Take a sneak peak into PBP Co-ED Shari Davis feature in the New York Times’ Visionaries series
NPR interview with Shari Davis: What If You Could Decide How The Government Spends Public Funds?
Celebrating this year’s biggest wins: revitalizing democracy in 2020
Leadership Change at PBP
Shari Davis Interview on Building a New America with Jonathan Arias
Giving Tuesday is coming up. Here are 3 community leaders we are grateful for
Building Community and Student Power in Public Universities
Urban public universities are difficult places to find community. In what are largely “commuter schools”, students have less opportunities to connect on a daily basis. Many students balance coursework, family commitments, and multiple jobs. It’s easy for campus life to fall by the wayside. In the face of this, Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a vital […]
Participatory Budgeting for Businesses: It Justworks
Last April, Isaac Oates was leaving his local library when a stranger asked him to vote. At first he politely declined, but when the volunteer said it was about the budget and would just take a minute, Isaac took a ballot, and learned about participatory budgeting (PB). Six months later, Oates was leading a PB […]
Don’t miss this opportunity TODAY to build REAL Democracy
Happy #GivingTuesday! On this international day of giving, we’re launching our Democracy Made by You Campaign to raise $30,000 to expand participatory budgeting (PB). Your gift to PBP can be doubled today! – Here’s how: PBP is a Spark Prize finalist! If we raise $7,500 today, we’ll receive a $7,500 match. If you’re ready to […]
Meet Hui Zhen Li – and celebrate with her on June 1st
Have you met Hui Zhen Li, a 90-year-old community leader in Oakland? We’re celebrating her amazing work as a PB leader with Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) at our June 1st Oakland PBParty Benefit! As this summer marks five years of participatory budgeting (PB) in California, now is the time to get your tickets to […]
