Microgrants as a pathway for community development: A case study exploring impacts, implementation and context

IF 1.3 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Community Development Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/15575330.2022.2091626

Clare Chivers, Christine Crabbe, Jan Fullforth, J. Groome, Jenny Hoadley, Anne Jensen, A. Beardmore, Matt Jones

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Microgrant schemes are used in many contexts relevant to community development, but there are few detailed accounts of their operation and effects. This study explored a four-year microgrant scheme in Bristol, UK. The research analyzed 141 awards and collected qualitative and quantitative data on 233 individuals. The research found that the diversity of activities, local embeddedness, skills and capacity development, social connection and volunteering features of the scheme offered routes to community development goals. Microgrant schemes are likely to benefit from designated staff to conduct outreach work, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and provide ongoing support. Coordination with other community development activities enhanced the scheme’s impact while weaknesses in local infrastructure, caused by funding cuts, impeded delivery. Microgrant schemes should be understood as an intervention that complements and works alongside other community development activities. To enhance their role in community development, attention needs to be paid to scheme design, implementation and integration.

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小额赠款作为社区发展的途径:探讨影响、实施和背景的案例研究

小额赠款计划在许多与社区发展相关的情况下使用，但很少有关于其运作和效果的详细说明。这项研究在英国布里斯托尔探索了一个为期四年的小额赠款计划。该研究分析了141个奖项，并收集了233个人的定性和定量数据。研究发现，该计划的活动多样性、地方嵌入性、技能和能力发展、社会联系和志愿服务特征为实现社区发展目标提供了途径。小额赠款计划可能受益于指定的工作人员开展外联工作，促进利益相关者的参与，并提供持续的支持。与其他社区发展活动的协调增强了该计划的影响，而由于资金削减导致的地方基础设施薄弱阻碍了实施。小额赠款计划应被理解为一种补充其他社区发展活动并与之一起工作的干预措施。为了加强它们在社区发展中的作用，需要注意计划的设计、执行和综合。

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Community Development DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-

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2.60

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30.80%

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期刊介绍： Community Development is the peer-reviewed journal of the Community Development Society. Community Development is devoted to improving knowledge and practice in the field of purposive community change. The mission of the journal is to advance critical theory, research, and practice in all domains of community development, including sociocultural, political, environmental, and economic. The journal welcomes manuscripts that report research; evaluate theory, methods, and techniques; examine community problems; or critically analyze the profession itself. Articles may address current issues including the environment and sustainability; food systems; land use; poverty; race, ethnicity, and gender; participation and social justice; economic development; health; housing; and other important topics impacting the field.