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July 20, 2018

Gorbals Ideas Fund- Big Summer Shindig

July 20, 2018/ Admin
Gorbals Ideas Fund- Big Summer Shindig

On Saturday 4th August Gorbals Ideas Fund will host their second Community Voting Event – Your Community, Your Choice!

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July 17, 2018

3 Towns Best Garden Competition

July 17, 2018/ Admin
3 Towns Best Garden Competition

The outcome of the Three Towns Participatory Budgeting event in North Ayrshire.

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July 17, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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north ayrshire, PB event
July 09, 2018

Chance to help improve community life in Strathearn and Strathallan

July 09, 2018/ Admin
Chance to help improve community life in Strathearn and Strathallan

Strathearn & Strathallan communities will decide how grants of up to £4000 should be spent to make the area better for the people who live here.

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July 09, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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applications, event, Strathearn, Strathallan, perth and kinross
July 02, 2018

Voice Your Choice Launch Event in Edinburgh

July 02, 2018/ Admin
Voice Your Choice Launch Event in Edinburgh

The launch event aims to provide information to community organisations on the process of submitting a project proposal to the Voice Your Choice fund.

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event, Voice Your Choice, Launch, edinburgh
June 29, 2018

New book on 30 years of PB across the world (and in Scotland)

June 29, 2018/ Admin
New book on 30 years of PB across the world (and in Scotland)

A new book has been published which looks at how participatory budgeting (PB) has developed across the world since it first began in Brazil. 

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June 29, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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book, publcation, resources-featured, reports
June 29, 2018

Gorbals Idea Fund

June 29, 2018/ Admin
Gorbals Idea Fund

The Gorbals Ideas Fund Community Panel is now accepting applications for their Summer Event!

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June 29, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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Gorbals Idea Fund, Gorbals, community choices, new gorbals housing association 2018, Event, applications, scottish government
June 27, 2018

Cranhill PB - Tackling Summer Hunger and Lack of Activities

June 27, 2018/ Paul Nelis
Cranhill PB - Tackling Summer Hunger and Lack of Activities

Paul Nelis reflects on the changes to Cranhill in Glasgow and Cranhill Development Trust’s use of PB to tackle the persistent issues of summer hunger and lack of activities for young people.

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cranhill development trust 2018, resource, examples, blogs
June 22, 2018

Porto Alegre: Lessons from the birthplace of PB

June 22, 2018/ Admin
Porto Alegre: Lessons from the birthplace of PB

A new report has detailed how PB was used in Porto Alegre, Brazil - often credited as the birthplace of participatory budgeting.

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June 22, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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brazil, porto alegre, resources-featured, history of pb, international, reports
June 22, 2018

Youth in Action

June 22, 2018/ Admin
Youth in Action

A short film by South Glasgow Youthbank highlighting the importance of involving young people in Participatory Budgeting


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June 22, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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event, film, South Glasgow Youthbank, young people, resource, videos
June 15, 2018

Local authority cluster learning events - June 2018

June 15, 2018/ Admin

These workshops are an opportunity for Local Authority staff to consider how best to develop mainstream models of participatory budgeting.

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June 15, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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local authorities, councils, training, mainstream pb, event
June 07, 2018

Our Democracy: Act As If We Own the Place campaign

June 07, 2018/ Admin
Our Democracy: Act As If We Own the Place campaign

A conference on the future of democracy: Saturday 23th June in Glasgow

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June 07, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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June 06, 2018

Next PB step for Glasgow City Council

June 06, 2018/ Admin
Next PB step for Glasgow City Council

Glasgow City Council has launched plans for an exciting, first of its kind in Scotland, Participatory Budgeting pilot scheme to give Glasgow residents more control over how money is spent.

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June 06, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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poverty, Inequalities, glasgow
June 06, 2018

PB training: Partnerships and Safer Communities, 27 June, Glasgow

June 06, 2018/ Admin
PB training: Partnerships and Safer Communities, 27 June, Glasgow

A masterclass for community safety professionals and partners, policy makers and those working within community participation and empowerment.

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training, community safety
June 05, 2018

Your Voice Your Choice: Sharing the Experience from Musselburgh

June 05, 2018/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown
Your Voice Your Choice: Sharing the Experience from Musselburgh

Tuesday evening Musselburgh Area Partnership held an event to showcase their evaluation process of ‘Your Voice Your Choice’ programme.

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News, Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports
event, Musselburgh Area Partnership, community choices, evaluation, edinburgh
June 04, 2018

Tackling Poverty through PB in Dumfries and Galloway

June 04, 2018/ Admin
Tackling Poverty through PB in Dumfries and Galloway

In September of last year, Dumfries and Galloway Council agreed that £240,000 of Tackling Poverty monies would be allocated to worthy projects through PB processes.

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June 04, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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dumfries and galloway, Tackling poverty, events, small grants, poverty
May 29, 2018

Share your ideas as part of 'Democracy Matters' Local Governance Review

May 29, 2018/ Admin
Share your ideas as part of 'Democracy Matters' Local Governance Review

The Scottish Government has launched the next phase of its Local Governance Review, inviting people to join a conversation called 'Democracy Matters'. 

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May 29, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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democracy, Democracy matters, Local Governance review, scottish government
May 23, 2018

Participatory Budgeting -Perth and Kinross Decides

May 23, 2018/ Admin
Participatory Budgeting -Perth and Kinross Decides

New video about participatory budgeting in Perth and Kinross.

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May 23, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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evaluation, perth and kinross, videos
May 23, 2018

Young people star in PB events across Scotland

May 23, 2018/ Admin

The Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office has provided an update on the PB work that's been taking place across Scotland.

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May 23, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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churches, event, young people, small grants
April 27, 2018

A first for Barrhead Housing Association

April 27, 2018/ Admin
A first for Barrhead Housing Association

Barrhead Housing Association hosted its first Community Choices event at The Foundry, Barrhead on Saturday 17th March 2018.

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April 27, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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Barrhead housing association, voting, small grants, event, scottish government, learning event reports
April 25, 2018

Your Voice Your Choice: Empowering Local Communities

April 25, 2018/ Admin
Your Voice Your Choice: Empowering Local Communities

St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church and Ayr St Columba Lochside Parish Church recently hosted participatory budgeting events.

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April 25, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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EVENTS, The Church of Scotland, funding, small grants
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PB Scotland

Participatory budgeting in Scotland.

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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