Participatory Policy-Making Learning Exchange
This graphic presents a vision for participatory policy-making rooted in equity, accessibility, and significance. It's the result of a learning exchange event the Democracy Beyond Elections coalition convened.
Participatory Policy-Making
This one-pager gives an overview of what participatory policy-making (PPM) is, why it is a useful tool, the working group that developed the PPM model, and an overview of the steps in the process.
Read more about the process and the PPM “Safe Schools” pilot in Brooklyn here.
Outreach Toolkit
This toolkit aims to equip PB implementers with a solid grounding in the basic principles of community outreach and a set of concrete tools to guide you.
Next Generation Democracy
This report highlights PB's impact, features the voices of civic leaders, elected officials, and PB participants, and explores why 3,000+ cities have implemented it.
Municipal Evaluation Toolkit
Participatory Budgeting Toolkit for Cities: Why Data Matters. Learn how PB works, who takes part, and how it impacts local communities and Democracy.
Guide to PB in Schools
A series of lesson plans and worksheets that walk you through planning, idea collection, proposal development, voting, and funded project implementation. Although this guide was developed for high schools, it can be modified for all age levels!
Democracy Beyond Elections
This one-pager gives an overview of what Democracy Beyond Elections (DBE) is providing goals and solutions to deepen participatory democracy.
Community-led Recovery: How to Use Participatory Budgeting for ARPA Funding
This booklet provides information on how your community can and must have a say in American Rescue Plan Fund Allocation.
Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Oregon
Youth Voice Youth Vote PB (YV2 PB) was launched in Oregon in 2022 to use participatory democracy practices to allocate ARPA funds.
Community-Driven Zoning and Development in Chicago’s 35th Ward
When Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa took office in 2015, he initiated a six-month long process to restructure the way zoning and development decisions were made in Chicago’s 35th Ward.
