Here, David Reilly, Communities and Networks Manager at The Poverty Alliance shares his reflections on how we can use participatory budgeting (PB) to challenge the poverty of participation.
Read MoreSouth Lanarkshire Council have produced a new video which shows the impact of PB across SLC schools.
Read MoreEvery school receiving Pupil Equity Funding set aside at least 5% of this budget for PB which enables children and young people to be actively engaged and involved in the purchase of learning resources.
Read MoreIn this blog Sam Jordan explores the connections between participatory budgeting and community development in Scotland.
Read MoreGCPH found that the the PB process was “an example of a strong, authentic and democratic PB process”.
Read MoreA new training programme around participatory strategies to drive local governments’ response to the climate crisis.
Read MoreWe’ve launched a new campaign focused on how communities can use green participatory budgeting to make direct decisions about their climate priorities.
Read MoreA 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 MoreHere, Francesca Lynch, Development Manager at SCDC, explores the expanding world of green PB and launches PB Scotland’s new Green PB resource.
Read MorePeople Powered have published insights from 2021-22 around participatory budgeting.
Read MoreA new qualification will support young people and community activists to use participatory budgeting (PB) to improve their local communities.
Read MoreGorbals Ideas Fund has published a new strategy exploring how it aims to expand its PB activity over the next three years.
Read MoreA 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 MoreA 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 MoreThis report explores how the Scottish Government's ambition for change can be delivered to make Scotland’s democracy more participative and inclusive.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreA 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 MoreRead 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 MoreA new toolkit provides detailed guidance to support the design and delivery of youth led PB.
Read MoreWith 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 MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
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