In November 2020 we hosted a webinar on building a more energetic and active network for promoting participatory budgeting in the UK, especially within England and Wales. Over 20 people participated and there was a definite appetite to re-energise the network. Key messages included: Wanting a trusted, accessible place to share ideas, To be able… Read More
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Share your news and views on Participatory Budgeting
The Participatory Budgeting Network is one of the key sources for information on what is happening in the world of PB. We want it make it even more participatory. We are actively inviting guest contributions in the form of blogs, videos, resources or news items. We will put items onto the website and share them… Read More
PB and Social Isolation: New blog by Jez Hall
In a new blog by Jez Hall, published on the Shared Future CIC website outlines why he thinks PB and reducing social isolation go together. Highlights of his blog are below. "Recently I’ve been coordinating a citizen inquiry on elderly care at home, where social isolation is a key emerging theme to promoting well-being and… Read More
The Nuts and Bolts of Participatory Budgeting: Free seminar, September 18th 2017 (AM)
This free practical masterclass on the morning of the 18th September at Manchester Metropolitan University explain some of the tools and techniques developed by PB Partners and colleagues connected to the world of Participatory Budgeting. Since it first came to the UK over 10 years ago participatory budgeting has evolved from a means to distribute… Read More
Budgeting in the Public Interest: Manchester, 18th September 2017
Taking place at the Manchester Metropolitan University, on the afternoon of the 18th September 2017. This seminar examined how we ensure public spending, and the spending of key partner agencies (including the police, health, housing and transport authorities,) or the community and not for profit sector, and even the private sector (which is set to… Read More
Hear the Voice, Make the Change: Guide to evaluating PB processes
Released in June 2017 this comprehensive guide from PB Partners lays out 10 essential actions to record, monitor and evaluate the impact of a PB programme. This briefing has been produced in response to Scotland’s Community Choices programme and aims to support public sector organisations wishing to evaluate their ‘mainstream’ Participatory Budgeting (PB) initiatives. The… Read More
From small idea to big change: challenging domestic abuse and hate crime through Participatory Budgeting
A blog by Dr Andrew Fisher of MutualGain, who ran the PB and community safety workshop at Engage, Think Do! Two weeks ago I presented a workshop at the International PB conference on the use of PB in relation to community safety. This is one of those subjects where, on a Friday afternoon, you… Read More
Should sustainability be a factor within Participatory Budgeting
"Should sustainability be a factor in PB" is a blog by Jez Hall, reflecting on discussions on PB at the Lived Experience workshop of Engage, Think, Do!, and the presentations from Kenya and elsewhere on PB at scale. What does the famous picture of a load of sailors on a raft have to do with… Read More
Engage, Think, Do!… the conference report page
We’ve created this page to pull together a set of post conference blogs, presentations and resources. We had a great time at Engage, Think, Do! and want to share the love. Presentations: A highlight of the many powerpoint presentations given on the day (all PDF format): International Learning workshop presentation by Reema Patel, RSA Participatory… Read More
The Winner Takes It All? Opportunities for Mainstreaming Citizen Participation
The Winner Takes It All is a guest blog by Dr Andrew Fisher, who led the workshop on policing at Engage, Think, Do! international PB fringe conference in Edinburgh in October 2016. Last weeks International PB conference set the sights very high for next year. A fabulous venue, a great backdrop in Edinburgh and wonderful… Read More
