In this special PBP learning session, we explored two key strategies advocates and community members can use to institutionalize PB: ballot initiatives and charter amendments. We were joined by three ...

School Participatory Budgeting is an innovative and highly malleable civic learning process designed to build student agency, collaboration, and critical thinking skills while creating equitable oppor...

What began as a lesson on civic engagement at the Mott Haven Library’s fourth floor soon became a lively discussion on what South Bronx public schools need. With $1 million […]

Seven projects in total were selected after a record number of ideas were submitted and more than 10,000 Cambridge residents age 12 and older voted how to spend $1 million on capital and operating pro...

We are excited to debut a new multimedia series sharing lessons on practicing PB from our staff, board, practitioners, and field of participants that we believe are important to reflect on now.

During this interactive 90 minute webinar with activist and author Jasmine Rashid, we discussed the core concepts from her book, "The Financial Activist Playbook: 8 Strategies for Everyday People to R...

We are excited to debut a new multimedia series sharing lessons on practicing PB from our staff, board, practitioners, and field of participants that we believe are important to reflect on now.

The immense power financial institutions wield over most aspects of our lives makes a mockery of democracy. To build a truly democratic society, we need to democratize finance.

The PB Seeds program connects and equips leaders and advocates across California with knowledge, tools, and networks in order to advocate for PB in their communities. Find out more!

The project will support CUNY students who will participate in a democratic process that will advance civic education and climate solutions at CUNY and beyond.

District 7 is the only district where residents have a say in proposing projects and allocating a $400K budget for neighborhood improvements.

The PB Seeds program connects and equips leaders and advocates across California with knowledge, tools, and networks in order to advocate for PB in their communities. Find out more!

This is "DBE Learning Session - Youth Lead the Way in Participatory Budgeting" by Petula Hanley on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…

As a new year dawns, it’s hard not to feel anxiety about what’s coming next, especially when it comes to American democracy. At times like these, one can feel the urge to check out or hunker down, to ...

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This past October, Isabel took the chance to speak at the annual International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) conference and turned it into a small tour of democratic innovations happen...

We know not everyone has the financial resources to choose ethically produced goods or more sustainable options. We have to make that possible.

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Re-imagining the power of democracy beyond & between elections, rooted in community led decision making that is equitable, accessible, and significant.

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members decide how to spend part of a public budget. It gives people real power over