Participatory Budgeting in Scotland: Empowering Communities
Discover how Participatory Budgeting (PB) is transforming Scotland with over £3 million committed, online events, and increased awareness among politicians and agencies. Explore opportunities, support materials, and contact details for implementing PB in your community.
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Paul Nelis PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
Participatory Budgeting Developed in Brazil People directly vote on how money is spent Comes in all shapes and sizes but is essentially:
Participatory Budgeting Involvement in decision making Democracy Animated PB https://pbscotland.scot/blog/2017/8/24/watch-church-of-scotland-animation-explains- pb?rq=church%20of%20scotland Ayrshire PB https://pbscotland.scot/blog/2017/5/29/watch-participatory-budgeting-in- ayrshire?rq=ayrshire
Participatory Budgeting The Scottish Got have committed over 3m to PB over the last years Communities in Scotland are holding PB events Online software is being used to involve more people Politicians and agencies are becoming more aware of the process Local Authorities will be committing over 1% of their budgets to PB that could be 23m per year.
Questions for Discussion 1. What opportunities exist for you to try PB in your community/area of work? 2. What support, information or tools would be helpful?
Support Materials www.pbscotland.scot Introduction to PB PB Small grants Evaluation Guide Mainstreaming PB PB Animation Glasgow Caledonian University PB Evaluation Digital case studies
Contact Details and More information Further information: info@pbscotland.scot Simon Cameron, PB Development Manager, COSLA simonc@cosla.gov.uk Tel: 0131 474 9261 Kathleen Glazik, PB Policy Manager, Scottish Government Kathleen.glazik@gov.scot Tel: 0131 244 0831 Participatory Budgeting Website www.PBScotland.scot
