New Digital Participation Resource launches
/A new resource from People Powered takes you through each step of developing digital tools for your participatory budgeting project.
Read MoreNew project to explore PB and democracy across Europe
/This new piece of work from Demsoc will explore how participatory budgeting lead to greater and more informed citizen participation in policy-making.
Read MoreNew Elected Member PB Briefing Note
/The briefing covers mainstream PB, the role of elected members in PB and key considerations for carrying out PB by local authorities.
Read MorePB Strategic Framework Workshop Report: The Way Forward for PB in Scotland
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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 MoreSchool PB: South Lanarkshire Schools runs PB process
/The 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 More2020/21 PB World Atlas published
/Oficina has published the latest Participatory Budgeting World Atlas, a detailed summary of where and how PB is taking place across the globe.
Read MoreNew report explores PB laws across the globe
/"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 MoreNew event and webinar will explore national PB laws from across the world
/In the webinar, you’ll hear directly from the authors about the report’s key findings, including why governments adopt national PB laws.
Read MoreJohnathan Smith, PB advocate with North Lanarkshire Council, dies saving grandsons
/The 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.
Blog: Participatory budgeting for a rights based approach to recovery
/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 MoreLearning event: The Way Forward for PB in Scotland, 18th Nov 2021
/Thursday 18th November, 9:30 – 12:30, online
Read MoreThe result are in for Partick and Thornwood Ideas Fund
/Funded 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 MoreClimate PB part of 2021 programme for government
/Participatory 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 MoreGrants up for grabs in community democracy project
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Partick and Thornwood Ideas Fund opening for applications from 1st to the 14th September 2021.
Read MoreCalling North East Edinburgh – Dial in your vote!
/The Ripple Project will be running a PB Process in October called ‘LCR Stands Up’ (Lochend, Restalrig and Craigentinny areas in North East Edinburgh).
Read More£10,000 into community projects following public vote
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A 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 MorePB in Schools: US schools to decide on covid relief funds using PB
/A 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 MoreNew book explores how to use participatory budgeting to address climate change
/A new book explores how to use participatory budgeting to address climate change, using lessons from experiences across the globe.
Read MoreThe results are in: PB in North Ayrshire
/North Ayrshire Council has shared the latest statistics for its youth participatory budgeting processes during 20/21.
Read MoreWatch: Community Digital PB Developer workshop
/On 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.
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