Our winter newsletter is here! ☕️ 2024 has been a full year for us at PBP, one full of good work advancing participatory democracy, navigating transitions and changes on our team and work, and taking on new opportunities that have allowed us the chance to expand our reach and deepen our commitment to this work. We’re excited to share what we’ve been up to this winter, and what we are looking forward to in the new year. #participatorybudgeting #democracy #participatorydemocracy #equity #inclusion #peoplepower #justice #newsletters Read our winter newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gZq-Vxud
About us
The Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) is a nonprofit organization that empowers people to decide together how to spend public money, primarily in the US and Canada. We create and support participatory budgeting processes that deepen democracy, build stronger communities, and make public budgets more equitable and effective. Building on decades of experience around the world, we understand participatory budgeting (PB) as a democratic process in which local people directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. We approach our work in three main ways: WE BUILD REAL POWER OVER REAL MONEY We develop processes that let people make real decisions, moving beyond consultation. We facilitate grassroots democratic decision-making over: - The design of the budgeting process - What proposals go on the ballot - What gets funded WE TRANSFORM DEMOCRACY We work to rebuild the relationship between government and the people. We change how government works and how people can engage in democracy, by crafting processes that: - Build individuals’ skills and knowledge, to develop new community leaders - Bring neighbors together across divides, to build stronger communities - Connect residents, experts, and officials, to make better decisions together WE ADDRESS INEQUALITY We recognize that many people face obstacles to participating in government, and we work to ensure that everyone has an equal voice, regardless of age, race, financial resources, or other issues. To level the playing field of participation and make public budgets work for everyone, we: - Prioritize engaging underrepresented groups, such as youth, people of color, and low-income people - Partner with local organizations that are already engaging marginalized communities - Provide people with the tools to make fair and equitable spending decisions
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https://www.participatorybudgeting.org/
External link for Participatory Budgeting Project
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- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- democracy, budgeting, community engagement, and community building
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540 President St
Brooklyn, NY 11215, US
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344 20th St
Oakland, California 94612, US
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A beautiful example of #participatorydemocracy in action! Check it out.
What does a Civic Assembly achieve? Well, lots of things - some more visible than others. According to Delegates of the Deschutes Civic Assembly, it created hope, cordiality, respect, inspiration, and purpose. Read the full story by The Rockefeller Foundation: A Civic Assembly Considers Youth Homelessness - And Democracy. #CivicAssembly #DeschutesCivicAssembly #DeliberativeDemocracy #Delibiwave #RockefellerFoundation #BendOregon https://lnkd.in/gKt8haNM
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At PBP, we're radically re-imagining #democracy with communities at the center! Last summer, we gathered virtually to unpack how the growing movement for People's Budgets can promote #participatorydemocracy and #socialjustice. How do People's Budgets and #participatorybudgeting overlap? Panelists Megan Castillo, MSW and Andrew Krinks joined us for a candid and insightful conversation about how they are using this innovative advocacy approach to advance a community-led agenda for their city or county’s entire budget. Watch the webinar now: https://lnkd.in/gzxyfgS2
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Wednesday read 📖 This Nonprofit Quarterly article by Center for Economic Democracy is a must read! Author Penn Loh highlights #participatorybudgeting as an important tool in shifting decision-making power and money to community hands as part of a multi-faceted movement to build a #solidarityeconomy in MA. The final line really lands for us: "And we need to tell the stories of how we are creating the conditions for communities to remake themselves." Stories like our recent #DemocracyBeyondElections case study about People's Budget Cleveland's campaigns for PB demonstrate how we can collaboratively re-imagine the conditions of our lives and communities and build/demand an alternative to civics as usual. (see link in comments) #socialjustice #organizing #advocacy #democracy #mutualaid
📣 Organizers in MA have been building a new economy for years - one that’s rooted in solidarity and cooperation, not exploitation. Check out this new article from Nonprofit Quarterly by our amazing Board member Penn Loh, which lifts up the powerful land trusts, cooperatives, participatory budgeting and many other concrete tools organizers have leveraged in building a world beyond racial capitalism. Head over to the article for an in-depth look at how we can stay resilient and continue to build our collective liberation: https://lnkd.in/g7hUc-JA #SolidarityEconomy #EconomicDemocracy #Massachusetts
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Are you ready to learn from #youth? Join #DemocracyBeyondElections today for this special learning session at 3pm PST / 6pm EST. RSVP or join: bit.ly/dbeyouthpd
