Glasgow's PB journey detailed in new report
/Glasgow City Council has published a report which outlines the work they’ve been doing around participatory budgeting (PB) across the city.
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Budgeting for Equality - a vital contribution to PB from disabled people
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This report from Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) highlights the experiences and views of disabled people in relation to having their voices heard in decision making processes.
Read MoreWatch now: A new film about the next steps for PB in Scotland→
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‘Moving Toward the Mainstream’ looks how we can take PB a step further by using it to decide mainstream budgets - watch our final trailer now, full film out now.
Read More‘Cost of the School Day’ Project
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Participatory budgeting being use as a method to help deliberate and decide on projects that would have an impact upon reducing the ‘cost of the school day’ in Midlothian.
Read MoreCranhill PB - Tackling Summer Hunger and Lack of Activities
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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.
Read MorePorto Alegre: Lessons from the birthplace of PB
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A new report has detailed how PB was used in Porto Alegre, Brazil - often credited as the birthplace of participatory budgeting.
Read MoreYouth in Action
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A short film by South Glasgow Youthbank highlighting the importance of involving young people in Participatory Budgeting
Seven Simple Questions to Evaluate PB
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Paul Nelis reflects on the importance of evaluating the impact of PB and presents 7 simple questions that will help PB steering groups and agencies (implementing mainstream PB) to evaluate their process and events.
Read MoreLessons from America: Democracy, decision-making and PB
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Fiona Garven, SCDC Director, shares her experiences of visiting Arizona to learn about their progress with PB.
Read MoreVoting systems for PB: Making your choice
/Here Paul Nelis reflects on his discussion with Ullapool Community Trust about the voting options available to them as they plan for their participatory budgeting event. It seems like there are as many variations in voting as snowflakes on a winters day.
Read MoreYou’ve got to make your mark - Spirit of the Gorbals PB Event
/Glasgow’s Gorbals is famous for its strong community and on 1st February 2018 the Gorbals community met to decide on how public money should be spent.
Read MoreBlog: Young People Make Glasgow - YoMo Community Celebration
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David Reilly gives us his thoughts about the recent Young Movers Community Celebration night - and the difference young people are making in Glasgow.
Read MoreForms of Mini-publics: An Introduction to deliberative innovations in democratic practice
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A paper introducing a range of democratic innovations known as ‘mini-publics’.
Read MoreWatch: Church of Scotland animation explains PB
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This video from the Church of Scotland is a great way to quickly explain what participatory budgeting is and how it works.
Read MoreCo-Production and Participatory Budgeting
/A learning event exploring the relationship between co-production, pb and commissioning processes through real examples about what works in co-producing budgets.
Read MoreDigital 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.
Read MorePB in schools - a "no brainer"
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This video from Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) in the USA shows the experience of PB in 5 schools in Phoenix, Arizona.
Read MoreCeding Power: Participatory Budgeting
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This briefing from the Health and Social Care Academy highlights the potential of participatory budgeting (PB) within health and social care
Read MoreWatch: Church of Scotland You Voice Your Choice events
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Four Church of Scotland congregations have taken the lead in an exciting new project which allowed parish residents to decide how government grant funds should be spent.
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