Our new Ideas Clinics are collaborative, peer learning spaces to help those working around participatory budgeting (PB) and beyond to come together to share experiences, challenges and ideas.
Read MoreNational PB Strategic Group publishes 2022/23 annual report
/The National Participatory Budgeting Strategic Group, which was established to help guide the strategic direction for PB in Scotland, has published its annual report for 2022/23.
Read MoreNeed help to launch or improve a participatory programme? The Rising Stars Mentorship Program is open for new applications
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The Rising Stars Mentorship Program connects democracy practitioners with expert guidance to launch and improve participatory programs.
Read MoreFrom the Resource Hub: Evaluating participatory budgeting
/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.
Read More8 Steps to Delivering a Successful Small Grants PB Process
/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.
Read MoreGuide to Evaluating the Wellbeing impacts of Participatory Budgeting
/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.
Read MoreCOSLA and Scottish government announce PB milestone reached
/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.
Read MoreAberdeenshire pupils use PB for climate action
/Aberdeenshire pupils have been involved in a participatory budgeting process which has seen 27 projects related to climate change and carbon reduction.
Read MoreEvent report: Growing PB through Digital Tools – 22 June 2023
/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.
Read MoreFree Participatory Budgeting and Grant Making online course
/Participatory Budgeting and Grant Making is a new FREE SCQF Level 5 online course, worth 3 credits, which aims to support community activists to be involved in national and local decisions on services and budgets.
Read MoreBlog: How we're recognising Scotland Green PB Activity - PB Seal and Benefit Badge
/The Badges and Seals are being introduced to act as a simple way to recognise where Green PB activity has taken place.
Read MoreNational PB Strategic Group publishes annual report
/The report details the activity of the group and the overall development of PB activity during the year.
Read MoreVoting is open for the Edinburgh Community Climate Fund!
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The next phase of the Edinburgh Community Climate Fund (ECCF) is getting underway. Community, voluntary and non-profit organisations from across the city have submitted over 50 proposals for up to £20,000 each. These community projects have diverse aims including to reduce household carbon emissions, encourage dialogue about climate change and support the city’s net zero effort.
Read MoreCarers Community Budget launched in Dundee
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The Carers’ Partnership has funded Dundee Carers’ Centre to create and deliver a participatory budgeting project to improve the quality of life for unpaid carers in Dundee.
Read MoreEdinburgh Community Climate Fund opened for applications
/Edinburgh City Council has opened up a new fund for organisations supporting climate action and a move to net zero.
Read MorePolice Scotland PB sees £32k voted on in Caithness
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Police Scotland and Caithness Voluntary Group have announced the results of a participatory budgeting (PB) process to decide how £32,000 can be spent in the Caithness area.
Read MoreLearn more about out Green PB caravan events →
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Two days of events and discussion around green PB in Scotland.
Read More£750,000 Dundee Climate Fund launches
/Dundee has launched a new participatory budgeting (PB) fund to support climate action in the city.
Read More“Show me who participates in deciding your budget and I’ll see who you value.”
/Here, David Reilly, Communities and Networks Manager at The Poverty Alliance explores the role PB plays addressing poverty across Scotland, and what we need to do to truly challenge power and ensure decision making is accountable.
Read MoreNew video about participatory budgeting in South Lanarkshire schools
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South Lanarkshire Council have produced a new video which shows the impact of PB across SLC schools.
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