Tagged ItemsWelcome Facilitators!This section is here for all the practitioners out there - those people organising, managing, running, sorting, PB events whether they be public sector officers, community activists or even our own associates.
Why do PB?
Some key ingredients for PBThe ingredients of Participatory Budgeting will vary according to the local context but an evaluation of the pilot PB pilot projects in the UK identified some common factors.
How to get people on boardAs with anything new, there'll be those that see PB as an opportunity and there'll be those that see it as a threat. Here's some pointers on how to get those people who feel threatened to see it more as an opportunity.
Different PB ProcessesParticipatory Budgeting can be applied to many different contexts where priorities have to be made and budgets set in the allocation of public funds. Most, but not all, of the PB initiatives in the UK to date have been applied to the allocation of small grants.
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can write to the
Participatory Budgeting Unit
through our Manchester Office.
Participatory
Budgeting Unit
C/o Church Action on Poverty
Central Buildings
Oldham St
Manchester M1 1JT
UK
Office Tel: 0161 236 9321
Fax: 0161 237 5359
The PB Unit is a project of Church Action on Poverty, a charity (charity no. 1079986) and company limited by guarantee (company no.3780243)
