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 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 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 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 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 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.
Read MoreSchool PB: South Lanarkshire Schools runs PB process
/The South Lanarkshire School brought together a PB planning group with children from P1 - P7 and had all staff and pupils able to vote on their priorities.
Read More2020/21 PB World Atlas published
/Oficina has published the latest Participatory Budgeting World Atlas, a detailed summary of where and how PB is taking place across the globe.
Read MoreBlog: Participatory budgeting for a rights based approach to recovery
/Ellie Craig, MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart has published a blog about the role of PB in encouraging young people to become involved in decision making.
Read MoreNew book explores how to use participatory budgeting to address climate change
/A new book explores how to use participatory budgeting to address climate change, using lessons from experiences across the globe.
Read MoreYouth-led Participatory Budgeting in North Ayrshire
/This article and podcast from Demsoc explores the work from North Ayrshire Council and their youth-focused PB activity.
Read MoreVideo: PB one of the 'Big Ideas' from student-led think tank
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Participatory budgeting is one of 10 'Big Ideas' considered by a student-led think
Read MoreOur Place Our Plan: Whitehill - Online PB Results
/The Our Place Our Plan participatory budgeting process in Whitehill, South Lanarkshire has concluded, with £3500 is available through the South Lanarkshire Council’s Tackling Poverty Programme
Read MoreWatch: What’s next for PB in Scotland?
/View a video of our learning event on the future of PB after the pandemic.
Read MoreWatch: Digital PB Learning Event
/Here’s your chance to catch up on what we discussed during our digital PB learning event.
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