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Wed 1st June 2022
Co-creating a Charter to support quality PB
Tuesday 14 June 2022, from 9.30 am at Girdwood Community Hub, Belfast. Join us for an in-room event to: help shape a PB Charter to support quality PB consider what is unique about PB and how we ho...
Thu 24th March 2022
Building Youth Voice a new Toolkit and DIY Manual to support school and youth PB
We are pleased to announce that the Youth PB Accelerator Project has launched the Youth PB Toolkit and DIY Manual. The tools, resources, inspirations and materials offer detailed guidance and suppo...
Tue 22nd February 2022
Launch Event PB Youth Toolkit and DIY Manual
Join us for the launch of the Youth Participatory Budgeting (PB) Accelerator Toolkit and DIY Manual.Free On-Line Workshop, Wednesday 23 March 2022, 10 am to 12 noon (GMT)The toolkit provides detail...
Thu 10th February 2022
People Powered launch new Resource Centre for Digital Participation Platforms
People Powered have launched an amazing new Digital Participation Platforms Resource Centre It features a detailed Guide to Digital Participation Platforms and a Matrix with ratings of recommended ...
Wed 9th February 2022
PB Works briefing to the Communities Committee
Representatives from PB Works - Noeleen Diver, Gemma McCaughley and Louise O'Kane had the opportunity to brief the Communities Committee on Thursday 03 February 2022. We set out a route map for mai...
Fri 4th February 2022
PB can help to put 'Community' into Community Wealth Building
If you missed out on our latest learning workshop which explored PB and Community Wealth Building you can find a full report and recording of the session in the resources section. The workshop wa...
Mon 13th December 2021
The latest edition of the PB World Atlas is now available
The new edition of the World Atlas of Participatory Budgeting 2020-21 is now available. The atlas is the most comprehensive compilation of data held today on Participatory Budgeting around the wo...
Wed 10th November 2021
Can PB help to put the 'Community' into Community Wealth Building?
PB Works together with Development Trust NI are hosting a joint webinar on Tuesday 23 November 2021 from 12 noon until 2pm. The webinar will explore how participatory budgeting (PB) can put the �...
Fri 15th October 2021
Communities Leading Change in Newry, Mourne and Down
The third round of the Communities Leading Change Participatory Budgeting initiative is currently open for your project ideas. If you are an individual or community group who provide a service in o...
Wed 13th October 2021
Join the Dots PB - Deadline Extended!
The Join the Dots PB deadline has been extended until 12 November 2021. Individuals and Groups can bid for up to £500 (or Euro Equivalent) under the theme of ‘Creating Connections’ this could...
Wed 13th October 2021
TAK£ 500 - Learning Video
As part of the Tak£ 500 Your Community, Your Voice, Your Choice! PB process a Learning Video has been produced to showcase some of the amazing ideas put forward and voted on by residents, with 362...
Tue 28th September 2021
Inner East Kitty PB launched in East Belfast
Connswater Homes and The Larder have launched a totally digital, Participatory Budgeting (PB) process called, Inner East Kitty. If you live, work or volunteer in east Belfast, do you have an idea ...
Fri 27th August 2021
Join the Dots - Support Workshops
Collaboration for Change (CfC) and partners are delighted to announce the launch of Join the Dots Participatory Budgeting (PB) around the theme of creating connections. CfC is a collective of or...
Wed 4th August 2021
Launching Soon! Join the Dots - Creating Connections PB
Can you join the Dots and Connect? Collaboration for Change (CfC) are facilitating the Design Team for their first, and totally digital, Participatory Budgeting process called, Join the Dots with...
Wed 7th July 2021
Armoy Open Pot - Learning Video
Armoy Community Association have prepared a fantastic video sharing their learning from the Armoy Open Pot 2021. The video showcases three of the winning bids, including teachers and pupils from St...
Thu 10th June 2021
Community Led Participatory Budgeting (PB) On-line Workshop
As part of Putting People in the Lead through Quality PB our next learning workshop on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 10.00 am is on the theme of Community Led Participatory Budgeting (PB). I am de...
Thu 20th May 2021
Lisbon's Green PB!
Community Places and the Department for Infrastructure are co-hosting ‘Planning Your Place: Getting Involved’, four online engagement events on Tuesday, 25 May 2021. The sessions form part of...
Fri 30th April 2021
Participatory Budgeting Project - PB Vote is Open!
