PB Dispatch - November 2023
/We've brought together a mix of news, resources, guides and training around PB and participatory democracy.
Read MoreWe've brought together a mix of news, resources, guides and training around PB and participatory democracy.
Read MoreThis resource highlight some useful digital tools which can support a Participatory Budgeting process - from complete solutions to useful individual tools.
Read MorePB 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 MoreAs 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.
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 MoreFrancesca Lynch from PB Scotland shares her thoughts as green PB continues to progress.
Read MoreMinister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur, speaks about the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund in the North East of Scotland.
Read MoreHere, 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 MoreIn this blog Sam Jordan explores the connections between participatory budgeting and community development in Scotland.
Read MoreWe’ve launched a new campaign focused on how communities can use green participatory budgeting to make direct decisions about their climate priorities.
Read MoreWith 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 MoreOn 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 MoreOn 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 MoreWe are inviting you to a workshop about moving ‘Community Digital PB’ forward with practical tools and learning from others.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting is one of 10 'Big Ideas' considered by a student-led think
Read MoreThe 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 MoreView a video of our learning event on the future of PB after the pandemic.
Read MorePB 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.
Read MoreWe recently spoke to Kellie Miller, Senior Policy Development Officer at Renfrewshire Council, about their response to developing PB processes for young people as part of their Celebrating Renfrewshire work.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
PB Scotland is developed by the
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
with funding from the Scottish Government.
For more information please contact info@pbscotland.scot.
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