Opening the Black Box in Dalmellington
/
Paul Nelis went along to the Dalmellington PB voting event to see what transparency looks like in practice.
Read MoreNot the usual suspects in Maryhill
/
Maryhill Housing Association and YOMO took the bold step to enable young people to lead the PB process for Ruchill and Maryhill.
Read MoreDifficult Decisions in Buckhaven
/
Paul Nelis went along to the Buckhaven PB event and learned that it’s not easy for organisers or voters as they make difficult decisions about the great project ideas that are presented.
Read MoreConnecting Letham – Multiple ways to vote
/
Paul Nelis reflects on Letham4All’s approach to voting. The community-led group used multiple methods of voting to engage the wider community. At the voting event in February 2019 they had collected 1,452 votes by using ballot boxes, online voting and in person voting. Around 10% of the population had their say.
Read MoreSeven Simple Questions to Evaluate PB
/
Paul Nelis reflects on the importance of evaluating the impact of PB and presents 7 simple questions that will help PB steering groups and agencies (implementing mainstream PB) to evaluate their process and events.
Read MoreVoting systems for PB: Making your choice
/Here Paul Nelis reflects on his discussion with Ullapool Community Trust about the voting options available to them as they plan for their participatory budgeting event. It seems like there are as many variations in voting as snowflakes on a winters day.
Read MorePrestwick and surrounding villages - South Ayrshire recieve funding through PB
/
25 community groups are celebrating after landing fresh funding to help support their work. Around 100 people turned out to take part in the 'Prestwick and Villages Decides' event.
Read MoreAyr North Decides
/
Ayr North's Participatory Budgeting process allocates £10,000 to urban and rural community organisations
Read More'Teeing Off' - First steps in Troon's PB journey
/
While the small Ayrshire town is experienced at hosting the Open International Golf Tournament which returns this summer, this PB process was something really new for residents.
Read MoreKeeping an eye on inequalities
/
Giovanni Allegretti shares his knowledge of PB from around the world at this PB event in Edinburgh. He said we need to keep our eye on inequalities and make sure the process supports this aim.
Read More
