Participatory Budgeting charter for Scotland
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An accessible description of the desired features for good PB, with guidance on how to put those features in place.
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Designing institutions to improve well‐being
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A paper that outlines the relationships between specific rules of PB design and well‐being.
Read MoreParticipedia crowdsourcing platform
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A crowdsourcing platform of participation tools, cases, and organizations, for researchers, activists, practitioners, and anyone interested in public participation and democratic innovations.
Read MoreYouth PB accelerator
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A European project that is making visible those citizen participation projects related to participatory budgets in which young people are involved.
Read MoreText messaging for PB
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This guide explains how participatory budgeting practitioners can use mass text messaging to effectively engage underrepresented communities.
Read MorePB key metrics research instruments
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A guide that explains 15 indicators that capture important elements of PB processes. It also includes tools and research instruments to support evaluation and collection of data.
Read MoreRevisiting the democratic promise of PB
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A paper that proposes a taxonomy to distinguish the logics underpinning PB in practice: political, good governance, and technocratic.
Read MoreOur Money, Our Planet
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A report that outlines possible ways to address climate change through participatory budgeting and Citizens Assemblies.
Read MoreDecide Madrid: Proactive communities
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A video that explains how Decide Madrid, the city council's platform for citizen participation, assists citizens to coordinate with their communities to create stronger proposals.
Read MoreDigital Democracy: A guide
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A guide for governments to get started with existing digital tools for democratic decision-making processes.
Read MoreBudgeting for equality report
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This report presents findings and recommendations for a PB framework that can reduce inequalities disabled people face, ensure their meaningful participation, and improve life outcomes.
Read MoreCommunity involvement in PB
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A report that provides insights about behavioral barriers to participation and proposes solutions for better involving PB budget delegates.
Read MorePB data world atlas
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A compilation of data on the situation of PB processes around the world, to understand the main trends.
Read MorePB Vallejo: 2012-2013 ballot
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A sample ballot from the PB process in Vallejo, California, USA.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting for schools
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A page on the PB Scotland website that outlines the benefits of PB in schools, and provides a diverse range of resources.
Read MoreMaking evaluations awesome and meaningful
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A webinar that shares details on how to make PB evaluations more useful and easier.
Read MoreFacilitator training: PBP
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A 7 minute video with tools and tips for how to be an effective facilitator for PB meetings.
Read MoreMoving toward the mainstream
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A film that shows how PB in Scotland is moving to Mainstream PB, which uses voting to decide on larger public budgets.
Read MoreDirect democracy comes to Harlem
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A video that introduces PB by telling the story of two budget delegates in New York City.
Read MorePB in schools video
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A video that introduces participatory budgeting in schools by showing how it has worked in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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