Learning Event Report: How can we fund 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.
Read MorePB Dispatch - November 2023
/We've brought together a mix of news, resources, guides and training around PB and participatory democracy.
Read MorePB Scotland Guide: Digital Tools for PB→
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This resource highlight some useful digital tools which can support a Participatory Budgeting process - from complete solutions to useful individual tools.
Read MoreFirst Green PB Seal Issued! Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Partnership
/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.
Read MorePB Survey 2023: Tell us about your PB activity
/PB Survey 2023
As participatory budgeting (PB) continues to progress across Scotland, we’re keen to hear from you about the PB activity that’s happening near you, now and in the future.
This short survey will help us understand the types of activity that are going ahead and also some of the key themes and issues emerging from this work.
This will help us plan PB Scotland work and help promote and highlight your activity to other network members.
Add your PB info here
A new way to recognise Green PB in Scotland→
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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.
Read MoreOur Green Participatory Budgeting Journey to Europe
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Francesca Lynch from PB Scotland shares her thoughts as green PB continues to progress.
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A Message from the Minister: Launching the Just Transition North East PB Fund
/Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur, speaks about the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund in the North East of Scotland.
Read MoreUsing PB to challenge the poverty of participation in Ferguslie Park
/Here, David Reilly, Communities and Networks Manager at The Poverty Alliance shares his reflections on how we can use participatory budgeting (PB) to challenge the poverty of participation.
Read MoreConnecting the dots: PB and community development
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In this blog Sam Jordan explores the connections between participatory budgeting and community development in Scotland.
Read MoreExploring Green PB in Scotland→
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We’ve launched a new campaign focused on how communities can use green participatory budgeting to make direct decisions about their climate priorities.
Read MoreLearning Event Report: Growing Participatory Budgeting in Scotland
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With Participatory Budgeting slowly coming back to our communities following lockdown and effort being made toward the 1% Mainstream PB Agreement - how do we grow and expand PB in the next 5 years?
Read MorePB Strategic Framework Workshop Report: The Way Forward for PB in Scotland
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On 18th November 2021 more than 60 participants attended this online workshop to explore the PB Strategic Framework. This report summaries the event and the inputs from our contributors.
Read MoreWatch: Community Digital PB Developer workshop
/On the 8th June 2021 Demsoc and SCDC brought together PB Scotland members and developers of online democracy tools to discuss how they can be used for PB processes in Scotland.
Read MoreOur Community Digital PB – Contribute and Discover
/We are inviting you to a workshop about moving ‘Community Digital PB’ forward with practical tools and learning from others.
Read MoreVideo: PB one of the 'Big Ideas' from student-led think tank
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Participatory budgeting is one of 10 'Big Ideas' considered by a student-led think
Read MoreOur Place Our Plan: Whitehill - Online PB Results
/The Our Place Our Plan participatory budgeting process in Whitehill, South Lanarkshire has concluded, with £3500 is available through the South Lanarkshire Council’s Tackling Poverty Programme
Read MoreWatch: What’s next for PB in Scotland?
/View a video of our learning event on the future of PB after the pandemic.
Read MoreLocal and national government reaffirm commitment to 1% PB target
/PB Scotland is delighted that local and national government in Scotland have reaffirmed their commitment to meeting the target that 1% of local authority budget be decided by communities through participatory budgeting.
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