PB toolkit for local governments

A toolkit designed for financial officers on how to implement PB processes.

The Participatory Budgeting Toolkit for Financial Officers includes information that can assist local governments in BC use participatory budgeting.

It consists of four sections. Section 1, Definitions of Participatory Budgeting and Useful Links, provides an overview of what participatory budgeting means and where information can be found about how it is and has been used around the world. Section 2, Examples of Participatory Budgeting in Action, offers two summaries of how local governments (one in Brazil and one in the USA) have used participatory budgeting. Section 3, Participatory Budgeting in Tofino, presents an overview of how the District of Tofino used participatory budgeting in their Grant process. Section 4, Practical Steps for Implementation, outlines a simple place to start this process and lays out a step by step process for making Participatory Budgeting work in your community.

Source: Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia, District of Tofino

Year of publication: 2016