Podcast: Dreaming Digital- Dumfries & Galloway Making Ends Meet
/Annie Cook speaks to Colin Freeman, Community Empowerment Manager for Participatory Budgeting about his experiences running Participatory Budgeting in Dumfries & Galloway.
Read MoreAnnie Cook speaks to Colin Freeman, Community Empowerment Manager for Participatory Budgeting about his experiences running Participatory Budgeting in Dumfries & Galloway.
Read MoreOn the 7th March 2019 Stirling Council announced the launch of its first large-scale participatory budgeting(PB) process.
Read MoreSRN’s latest blog from Holly Hendry, their Network Officer for the North of Scotland, explores her experience and input into #YouChoose3, a local funding opportunity supported by recovery themes.
Read MorePaul Nelis went along to the Buckhaven PB event and learned that it’s not easy for organisers or voters as they make difficult decisions about the great project ideas that are presented.
Read MoreDemsoc’s interview with Hanne Bastiaensen about her work on Antwerp's consensus-based PB process .
Read MorePaul 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 MoreYoung people of Greater Pollok have £200,000 to spend as part of Glasgow's Community Choices participatory budgeting (PB) process
Read MoreThe Democratic Society have published a new report which provides a summary of learning around digital PB in Scotland since 2016.
Read MoreWith chance for discussion and networking, we'll look at why digital is so important to PB practice going forward in Scotland.
Read MoreWe’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 MoreThe Democratic Society has produced a new podcast explore digital participatory budgeting processes from across the country.
Read MoreLearn about the importance of balancing online and offline to ensure good engagement in participatory budgeting processes.
Read MoreFunding available for local projects to implement community action plans. Closing date 31 January 2019.
Read MoreUsing 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 MoreResidents 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThis event explored what works in building foundations for a more participatory democracy.
Read MoreThis policy briefing looks what needs to be done for mainstream participatory budgeting to develop further in Scotland.
Read MoreIn this blog, Andrew Paterson from PB Scotland shows how PB is a great way to advance children’s right to participate.
Read MoreEvent report: See how PB was used in Partick to make a difference to local communities.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
PB Scotland is developed by the
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
with funding from the Scottish Government.
For more information please contact info@pbscotland.scot.
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