PB masterclass: commissioning and budget cycles
Participatory Budgeting has become a commonly used method to engage citizens in deliberation and decision making over public funds. With increased pressure on budgets and an imperative to bring about new service configurations, having an effective and robust participation strategy is essential.
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May 15, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 03:30 PM |
| Where | Micah Room, 35 Dale Street, Manchester |
| Contact Name | Jenny Lazarus |
| Contact Phone | 0161 236 9321 |
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This masterclass will support your organisation to engage effectively with residents and service users. By using community asset based approaches and techniques such as budget matrices and criteria, it’s possible to provide a fair and transparent way of involving people in decisions on budgets and services.
The PB Unit has over 10 years experience of practical support and facilitation of PB in the UK. The Unit is a project of the charity, Church Action on Poverty, based in Manchester, but working nationally.
This is one in a series of masterclasses aimed at providing targeted and relevant support to practitioners in developing PB in the current economic and political climate. The masterclasses will be deliberately kept small to ensure maximum learning and focused support relevant to your context.
35 Dale Street is located in Manchester city centre within the Northern Quarter, very close to Piccadilly and Victoria Train stations.
Prices:
Private sector: £250
Public sector: £150
Community/voluntary sector & academics: £50
Special offers:
Book two and save: Book on two masterclasses and save £50 on the second one
Bring a buddy: Bring a colleague or friend to the same masterclass and they can go for ½ price.
More information and booking:
For more information please contact Jenny Lazarus on 0161 236 9321 ext 2 or email jenny@participatorybudgeting.org.uk
A booking form is attached for your convenience. Please complete this and return it to us.
Further dates:
This is one in a series of masterclasses. Others are being held on:
16th February – An introduction to participatory budgeting
7th March – PB in the housing and development context
16th April – PB in neighbourhoods
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
