Evaluation of GCC ‘Wee Green Grants’ Participatory Budgeting processes
/GCPH found that the the PB process was “an example of a strong, authentic and democratic PB process”.
Read MoreNew training programme: Climate Democracy Action
/A new training programme around participatory strategies to drive local governments’ response to the climate crisis.
Read MoreExploring Green PB in Scotland→
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We’ve launched a new campaign focused on how communities can use green participatory budgeting to make direct decisions about their climate priorities.
Read MoreNew video profiles Scottish PB
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A new video from EURACTIV has profiled Scottish participatory budgeting (PB) and how local authorities are working to 1% of budgets being subject to PB.
Read MoreFinding your roots: Exploring Green PB
/Here, Francesca Lynch, Development Manager at SCDC, explores the expanding world of green PB and launches PB Scotland’s new Green PB resource.
Read MoreA year of research: findings that address key PB challenges - People Powered
/People Powered have published insights from 2021-22 around participatory budgeting.
Read MoreNew PB qualification for young people launches in Fife
/A new qualification will support young people and community activists to use participatory budgeting (PB) to improve their local communities.
Read MoreGorbals Ideas Fund publishes new PB strategy
/Gorbals Ideas Fund has published a new strategy exploring how it aims to expand its PB activity over the next three years.
Read MoreCraigshill Community Choices – deadline extended for funding applications
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A new pilot project is part of the wider development of participatory budgeting (PB) in West Lothian, led by West Lothian Community Choices. It aims to improve the overall wellbeing of individuals and families in Craigshill through addressing key issues facing the community.
Read MoreBlog series explores deliberation
/A series of blogs explores deliberative democracy: what it is, why it’s powerful, why the time is right for it, how it works, and how to get it going in your community.
Read MoreInstitutionalising Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Working Group: report
/This report explores how the Scottish Government's ambition for change can be delivered to make Scotland’s democracy more participative and inclusive.
Read MorePB Job with Dundee Carers Centre
/The postholder will work with carers of all ages, disabled people, the Carers Centre, locality teams and the wider community to test a participatory budgeting approach in localities.
Read MorePB from Scottish schools highlighted in Pupil Equity Fund Report
/A Pupil Equity Fund report has detailed how participatory budgeting (PB) has been used in schools to support wider democratic involvement of children and young people.
Read MoreEvent blog: What's Next for Participatory Budgeting?
/Read insights and ideas from this People Powered event which explored what needs to be done to use PB to address climate change, pursue social justice, and expand democracy across the globe.
Read MoreYouth Participatory Budgeting (PB) Accelerator Toolkit and DIY Manual – Free On-line Launch Events
/A new toolkit provides detailed guidance to support the design and delivery of youth led PB.
Read MoreLearning Event Report: Growing Participatory Budgeting in Scotland
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With Participatory Budgeting slowly coming back to our communities following lockdown and effort being made toward the 1% Mainstream PB Agreement - how do we grow and expand PB in the next 5 years?
Read MoreNew 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.
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