The Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP)
The Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) is a nonprofit organization set up in 2009 that empowers people to decide together how to spend public money, primarily in the US and Canada. PBP is the lead organization advancing participatory budgeting across the United States and Canada. So far it has empowered more than 400,000 people to directly […]
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The Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) is a nonprofit organization set up in 2009 that empowers people to decide together how to spend public money, primarily in the US and Canada. PBP is the lead organization advancing participatory budgeting across the United States and Canada. So far it has empowered more than 400,000 people to directly decide how to spend $300 million in public funds in 29 cities. Its database consists of Scoping Toolkit for officials and staff in government and institutions that are interested in launching a PB process and of Organizing Toolkit designed with organizers and advocates in mind, which gives you the tools you need to get started campaigning to bring PB to your community.