Antwerp’s consensus-based Participatory Budget
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Demsoc’s interview with Hanne Bastiaensen about her work on Antwerp's consensus-based PB process .
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Connecting Letham – Multiple ways to vote
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Paul Nelis reflects on Letham4All’s approach to voting. The community-led group used multiple methods of voting to engage the wider community. At the voting event in February 2019 they had collected 1,452 votes by using ballot boxes, online voting and in person voting. Around 10% of the population had their say.
Read More'PB TV' launch sees £200,000 for young people in Pollok
/Young people of Greater Pollok have £200,000 to spend as part of Glasgow's Community Choices participatory budgeting (PB) process
Read MoreDigital participatory budgeting in Scotland – learning report
/The Democratic Society have published a new report which provides a summary of learning around digital PB in Scotland since 2016.
Read MoreLearning Event: Digital PB, Monday, 25th March 2019
/With chance for discussion and networking, we'll look at why digital is so important to PB practice going forward in Scotland.
Read MoreHelp develop PB training for Scotland
/We’ve put together this short survey to help us find out what the training needs are in Scotland, and what training delivery methods would be most useful.
Read MorePodcast: Dreaming Digital - Musselburgh Your Voice Your Choice
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The Democratic Society has produced a new podcast explore digital participatory budgeting processes from across the country.
Read MoreDemSoc: How online & offline can work together in New York
/Learn about the importance of balancing online and offline to ensure good engagement in participatory budgeting processes.
Read MoreCLIMB Project closing deadline approaches!
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Funding available for local projects to implement community action plans. Closing date 31 January 2019.
Read MoreMidlothian Council - St Luke's 'Cost of the School Day' Project
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Using a PB approach, a Midlothian project aimed at reducing the disadvantage poorer families experience in meeting the cost of the school day has seen high levels of participation from children, their families, parent council members and school staff.
Read MorePeterhead community asked to decide on £20,000 of local improvements
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Residents and community groups from across Peterhead are being invited to suggest ideas and projects that will help improve the local area. Suggestions can be submitted up until Monday, January 14, 2019.
Read MoreBlog: #YouChoose3 Results and Celebrations from Moray
/The Big Celebration event on Friday 7th December, at The Inkwell, Elgin, was a joyous occasion where everyone who was involved in tsiMORAY’s latest PB programme had their achievement celebrated.
Read MorePB Mainstreaming event - slides from the day
/This event explored what works in building foundations for a more participatory democracy.
Read MoreWhat Works Scotland: How do we build foundations for mainstream PB in Scotland?
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This policy briefing looks what needs to be done for mainstream participatory budgeting to develop further in Scotland.
Read MoreA right to a voice: participatory budgeting and children’s rights
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In this blog, Andrew Paterson from PB Scotland shows how PB is a great way to advance children’s right to participate.
Read MoreIdeas "big and wee" to make positive change in Partick
/Event report: See how PB was used in Partick to make a difference to local communities.
Read MoreGot an idea to tackle poverty & inequalities in your community?
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Applications open for Your Voice Your Choice 2. Everyone in the communities of Musselburgh, Old Craighall, Wallyford and Whitecraig over the age of 8 can vote.
Read MoreBlog: What can Scotland learn from international PB?
/Coryn Barclay, research consultant at Fife Council, shares insights from her visits to PB processes from across the globe.
Read MoreDemSoc: Digital Development Group meeting notes, 23rd October 2018
/Learn more about the meeting of the first ever PB Digital Development Group organised by the Democratic Society Scotland.
Read MoreMainstreaming Participatory Budgeting: Awareness Raising/Training Events, Nov-Dec
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Join PB Partners for these awareness raising sessions about the future of PB in Scotland.
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