Digital PB Case Studies
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These case studies by Demsoc capture key learning points from Scotland's early exploration of digital tools to support participatory processes at a local level.
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Participatory Budgeting in Edinburgh
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The City of Edinburgh Council has produceda series of videos on PB in the city. In addition to introducing PB, the videos give perspectives on PB from voters, projects and funders.
Read MoreHear the Voice, Make the Change: Guide to evaluating PB processes
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This comprehensive guide from PB Partners lays out 10 essential actions to record, monitor and evaluate the impact of a PB programme.
Read MorePB in Castlemilk: Voting to lower the cost of the school day
/In March Castlemilk saw participatory budgeting with a twist. They called it ‘community funding’, but rather than being about a community of place this event was about funding for two school communities.
Read MoreMainstreaming Participatory Budgeting
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This guide from PB Network and PB Partners aims to support public sector organisations wishing to develop ‘mainstream’ Participatory Budgeting
Read MoreNew PB grant making 'how to' guide available
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Specifically written with community led organisations in mind but also useful for front line workers or local authorities starting out on using Participatory Budgeting, this guide lays out a simple 10 step process for PB grant making, from forming a planning group right through to monitoring and evaluation.
Read MoreGrant making through Participatory Budgeting
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Specifically written with community led organisations in mind but also useful for front line workers or local authorities starting out on using Participatory Budgeting, this guide lays out a simple 10 step process for PB grant making, from forming a planning group right through the monitoring and evaluation.
Read MoreReal Money, Real Power - PB in NYC video
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This is a great short video which explains how participatory budgeting works in New York City.
Read MoreDigital Tools and Scotland's Participatory Budgeting Programme
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In 2015 the Scottish Government commissioned the Democratic Society to investigate options for PB digital tools. The report Digital Tools and Scotland's Participatory Budgeting Programme is now available.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland - new report
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The Glasgow Centre for Population Health and What Works Scotland have today published Participatory budgeting in Scotland to complement the launch of the Scottish Government’s new participatory budgeting website.
Read MorePB in Action blog posts
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PB Scotland is featuring a series of updates from Scottish local authorities who have been supported to engage in PB activity by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government is part-funding PB consultancy support delivered by PB Partners during 2015/16 to twenty local authorities across Scotland signed up for PB activity in their area.
You can read these updates below.
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Participatory Budgeting Projects in Scotland
/The Scottish Government has collated examples of participatory budgeting from around Scotland in this report, intended to be a working document that will evolve as PB grows across Scotland.
You can read the full report here.
Advancing Participatory Budgeting in Scotland
/Presents the findings of a 2014 participatory budgeting learning event in Glasgow, organised by Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) and Faith in Community Scotland, and funded by the Scottish Government’s Community Safety Unit.
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As featured on the Innovation Exchange website, Western Isles Council has used PB to engage withcommunities in Uist and Barra around the redesign of the local public bus services.