Effective engagement of community members in participatory budgeting is a months-long decision-making process that requires detailed preparation and staffing, including setting of communication and dissemination towards community, development of partnership and volunteer recruitment, facilitation and training, administrative and budgeting support and many other tasks. However, engaging the local citizens in...
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Participatory Budgeting that Makes a Difference
The partners of the “Empowering Participatory Budgeting in the Baltic Sea Region” (EmPaci) project present an evidence-based successful experience of participatory budgeting (PB) around the world - Participatory Budgeting Blueprint Guidebook. This guide was prepared by researchers from Klaipeda University in close collaboration with colleagues from the University of Rostock....
PBbase – Participatory budgeting networking afternoon on 16.6.2021
You are welcome to the second participatory budgeting networking afternoon hosted by the EmPaci – Empowering Participatory Budgeting in the Baltic Sea Region – project on the 16th of June 2021 at 14-15.30 Finnish time (UTC+3). The newly named participatory budgeting network PBbase is inviting you to join us in an event to discuss smaller scale...
EmPaci project released Communication Plan Guidelines for municipality representatives
As a process, Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a months-long activity that requires careful planning and coordinated implementation. It is never enough to appoint one or two responsible parties, as effective PB involves a variety of stakeholders – municipal staff, subcontracted agencies, community leaders and influencers, partnership organisations, diverse citizen groups....
New edition of Gdańsk Participatory Budget opens now!
The Participatory Budget is an example of how the local community has been arranging a space close to its place of residence for the past nine editions. Next Monday, the call for applications for the participatory Budget 2022 starts. In total, there will be nearly PLN 21 million Polish zloty...