Health and Wellbeing for all ages: Money for Moray
/Over 300 people from across Moray packed the hall to see 36 groups giving short presentations in the hope of persuading the audience to vote for their project.
Read MoreOver 300 people from across Moray packed the hall to see 36 groups giving short presentations in the hope of persuading the audience to vote for their project.
Read MoreBarrhead Housing Association hosted its first Community Choices event at The Foundry, Barrhead on Saturday 17th March 2018.
Read MoreFor most groups running PB processes the final event is what everybody sees, the visible tip of the iceberg, if you like. But the planning, preparation and sheer hard work that goes into PB represents the other nine tenths of the process.
Read MorePaul 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 MoreSt Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church and Ayr St Columba Lochside Parish Church recently hosted participatory budgeting events.
Read MoreSOUTH Carrick Decision Day took place at Girvan Academy on 24th February 2018 in aim to help support local projects organised by young people.
Read MoreWith more than 11,000 voters from across the city, Dundee has decided how it wants to spend more than £1 million of the council's mainstream budget through participatory budgeting.
Read MoreOrganisations from across Springburn will be pitching for a share of £4500 on Satursday 7th April 2018.
Read MoreThe deadline for submitting applications is 9am, Friday 11 May 2018.
Read MoreLast week (27th March) in Holyrood a PB briefing took place to understand how to effectively facilitate PB in services. Presentations now available from key speakers.
Read MoreThe Old Kirk and Muirhouse Parish Church PB event this Friday (30th March 18).
Read MoreWith equality and empowerment central to participatory budgeting, David Reilly asks: why we would exclude anyone because of their age?
Read MoreFiona Garven, SCDC Director, shares her experiences of visiting Arizona to learn about their progress with PB.
Read MoreFree workshops exploring Participatory Budgeting within social housing
Read MoreIndividuals and groups from the Three Towns (Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston) are invited to bid for up to £1,500 from a total pot of £34,234.
Read MoreSo say the people who have taken part in Our Communities Drugs and Alcohol Initiative, #You Choose and #You Choose 2, where tsiMORAY and friends brought together new and existing projects that addressed the themes of Drugs and Alcohol, Mental Health Innovation and Older People.
Read MoreHere 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 MoreLeith Chooses took place in early March, with this video showcasing some of the projects who were involved on the day.
Read MoreFind out some of the ways local community organisations can get involved in participatory budgeting in Scotland.
Read MoreStirling Council is delighted to announce a fund of £130,000 open now to community groups to deliver activities that will improve their community - DEADLINE for applications is 16 March 2018.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
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