On 18th November 2021 more than 60 participants attended this online workshop to explore the PB Strategic Framework. This report summaries the event and the inputs from our contributors.
Read MoreThe South Lanarkshire School brought together a PB planning group with children from P1 - P7 and had all staff and pupils able to vote on their priorities.
Read MoreOficina has published the latest Participatory Budgeting World Atlas, a detailed summary of where and how PB is taking place across the globe.
Read More"Participatory Budgeting via National Law: What Works and What Doesn't," dives into the how PB laws are implanted and the impact they may or may not have:
Read MoreIn the webinar, you’ll hear directly from the authors about the report’s key findings, including why governments adopt national PB laws.
Read MoreThe PB community in Scotland will be sad to hear the news of the death of Johnathan Smith, who died in Crete saving his grandsons from dangerous waters. Johnathan was very involved in PB when he worked in North Lanarkshire Council.
Des Murray, chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council, told BBC News: "The news about Jonathan has been a terrible shock to everyone who knew and worked with him at the council and beyond over many years.
"Jonathan was held in the highest regard, and the work he did to forge long-lasting links and friendships with communities and partners across North Lanarkshire is testament to the passion and tireless dedication he gave to everything he did."
He said Mr Smith was central in developing the council's Syrian Resettlement Programme in 2015, which has assisted a number of families who have fled conflict and provided them with a safe and secure future.
We’d like to express our condolences to his family, friends and all who knew him through his work.
Ellie Craig, MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart has published a blog about the role of PB in encouraging young people to become involved in decision making.
Read MoreThursday 18th November, 9:30 – 12:30, online
Read MoreFunded by the Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities fund, and organised by Annexe Communities, the PB process saw grants on offer between range from £150 to £1,000.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting, with a focus on tackling the climate emergency, has been featured as a part of the 2021 Scottish Government's Programme for Government.
Read MorePartick and Thornwood Ideas Fund opening for applications from 1st to the 14th September 2021.
Read MoreThe Ripple Project will be running a PB Process in October called ‘LCR Stands Up’ (Lochend, Restalrig and Craigentinny areas in North East Edinburgh).
Read MoreA total of 31 community and voluntary sector organisations operating in Greater Cumbernauld have been awarded small grant funding following an innovative exercise in which local citizens decided which community proposals were funded.
Read MoreA Rhode Island school district us set to use participatory budgeting (PB) to decided how to spend $100,000 of federal covid-19 relief funds.
Read MoreA new book explores how to use participatory budgeting to address climate change, using lessons from experiences across the globe.
Read MoreNorth Ayrshire Council has shared the latest statistics for its youth participatory budgeting processes during 20/21.
Read MoreOn the 8th June 2021 Demsoc and SCDC brought together PB Scotland members and developers of online democracy tools to discuss how they can be used for PB processes in Scotland.
Read MoreThis article and podcast from Demsoc explores the work from North Ayrshire Council and their youth-focused PB activity.
Read MoreFour projects received a share of £15,000 through Queens Cross Connected; a participatory budgeting project funded by Glasgow City Council’s Communities Fund and Queens Cross Community Involvement Groups.
Read MoreThe Scottish Youth Parliament's Manifesto for the next 5 years calls for young people to be able to contribute to school budgetary decisions
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
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