The Participatory Budgeting Project based in America has just opened its own PB process. If you are a supporter (subscriber to their mailing list) you can have a direct say on how a portion of thei...
Tue 27th April 2021
PB Youth Accelerator!
Lots of new materials have been added to the PB Youth Accelerator Website including this latest blog by Jez Hall which explores how we can accelerate youth participation through PB and the importan...
Mon 12th April 2021
Open Government Network wants your ideas!
The NI Open Government Network, in partnership with Collaboration for Change, is looking for your ideas for how government in Northern Ireland could be more open, transparent and accountable. The...
Thu 18th February 2021
Help us Join the Dots
Collaboration for Change (CfC) are inviting you to help put the CfC vision into practice through the 'Joining the Dots' PB process. The crowd fund approach to growing the 'Joining the Dots' PB Pot ...
Mon 14th December 2020
Young People Taking the Lead
Young people across Derry and Strabane are set to benefit from a range of exciting new projects in the new year, as the winners of the YOUth Making it Happen Participatory Budget (PB) scheme were a...
Fri 27th November 2020
Sharing the power of PB!
PB Works has had some great opportunities to share our learning of all thing Participatory Budgeting this week. On Monday 23 November 2020, Louise O'Kane together with Michelle Markey, Community Pl...
Fri 27th November 2020
PB Crowd Funder - your chance to get involved
Collaboration for Change have some exciting news! They are launching their first crowd funder to raise a pot of money which will be shared through a participatory budgeting process - you can find ...
Tue 20th October 2020
Tak£500 PB Animation
As part of the Tak£500 PB process taking place in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area this fantastic animation has been developed to explain how easy it is to get involve...
Wed 14th October 2020
YOUth Making It Happen! Extended Time!
The deadline for #YouthMakingitHappen has been extended until 23 October 2020 in light of the ongoing implications of COVID-19 and restrictions experienced across the Derry City and Strabane Distri...
Wed 14th October 2020
In conversation with Stephanie Grimm from the German PB Website Burgerhaushalt
Jez Hall, Director of Shared Future CIC in Manchester and Louise O'Kane, Planning and Engagement Officer at Community Places - PB Works in Belfast had the opportunity to share their experiences of ...
Fri 2nd October 2020
Tak£ 500 Your Community, your voice, your choice!
Your community, your voice, your choice!Do you have an idea that you feel would have a positive impact on your community? If so, look no further than the ‘Tak£500’ PB Fund which is led by Arma...
Tue 8th September 2020
YOUth Making It Happen!
An exciting new youth led and designed PB process has launched today across the Derry and Strabane District Council Area. Over the last few months young people from across the city have been involv...
Thu 27th August 2020
Join us to explore Digital PB approaches
Our next PB Learning Workshop will take place on Wednesday 23 September 2020, 2.00 – 3.30 pm. Kelly McBride from The Democratic Society will share her expertise and experience of Planning and S...
Wed 19th August 2020
Using the Place Standard Tool to generate ideas for PB
The Place Standard Tool can help to create conversations and discussion as part of a Participatory Budgeting (PB) process. The tool helps you to think about both the physical and social aspects of ...
Wed 12th August 2020
Armoy Open Pot
We have added a great new resource - the Glens Healthy Places Impact and Learning Summary. The report details the Armoy Open Pot process which saw the community coming together to pitch 34 creative...
Tue 4th August 2020
PB helps to create inclusive, empowered, resilient and safe communities
Check out this PB video from Scotland which explains what PB is all about and how it can help to create communities which are inclusive, empowered, resilient and safe. The video also includes BSL a...
Thu 23rd July 2020
Community Cash
Do you live in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area? If so, why not take part in the 'Community Cash' Participatory Budgeting project and apply for up to £1,000 to make your community saf...
Wed 22nd July 2020
The power of Participatory Budgeting
Jennie Dunlop, Community Planning Manager, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council recently shared her thoughts with us on the power of participatory budgeting and how it can address...
Tue 21st July 2020
People Powered!
People Powered is a new Global Hub to support and champion participatory democracy. Its initial flagship programme is the Global Participatory Budgeting Hub which will work towards improving and ex...
Mon 20th July 2020
Let's Map It!
We have added a new PB Case Study Mapping function to the website. Now you can find out more about the PB projects near you including useful tips from PB Champions about how they planned and delive...