Join DBE for our next learning session! ⭐ Youth across our communities are consistently underrepresented in decision-making processes that affect them. This is why we are curating this opportunity for youth to share and continue to advocate for participatory democracy practices such as Participatory Budgeting, People’s Movement Assemblies, Civic Assemblies and Youth Voting. Learn from youth from across the nation as they share their experience with their work in participatory democracy practices. This event is hosted in collaboration with DBE Coalition Members Center for the Future of Arizona, Participatory Budgeting Oregon, Black Nashville Assembly, Healthy Democracy and Generation Citizen. More info and registration: bit.ly/dbeyouthpd
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Join us today for Youth Lead the Way in Participatory Democracy. 3pm PST / 6pm EST. RSVP below to come through! 😎 #DemocracyBeyondElections #youthlead #participatorybudgeting
Join DBE for our next learning session! ⭐ Youth across our communities are consistently underrepresented in decision-making processes that affect them. This is why we are curating this opportunity for youth to share and continue to advocate for participatory democracy practices such as Participatory Budgeting, People’s Movement Assemblies, Civic Assemblies and Youth Voting. Learn from youth from across the nation as they share their experience with their work in participatory democracy practices. This event is hosted in collaboration with DBE Coalition Members Center for the Future of Arizona, Participatory Budgeting Oregon, Black Nashville Assembly, Healthy Democracy and Generation Citizen. More info and registration: bit.ly/dbeyouthpd
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🚨 Community Call to Action: Show Up for #Seattle's $27.25 Million Participatory Budgeting Projects! 🚨 The City Council's final public hearing on Seattle’s budget is coming up on November 12th at 5 PM, and it’s our chance to show up and advocate like we did for the EDI funds! After years of work, Seattle’s participatory budgeting projects are on the line with $27.25 million in proposed funding. These community-driven projects, developed from grassroots input, include: Community-Operated Restrooms – $7.2M Mental Health Crisis Response – $2M Native-Focused Community Center for Youth – $7.2M Urban Farming & Food Equity – $7M Enhanced Housing Navigation Services – $2M Youth & Young Adult Emergency Shelter Capital Fund – $1.85M City Council has three choices: fully fund, deny, or amend these projects. Let’s make it clear that we want these investments fully funded and implemented as planned. These projects will provide critical resources and services for our communities—your voice and presence matter more than ever! 🗓 Key Dates: November 12 – Final public hearing on the budget November 13-15 – Council votes on amendments November 19 – Budget Committee final votes November 21 – Full Council final budget vote 📢 Let’s show up, speak up, and ensure these community-driven projects are seen through to the finish line. For more details on participating, check out “Demystifying the Council's Budget Process” on SOCR’s website. See you there! Let’s keep pushing for a better Seattle! #SeattleBudget #ParticipatoryBudgeting #CommunityFunding #SeattleCityCouncil #SeattleActivism #CommunityInvestment #FundOurFuture #SeattleAdvocates #GrassrootsProjects #SeattleCommunity #PBSeattle #VoiceForThePeople #BudgetForThePeople #CommunityDriven
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DBE's newest case study has landed! 🎊 How do we advocate for shared power and inclusive #democracy? Should we dream big with #participatorybudgeting or start small and grow it? The Democracy Beyond Elections Coalition is excited to share our newest case study with you about local advocates’ inspiring efforts to win PB in Cleveland, OH. Please read and share widely! American Rescue Plan Act awardee People's Budget Cleveland launched a historic PB ballot initiative in 2023. The initiative directed the city to put aside funds equivalent to 2% of the City of Cleveland’s General Fund annually towards participatory budgeting. The hard fought campaign built on their previous advocacy efforts to ask the city government to allocate $30.8 million of American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) funds towards PB. A big shout out to the authors Petula Hanley (DBE), Philippa Rizopoulos (Partners for Dignity & Rights (formerly NESRI)), and Jeremy Payne (Catalyst California) for creating this amazing movement resource! Did they win? Who came out and support and opposition? What can we learn from their campaigns to grow the movement? #peoplepower #justice #DemocracyBeyondElections Read our blog to find out more and hear their story: https://lnkd.in/gHUbq4bh
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Join DBE for our next learning session! ⭐ Youth across our communities are consistently underrepresented in decision-making processes that affect them. This is why we are curating this opportunity for youth to share and continue to advocate for participatory democracy practices such as Participatory Budgeting, People’s Movement Assemblies, Civic Assemblies and Youth Voting. Learn from youth from across the nation as they share their experience with their work in participatory democracy practices. This event is hosted in collaboration with DBE Coalition Members Center for the Future of Arizona, Participatory Budgeting Oregon, Black Nashville Assembly, Healthy Democracy and Generation Citizen. More info and registration: bit.ly/dbeyouthpd
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We can't wait to dig in to the NYC Civic Engagement Commission's 2024 Annual Report for our next lunchtime read. They have run several cycles of PB across NYC! Dive in: https://lnkd.in/ghSwR5Qg #participatorybudgeting #ThePeoplesMoney #democracy #newyorkcity #equity #accessibility #annualreports
10/8 Final Draft: CEC 2024 Annual Report
nyc.gov