PB scoping toolkit
/This toolkit, developed by the US-based Participatory Budgeting Project, provides an introduction to PB.
Read MoreFood Glorious Food! It's PB on the menu for Woodburn and Dalkeith
/It takes a lot to fill a community hall on a rainy Saturday morning, but for the people of the Woodburn and Dalkeith communities, the chance to showcase their local activities and bid for their share of £18,000 was just enough to whet their appetites.
Read MoreTurning up & turning out: How can we get more from our local democracy?
/With local election turnout still relatively low, where do we start with getting people more engaged – and where does participatory budgeting fit in?
Read MoreBlog: PB Advisory Group - The Next Big Challenge for PB
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As Participatory Budgeting moves from Grants to Mainstream Budgets the PB Advisory Group are looking for clarity about the road ahead.
Read MoreNorth Glasgow youngsters lead the way in £60,000 grant funding
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Blog post by ng homes about its work with young people across North Glasgow, culminating in a Community Choices budgeting event on 28th March in Springburn Academy, Glasgow.
Read MoreGlasgow Homelessness Network: Engaging people in the PB process
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In this blog, David Ramsay, Development Worker, Glasgow Homelessness Network, goes into detail about some of the work he carried out to engage people in Glasgow community budgeting events which took place last year.
Read MoreIt’s Over to You! Promoting inclusion through PB in Glasgow North
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Guten Tag! Buenas Noches! Bonsoir! Good evening! were the welcomes which kicked off the evening at Woodside Hall in Maryhill on Thursday 20th April 2017.
Read MoreA taste of success in Melness and Tongue
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UpNorth! Community Chest has provided a blog reporting on the recent PB process in Tongue, Sutherland on the March 11th 2017.
Read MoreA Masterclass in Co-operation: PB in Orkney
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The event in Orkney demonstrates the innate flexibility of the PB process. The inter-island vote and discussion on the day were a masterclass in co-operation.
Read MoreMoney (and much more!) £or Moray
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Where else other than a PB event would community projects offer each other the free use of a hearing loop, a spare couple of desks for working at and hens for a chicken coop?
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 MoreSilence is Golden - Kirkconnel & Kelloholm PB Event
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Kirkconnel and Kelloholm PB event this weekend was about more than just money, it gave lots of small groups the opportunity to be heard by their community. The audience showed their appreciation for them by listening carefully in absolute silence.
Read MoreLeith Links - Bringing the Community Together
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This event report of the Leith Links event in March 2017 shows how PB helped bring the community together through low fuss table top presentations, community discussions and social voting for £400 - £2,000.
Read MorePB for Young and Old - Hurlford, Crookedholm & Galston in East Ayrshire
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East Ayrshire Tenants and Residents Federation use PB to benefit older and younger residents of Hurlford, Galston and Crookedholm.
Read More'Go big and make an Impact' - North Carrick Event Report
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North Carrick use £80,000 to fund 4 projects that they hope will lead to transformational change in the surrounding villages.
Read MoreEvent report: Burnfoot Bids Together
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Burnfoot Community Futures is a long-standing active community organisation (established in 2006) who are delivering a local PB process in the Burnfoot area of Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
Read MoreBuilding on experience: PB Scotland Network’s first ever learning event
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Read the write up from the PB Scotland Network’s first learning event on the 22nd February at Townhead Village Hall in Glasgow.
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 MoreNorth Ayrshire CPP Participatory Budget Pilot update
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North Ayrshire have now completed their PB pilot. The events were well supported, attracting in excess of 550 local people and community groups who took part in deciding how the £72,000 grant funding would be allocated.
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