Glasgow’s PB Evaluation Toolkit
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This toolkit is intended to support any individual or group organising a PB activity to plan how to evaluate their PB process, and to collate the evidence and information required.
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Cornerstone House PB project for Cumbernauld
/On 31 March 2017 Cornerstone House Centre Cumbernauld hosted the final PB event where 21 local community groups shared £24,000.
Read MoreParticipatory 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 MoreCommunity Choices Fund announced for 2017/18
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The Scottish Government has announced that the 2017/18 Community Choices Fund is open for applications.
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 MoreChurch of Scotland event tells story of PB
/PB was discussed at the Church of Scotland General Assembly, where people heard from congregations who have been part of the projects.
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 MorePB 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.
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