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How far beyond small pots of funding can PB really go without major cultural change?
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It depends on the situation. Different organisations in different areas will have different cultures. Some will need a major culture change to move PB beyond small pots of funding, for others it’s the next logical step in a process on community engagement they’re developing. Others still have been doing it for a while but never realised it was PB! But if major cultural change is needed then we’d probably suggest a step change approach with a plan to mainstream PB over a few years.
The Participatory Budgeting Unit is changing!
We need to move beyond the ‘Councillors know best’ approach in Edinburgh
The People's Budget workshop at TPAS conference
