Participatory budgeting can be a powerful tool for cities to educate, engage, and empower communities. This blog post is an excerpt from our Beginner’s Guide to Participatory Budgeting. Curious to learn more? Download it for free! What is a participatory budget? Over the years, participatory budgeting has become a buzzword...
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Participatory budgeting is one of the most popular forms of citizen consultation. More than just a buzzword, the tool is used by elected officials who want to make public governance more accessible and transparent. Far from applying a generic formula, each community creates its own process based on its own...
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Recently, participatory budgeting has been the talk of the town(s). It would be a mistake to disregard them as a fad as they are, in fact, powerful tools used to make local governance more accessible and transparent. Far from being a generic solution, participatory budgeting can be adapted to meet...
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As we are currently finalizing our platform’s new module for participatory budgeting, we researched this emerging domain extensively and listened to more than 20 city councils. From the Canadian Toronto (2.8 million inhabitants) to the Belgian Wortegem-Petegem (6.000 inhabitants). Some had years of practical experience behind them, others just worked hard on...
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