local community- increased sales and profit in community, positive spin-off effect
3 new breed of entrepreneurs- seeing neighbours succeed, gives ppl. inspiration and courage to do the same
4 gvt. receives taxes- decreased social welfare payments, improves gvt. expenditure
importance of community development
social adv
(listed)
1 brings prosperity to the area
2 people will remain living there
importance of community development
social adv
(explained)
1 brings prosperity to the area- ppl feel a sense of pride in their community, locals enjoy living there
2 people will remain living there- migration and emigration decreases, keeps the community alive
area partnership company example
Northside Partnership
Northside partnership where?
Dublin
Northside partnership provides services to how many?
130,000
Northside partnership runs a
programme to show people how to plan and budget healthy meals
Northside partnership deals with
education, enterprise, health
Northside partnership encourages
and assists local enterprise
Northside partnership improves
the standard of living for local communities
Northside partnership focuses
on groups that are socially excluded
Northside partnership tackle
growing unemployment
Northside partnership prepares
a development plan for the area
Northside partnership funds
personal development training
Northside partnership empowers
disadvantaged people to run a business
Northside partnership provides what
a business with a premises to work from
Northside partnership assign
a mentor
Leader programme is funded
by the EU
Leader programme assists
rural communities to create enterprises that suit their company eg tourism
Leader programme helps groups who want to set up
small firms or craft industries
Leader programme helps groups who want to
exploit a local recource
Leader programme helps groups who want to preserve
and maintain their local environment
Leader programme example
Ardmore Open Farm
Ardmore Open Farm got a grant from
the LEADER programme to develop their farm into a family and tourist attraction with animals, a coffee shop, and an indoor play area
LEO
Local Enterprise Office
assists the development of local small and micro community enterprise projects work with both start-ups/ new businesses
existing and expanding businesses
(list) LEOs provide
1 mentoring
2 training and advice
3 networking
4 funding
(explain) LEOs provide
1 mentoring- connect them with experts, advice clinics
2 training and advice- workshops, how to survive covid
3 networking- events, meet other entrepreneurs, learn from other’s knowledge and experience
4 funding- start-up costs, expansion costs, new markets, jobs growth
List the grants provided by LEOs
1 priming grant
2 feasibility grant
3 business expansion grants
priming grants
for new businesses, trading for less than 18 months, linked to the no. of full-time jobs created
feasibility grant
designed to assist the promoter with researching market demand for a product
business expansion grants
for existing businesses, trading over 18 months, linked to the no. of full-tike jobs created
evaluate LEOs (5 points)
1 good
2 provide valuable funding and advice
3 detailed knowledge of local community
4 understand planning regulations, environmental and other issues
5 creating employment is a gvt. priority- leos prioritise these
pobal is funded by
the EU and Irish gvt
Pobal helps
community development- social exclusions
Pobal aims
to improve quality of life
Pobal is a
gateway- provides short term work placements for unemployed thay benefit work within communities
Pobal programme
European refugee fund- integration programmes for refugees, focus on education and health, provision of life
