Participatory Budgeting and Young People - PB Partners event
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An Insight event on hearing the voices of young people through Participatory Budgeting
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East Ayrshire Tenants and Residents Federation - Community Choices Fund
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East Ayrshire Tenants & Residents Federation will give away £85k to community groups over 5 events in February and March 2017. Local groups can get involved by downloading a funding application form and local people should get ready for 5 fun voting events.
Read MoreUpdate on PB in East Ayrshire - February 2017
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Colleagues from East Ayrshire provide us with an update on their PB activity.
Read MoreKirkconnel & Kelloholm Decide!
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Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust are looking for applications from community groups for up to £2,500. Applications need to be in by Friday 10th February 2017
Read More'Shared Vision - Your Decision' - Islamophobia Edinburgh project
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Police in Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council are inviting people to vote for projects designed to create a city free from Islamophobia on Saturday 28th January 2017. It is also possible to vote online and in public libraries.
Read MoreRaising the Bard - community budgeting in Govan
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You wouldn't normally expect to combine decision-making about local funding with a full pipe band on Burns night. But when decisions are put in the hands of the community, anything seems possible. Read PB Scotland's report from the Govan community budgeting event on the 25th January 2017.
Read MoreWhat Works in Participatory Budgeting: Taking stock and thinking ahead
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What Works Scotland (WWS) has produced a new paper presenting findings and reflections from ongoing research in the WWS Participatory Budgeting programme, and signposting future directions for inquiry and practice.
Read MoreWhat Works in Participatory Budgeting: Taking stock and thinking ahead
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This paper presents findings and reflections from ongoing research in the What Works Scotland (WWS) Participatory Budgeting programme, and signposts future directions for inquiry and practice.
Read MoreEvent: Online tools for local democracy in Scotland
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This event provides an opportunity to discuss some of the opportunities and challenges of ‘digital democracy’ for Scottish local authorities, and to hear from some leading pioneers in our research from across Europe.
Read MorePB Scotland Network Learning Event: Register your interest today
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On Wednesday 22nd February 2017 you're invited to attend the first learning event for PB Scotland Network members, held at Townhead Village Hall in Glasgow.
Read MoreTroon and Villages 'Decision Day' - 25th Feb
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The Troon and Villages 'Decision Day' is taking place on Saturday 25th February 2016, 11am-2pm where you will be able to decided how £38,000 is distributed to groups in the local area.
Read MorePB workshop at the Firestarter Festival, 26 Jan 2017
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On the 26th January a session on participatory budgeting will give in an insight into the how the process works and how it contributes to the public service reform agenda.
Read MoreSave the date! PB Scotland Network Learning Event, 22nd Feb
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On Wednesday 22nd February 2017 you're invited to attend the first learning event for PB Scotland Network members.
Read MoreCommunity groups across Glasgow urged to pitch for local funding in January
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In January community groups and residents from across the city are being invited to identify projects which can make a real difference to the place they live.
Read MorePolice Scotland update on their PB process focusing on anti-hate crime
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PB Scotland recently helped promote 'Shared Vision - Your Decision', an Edinburgh based initiative enabling local people to decide how public money is spent in eradicating Islamophobia and associated prejudice behaviour. Sergeant Scott Kennedy of Police Scotland has provided the following blog to update on progress so far.
Read MoreMaybole and North Carrick (South Ayrshire) Go for It Again!
/Around 160 people turned out to take part in the Maybole and North Carrick decision day event. This is the second PB event in the town this year and saw £26,000 being distributed to active community groups.
Read MoreJoin the PB Scotland Network reference group
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We are looking initially for a small group of people to come together to establish a core reference group for network activities and for advising on policy as participatory democracy in Scotland grows.
Read MorePARTICIPATORY BUDGETING – What about the Outcomes?
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PB Partners are delivering training for people auditing public sector programmes or reporting on outcomes on Monday, 6 February 2017 from 10:00 to 15:00 (GMT) in Edinburgh.
Read MoreImproving mental health and wellbeing in North Ayrshire using PB
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North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership and The Scottish Government are jointly funding a £50,000 Participatory Budgeting (PB) initiative to improve mental health and wellbeing in North Ayrshire.
Read MoreComhairle Recognised for Community Engagement
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership and Hi-Trans have been recognised for the ground breaking work that has been undertaken to promote community engagement at the Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards Scotland 2016/17.
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