Engaging communities & deepening democracy in
cities and towns schools organizations policy-making decision-making

Engaging communities & deepening democracy in
cities and towns schools organizations policy-making decision-making

What is Participatory Budgeting?

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 real money.

What We Do

We are a nonprofit organization that works with communities to enable them to decide together how to spend public money. We create and support participatory democratic processes, such as participatory budgeting, that deepen democracy, build stronger communities, and make public budgets more equitable and effective.

Public funding allocated through PB
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Community-generated winning projects
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PB participants across the US & Canada
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Campaigns & Advocacy

Learn, Advocate + Win

We educate stakeholders and advocate for equitable, accessible and significant participatory democracy practices.
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Participation Lab

Innovative Resources + Tools

We support participatory democracy practices by developing and piloting resources and tools.
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Technical Assistance

Want support getting started?

We offer project planning and management, individually tailored training, coaching, materials, and other support.
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Want to dig deeper?

Looking for tools on how to implement PB in your school, community or organization? Check out the resource library!

Latest News

Our Time, Our Power: Reflections from the Participatory Democracy Learning Exchange

by Brendan HalloranRecently, I had the opportunity to participate in “Our Time, Our Power”, a learning exchange on participatory democracy hosted by the Participatory Budget...

Doing Good Work in Complex Systems

By Jane DeRonneI love a logic model.  Take this big messy world and tell me that if we do A, B, and C we’ll accomplish...
A group of young people hold up signs to advocate for investments in youth programs. One reads, “7 out of 10 support greater public funding for youth programs

15 Years: Lesson 3: Trust is Key

In the spring, PBP Research Fellow Gina Hakim had the opportunity to sit down with Gary Hytrek, a member of the North American PB Research...

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