Simple Changes #44
Explore whether you could use participatory budgeting approaches to enable people to make decisions about how some funds are allocated
Problem
Leaders in more than 3,000 cities and municipalities are using participatory budgeting. It is a democratic process that gives ordinary people direct control over a portion of a public budget. When local residents and community groups have a stake in deciding what projects are funded locally, it empowers residents, strengthens engagement around finding solutions and knits communities together.
Simple Change
You should explore how participatory budgeting could work for your organisation, shifting how community funds are managed to a model that involves citizens.
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