On 22 June PB practitioners joined the online Growing PB through Digital Tools workshop to hear from 3 PB approaches which used digital tools to reach out to a wider audience and involve them in budget decisions.
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Last week we brought together PB Scotland members to explore how digital tools are supporting PB activity across Scotland.
The event featured three excellent presentations from Young Scot, Edinburgh Council and Renfrewshire Council - you can watch videos and these informative inputs, and view the learning and knowledge shared, in this event report.
We've also published a new guide which highlights some of the key tools you can use to carry out digital PB in Scotland. From all-in-one platforms to useful individual tools, this guide is a starting point to explore what works best for you.
This resource highlight some useful digital tools which can support a Participatory Budgeting process - from complete solutions to useful individual tools.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting and Grant Making is a new FREE SCQF Level 5 online course, worth 3 credits, which aims to support community activists to be involved in national and local decisions on services and budgets.
Read MorePB Scotland are delighted to announce that our first dedicated Green PB Seal has now been issued to the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Partnership for their recent Green PB Project in the North East of Scotland.
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As participatory budgeting (PB) continues to progress across Scotland, we’re keen to hear from you about the PB activity that’s happening near you, now and in the future.
This short survey will help us understand the types of activity that are going ahead and also some of the key themes and issues emerging from this work.
This will help us plan PB Scotland work and help promote and highlight your activity to other network members.
The Green PB Seal and Green PB Benefits Badge aim to highlight the positive impact participatory budgeting is having on Scotland’s drive to achieve a Just Transition to net-zero by 2045.
Read MoreThe Badges and Seals are being introduced to act as a simple way to recognise where Green PB activity has taken place.
Read MoreThe report details the activity of the group and the overall development of PB activity during the year.
Read MoreThe next phase of the Edinburgh Community Climate Fund (ECCF) is getting underway. Community, voluntary and non-profit organisations from across the city have submitted over 50 proposals for up to £20,000 each. These community projects have diverse aims including to reduce household carbon emissions, encourage dialogue about climate change and support the city’s net zero effort.
Read MoreThe Carers’ Partnership has funded Dundee Carers’ Centre to create and deliver a participatory budgeting project to improve the quality of life for unpaid carers in Dundee.
Read MoreEdinburgh City Council has opened up a new fund for organisations supporting climate action and a move to net zero.
Read MorePolice Scotland and Caithness Voluntary Group have announced the results of a participatory budgeting (PB) process to decide how £32,000 can be spent in the Caithness area.
Read MoreTwo days of events and discussion around green PB in Scotland.
Read MoreFrancesca Lynch from PB Scotland shares her thoughts as green PB continues to progress.
Read MoreDundee has launched a new participatory budgeting (PB) fund to support climate action in the city.
Read MoreMinister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Tom Arthur, speaks about the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund in the North East of Scotland.
Read MoreHere, David Reilly, Communities and Networks Manager at The Poverty Alliance explores the role PB plays addressing poverty across Scotland, and what we need to do to truly challenge power and ensure decision making is accountable.
Read MoreHere, 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 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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