Newsletters
PBP News: Vote Results, Prizes and Your Taxes
This April…PBP’s celebrating the end of tax season…and the start of keeping public funds accountable to the people! We’re making sure our tax dollars go to the projects we the people care most about! 1. Benefit tickets on sale now Spring’s here! It’s time for frolic and fun! Get your tickets now for our…
Read MorePB conference, digital voting, annual benefit, PB in schools!
Julie Andrews celebrating the coming of spring…and PB! This March, PBP’s springing into action! t’s time to go out and make some change, PB style! 1. Frolic & fun at our annual benefit! Spring’s here! It’s time for frolic and fun! Save the date for our annual #PBParty on June 16th in NYC! Even if you can’t…
Read MoreFebruary Newsletter – PBP love letters: job opening, hot date, relationship advice & Sleepless in Seattle
This February, we’re showing some LOVE for participatory budgeting! This is our love letter to all of you working with us to deepen democracy, build community, and empower people to make the decisions that affect their daily lives. 1. You’ve got a date… with PBP! We hope you’ll save the date for a #PBParty on June…
Read MoreDecember Newsletter: Best of 2014 for PB – 5 wins and our top pictures!
2014 has been HUGE for PBP. As we continue to grow, our impact is driven by the support and effort of people like you. Together we are using participatory budgeting to change the way government works. Here are the wins that have set the stage for another big year in 2015: 1. More participatory budgeting processes…
Read MoreNovember Newsletter: First book about PB in the U.S., help PB Boston win an international award
PBP and Penn State present Everyone Counts, the first book about U.S. PB PBP’s Executive Director Josh Lerner just published a new short book that tells the story of the first five years of participatory budgeting in the U.S. – Everyone Counts: Could Participatory Budgeting Change Democracy? Cornell University Press published the book to commemorate PBP…
Read MoreOctober Newsletter: PB Research Board, New PB Processes, Bring PB to Your Community
PB Conference Wrap up and Looking Ahead From September 25th-27th, more than 230 practitioners, researchers, organizers, and experts came together in Oakland and Vallejo, California to learn from each other about how to start and improve PB processes as part of the 3rd International Conference on Participatory Budgeting in North America (#PBConf). Notes and slides…
Read More4 ways to make PB bigger and better
From September 25th-27th, more than 230 practitioners, researchers, organizers, and experts came together in Oakland and Vallejo to learn from each other about how to start more – and improve existing – PB processes as part of the 3rd International Conference on Participatory Budgeting in North America (#PBConf). We believe that we can get to…
Read MoreSEPT 2014 Newsletter: New Faces, New Projects, #PBConf, PB Talks in the Southwest
Participatory budgeting doubles in size in New York City This summer, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced that participatory budgeting is expanding to 23 city districts, empowering residents to designate over $25 million dollars to locally developed projects. PBP has been busy training district staff, facilitators, and volunteers to scale up this model…
Read MoreSummer 2014 Newsletter: Job Opening, Boston Youth PB Results, Conference Updates
Results from North America’s 1st Youth PB In June 2014, over 1,700 Boston youth, ages 12-25, made their voices heard by voting in the first youth participatory budgeting process in the U.S. We were thrilled to partner with the City of Boston and dozens of local youth organizations to launch this groundbreaking initiative called Youth Lead…
Read MoreMay 2014 Newsletter: White House Meeting, Chicago & St. Louis Results
The White House & PBP Host National Convening On Tuesday, May 13th, The White House and the Participatory Budgeting Project co-hosted a day-long meeting on participatory budgeting, as part of the White House’s efforts to advance PB. “Promoting Innovation in Civic Engagement: Exploring Community‐Led Participatory Budgeting in the United States” brought together over 60 city leaders,…
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