Thu 9th July 2020
Creating Community Connections through PB
Ruth McNeill from Armoy Community Association recently shared with us her experience of and reflections on the Armoy Open Pot PB process, part of the Glens Healthy Places Initiative.Ruth explained...
Mon 6th July 2020
PB's role in Post Covid-19 recovery and renewal?
On Thursday 25 June 2020, forty-two participants joined an online zoom-shop to explore how Participatory Budgeting (PB) can help to transform and empower people’s lives in the context of post C...
Wed 20th May 2020
We want to hear from you!
PB Works would like to hear from you about how best we can stay in touch and continue to develop quality participatory budgeting. Please take two minutes to complete this short survey to help us pl...
Wed 20th May 2020
PB and Digital Democracy
Nesta have produced a summary of the digital tools available to help democracy thrive during the current pandemic. The blog includes tools to support idea generation, on-line deliberation and votin...
Thu 30th April 2020
COVID-19 PB Works Response
We are certainly living in unprecedented times and I hope each and everyone of you are staying safe and well and looking out for each other where it is safe to do so. We encourage everyone to follo...
Fri 20th March 2020
POSTPONED Putting People in the Lead through Quality PB - Locally Led PB
Unfortunately, due to the evolving Corona Virus situation we have taken the decision to postpone our forthcoming events. While this is disappointing the priority should now be on staying safe and l...
Thu 30th January 2020
Putting People in the lead through Quality Participatory Budgeting
We are delighted to announce that we have secured Great Ideas funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to put people in the lead through quality PB.The project aims to achieve a ‘quali...
Wed 4th December 2019
Time for a culture change?
Earlier in the year I chatted with Alan Budge from PB Partners about the risks and rewards of mainstreaming PB. Alan noted that examples from all around the globe including Europe, USA and Latin A...
Fri 29th November 2019
PB INNOVATION LAB
At the beginning of November 2019 over 50 people from across a wide range of sectors took part in a PB Innovation Lab, sponsored by the Department for Communities. Over the two-day lab process par...
Fri 28th June 2019
New Participatory Budgeting Charter for Scotland
A new PB Charter has been developed for Scotland. The charter sets out seven key features designed to make sure that every PB process involves good-quality democratic participation. The seven key f...
Tue 2nd April 2019
Re-Imagining Democracy - You Decide
As part of the Imagine Festival fourteen brave individuals pitched their creative ideas to re-imagine democracy! Each hoping for a share of £3000 made courtesy of the Building Change Trust. Ide...
Mon 25th February 2019
What can PB do for Community Planning?
Thursday, 14 March 2019 10.00 am to 13.00 pm (registration from 9.30 am) Lough Neagh Discovery and Conference Centre, Oxford Island, BT66 6NJPB Works hosted by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavo...
Wed 20th February 2019
Imagine Democracy - You Decide!
Saturday, 30 March 2019 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Apply for up to £500 to help make the change you want to see in the world.Get involved in a live PB process! In the run-up to and during the Imagine Fe...
Mon 3rd December 2018
Sharing the Learning Event
There was a palpable energy in the room at the PB Works 'Sharing the Learning' Event on Wednesday, 28 November 2018. Louise Warde Hunter, Deputy Secretary for Housing and Urban Regeneration, Depart...
Mon 13th August 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PB PROJECTS
The Participatory Budgeting Works Project is delighted to announce that we will be working with and providing support to: Rathlin Development and Community AssociationNewry, Mourne and Down Dis...
Wed 4th July 2018
PB AWARENESS RAISING WORKSHOPS
PB Works held two Participatory Budgeting workshops during June 2018. The first workshop focused on the role of PB in widening engagement and took a detailed look at the 10 steps to planning a PB ...
Tue 6th March 2018
Participatory Budgeting Works Launch Event - 14th March
Come along to the Participatory Budgeting Works Launch Event as part of Democracy Day on Wednesday, 14 March 2018 from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm registration from 1.30 pm . Find out about Participatory...
Mon 5th March 2018
Belfast Programme Participatory Budgeting Works Project
The Participatory Budgeting Works Project is a collaborative effort to raise awareness of and advocate for Participatory Budgeting (PB) across the region. For those who are interested in develop...
Sun 4th March 2018
Newry Programme Participatory Budgeting Works Event
The Participatory Budgeting Works Project is a collaborative effort to raise awareness of and advocate for Participatory Budgeting (PB) across the region. For those who are interested in develop...