chapter 22 community development

Question 1

community development

Answer 1

voluntary or professional effort to support and develop the social and economic activity of a local community for the benefit of the community

Question 2

7 steps

Answer 2

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

Question 3

importance of community development
economic adv
(listed)

Answer 3

1 creates jobs
2 spend money in local community
3 new breed of entrepreneurs
4 gvt. receives taxes

Question 4

importance of community development
economic adv
(explained)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

importance of community development
social adv
(listed)

Answer 5

1 brings prosperity to the area

2 people will remain living there

Question 6

importance of community development
social adv
(explained)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

area partnership company example

Answer 7

Northside Partnership

Question 8

Northside partnership where?

Answer 8

Dublin

Question 9

Northside partnership provides services to how many?

Answer 9

130,000

Question 10

Northside partnership runs a

Answer 10

programme to show people how to plan and budget healthy meals

Question 11

Northside partnership deals with

Answer 11

education, enterprise, health

Question 12

Northside partnership encourages

Answer 12

and assists local enterprise

Question 13

Northside partnership improves

Answer 13

the standard of living for local communities

Question 14

Northside partnership focuses

Answer 14

on groups that are socially excluded

Question 15

Northside partnership tackle

Answer 15

growing unemployment

Question 16

Northside partnership prepares

Answer 16

a development plan for the area

Question 17

Northside partnership funds

Answer 17

personal development training

Question 18

Northside partnership empowers

Answer 18

disadvantaged people to run a business

Question 19

Northside partnership provides what

Answer 19

a business with a premises to work from

Question 20

Northside partnership assign

Answer 20

a mentor

Question 21

Leader programme is funded

Answer 21

by the EU

Question 22

Leader programme assists

Answer 22

rural communities to create enterprises that suit their company eg tourism

Question 23

Leader programme helps groups who want to set up

Answer 23

small firms or craft industries

Question 24

Leader programme helps groups who want to

Answer 24

exploit a local recource

Question 25

Leader programme helps groups who want to preserve

Answer 25

and maintain their local environment

Question 26

Leader programme example

Answer 26

Ardmore Open Farm

Question 27

Ardmore Open Farm got a grant from

Answer 27

the LEADER programme to develop their farm into a family and tourist attraction with animals, a coffee shop, and an indoor play area

Question 28

LEO

Answer 28

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

Question 29

(list) LEOs provide

Answer 29

1 mentoring
2 training and advice
3 networking
4 funding

Question 30

(explain) LEOs provide

Answer 30

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

Question 31

List the grants provided by LEOs

Answer 31

1 priming grant
2 feasibility grant
3 business expansion grants

Question 32

priming grants

Answer 32

for new businesses, trading for less than 18 months, linked to the no. of full-time jobs created

Question 33

feasibility grant

Answer 33

designed to assist the promoter with researching market demand for a product

Question 34

business expansion grants

Answer 34

for existing businesses, trading over 18 months, linked to the no. of full-tike jobs created

Question 35

evaluate LEOs (5 points)

Answer 35

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

Question 36

pobal is funded by

Answer 36

the EU and Irish gvt

Question 37

Pobal helps

Answer 37

community development- social exclusions

Question 38

Pobal aims

Answer 38

to improve quality of life

Question 39

Pobal is a

Answer 39

gateway- provides short term work placements for unemployed thay benefit work within communities

Question 40

Pobal programme

Answer 40

European refugee fund- integration programmes for refugees, focus on education and health, provision of life