Welcome to PB Scotland - The latest events, news & ideas on Participatory Budgeting in Scotland.
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This PB Scotland learning event will be a chance to explore how we fund participatory budgeting (PB) and the learning we're seeing from across Scotland.
We've brought together a mix of news, resources, guides and training around PB and participatory democracy.
This resource highlight some useful digital tools which can support a Participatory Budgeting process - from complete solutions to useful individual tools.
PB Scotland are delighted to announce that our first dedicated Green PB Seal has now been issued to the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Partnership for their recent Green PB Project in the North East of Scotland.
The Green PB Seal and Green PB Benefits Badge aim to highlight the positive impact participatory budgeting is having on Scotland’s drive to achieve a Just Transition to net-zero by 2045.
Francesca Lynch from PB Scotland shares her thoughts as green PB continues to progress.
News and resources
The Rising Stars Mentorship Program connects democracy practitioners with expert guidance to launch and improve participatory programs.
We’ve brought together some of the key evaluation resources that are feature on our PB Resources Hub, as well as some examples of real PB processes.
In this article, we’re going to set out the basic steps of how to run a successful small grants PB process – and share links to some useful resources and tips.
This new guide and toolkit reflects on recent experiences of Participatory Budgeting (PB) within the Gwent area of Wales, from early 2020 to January 2023.
COSLA and the Scottish government have announced that Scottish Councils have reached the milestone of spending 1% of their budgets through participatory budgeting (PB) process.
Aberdeenshire pupils have been involved in a participatory budgeting process which has seen 27 projects related to climate change and carbon reduction.
On 22 June PB practitioners joined the online Growing PB through Digital Tools workshop to hear from 3 PB approaches which used digital tools to reach out to a wider audience and involve them in budget decisions.
What is PB?
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
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What's PB Scotland?
We cover the PB activity that's happening across Scotland.
PB Scotland is developed by SCDC and funded by the Scottish Government.
We always want to hear about local PB activity and can help promote your work.
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Network members are invited to contribute their ideas, learning and enthusiasm to advancing PB in Scotland.
This PB Scotland learning event will be a chance to explore how we fund participatory budgeting (PB) and the learning we're seeing from across Scotland.