PB Dispatch - November 2023
/We've brought together a mix of news, resources, guides and training around PB and participatory democracy.
Read MoreFrom the Resource Hub: Evaluating participatory budgeting
/We’ve brought together some of the key evaluation resources that are feature on our PB Resources Hub, as well as some examples of real PB processes.
Read MoreSupporting Community- Based Evaluations Of Participatory Budgeting
/This briefing from GCPH explore things to think about when planning and evaluating a PB project.
Read MoreHear the Voice, Make the Change: Guide to evaluating PB processes
/This briefing aims to support public sector organisations wishing to evaluate their ‘mainstream’ Participatory Budgeting (PB) initiatives. The techniques outlined here are also applicable to PB grant making programmes.
Read MoreGlasgow’s Participatory Budgeting Evaluation Toolkit
/The toolkit is intended to be user-friendly and helpful for the public sector, the voluntary sector and community organisations running PB activities.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting Self-Evaluation Toolkit
/This guidance and the accompanying tools are designed to address the issue of capacity to evaluate, and also to ensure that the evaluation meets local need.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting Community Councils webinar
/The Improvement Service is hosting a free webinar on Participatory Budgeting for community councillors on Wednesday 15th November from 6pm to 7pm
Read More8 Steps to Delivering a Successful Small Grants PB Process
/In this article, we’re going to set out the basic steps of how to run a successful small grants PB process – and share links to some useful resources and tips.
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Guide to Evaluating the Wellbeing impacts of Participatory Budgeting
/This new guide and toolkit reflects on recent experiences of Participatory Budgeting (PB) within the Gwent area of Wales, from early 2020 to January 2023.
Read MoreDigital Platform Ratings
/To help users decide which online participation platform to choose, People Powered have rated the leading options in three categories according to six criteria.
Read MoreGuide to Digital Participation Platforms
/This guide explains key features of these civic-tech tools, shares lessons learned from users around the world, suggests best practices, and offers several practical resources to guide selection and implementation.
Read MoreParticipation Playbook
/The Participation Playbook is an interactive guide to help you successfully advocate for and implement a participatory program for your government or community.
Read MoreParticipatory Policy-Making Toolkit
/This toolkit provides an overview of participatory democracy practices focused on policy-making, shares the results of a participatory policy-making (PPM) process
Read MoreCOSLA and Scottish government announce PB milestone reached
/COSLA and the Scottish government have announced that Scottish Councils have reached the milestone of spending 1% of their budgets through participatory budgeting (PB) process.
Read MoreWhat is the 1% local government participatory budgeting commitment?
/The 1% PB commitment is an agreement between the Scottish Government and COSLA (which represents local authorities in Scotland) that at least 1% of local government budgets should be decided through participatory budgeting.
Read MorePB Framework - National PB Strategic Group→
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The National Participatory Budgeting Strategic Group has published a framework for the future of participatory budgeting (PB) in Scotland. The framework sets out shared intentions and ambitions for PB and, looking ahead, outlines a series of priority recommendations to be carried forward.
Read MoreEvidence and Ideas: A in-depth guide to PB in schools→
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This resource looks at Participatory budgeting (PB) in schools from a Scottish and international perspective. It presents insights to the common school themes and points towards useful resources for practitioners.
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Green PB in Scotland→
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Green PB is a way for people to make direct decisions about how budgets are spent addressing climate change and reducing our carbon footprints.
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