The Participatory Budgeting Project

📣 New Workshop Series! Ready to launch your participatory budgeting (PB) process? ✨PB Roadmap✨ will guide you through every step— starting with our first 2 workshops: Planning + Outreach! 🔗 participatorybudgeting.org/pb-roadmap/ #ParticipatoryBudgeting #PBRoadmap #CommunityEngagement #PB

📢 Join us and our partners TONIGHT in Orange, NJ - let’s get together to help identify priorities such as programs, services, educational resources, technology access, and community spaces that best serve the City of Orange community.

🎉We’re a finalist to present at the @NCRC conference! Vote today for our session: "What It Will Take to Rebuild - and Reimagine - American Democracy" woobox.com/typba3/gallery…

📖 New Jersey has a history with slavery that most people never learned in school — and it’s impacts are felt today. The NJ Reparations Council’s new report lays out the truth and the path toward repair. 👉 Read & share: njisj.org/print/njrcrepo…  #ReparationsNow #ReparationsNJ

Doing outreach for a #participatorybudgeting process? It’s more than just putting up flyers. Join us July 15 to learn proven tactics that actually bring people in and keep them engaged. July 16, 4-6 pm ET 🔗 participatorybudgeting.org/pb-roadmap/

Flyers won’t cut it. Want real community engagement? Join our PB Roadmap Workshop on July 15 to learn how to design equity-first outreach that works. Register now 👉 participatorybudgeting.org/pb-roadmap #participatorybudgeting #democracy

Planning a #participatorybudgeting process? Don’t wing it. Join our 2-part virtual workshop on June 25–26 to learn how to build timelines, set up teams, design real budgets & center equity from the start. 👉 Register here: participatorybudgeting.org/pb-roadmap/

📣 City staff, organizers & community leaders: Want to make your PB process actually work? Join our 2️⃣ upcoming workshops to go from kickoff to real impact. 🗓️ June 25: Planning for Powerful PB 🗓️ July 16: Outreach That Reaches People 🔗 Register now: participatorybudgeting.org/pb-roadmap

Most people have never experienced this kind of democracy. ⤵️ Comment below on what makes participatory budgeting special for you. #democracy #participatorydemocracy #pbseeds #participatorybudgeting

📊 Planning your PB process? Join our 2-part virtual workshop “Setting the Stage” on June 25 & 26 to build timelines, budgets & strategies that center community needs. Register now: participatorybudgeting.org/pb-roadmap #participatorybudgeting #democracy

Oligarchy: 🚫 Participatory Budgeting: ✅ If you want to know how public dollars can serve real people, sign up here: participatorybudgeting.org/newsletter/ #democracy #participatorybudgeting

Public money, community power. #NewJersey residents, what if you could help decide where it goes? 🚨 Tomorrow is the LAST day to apply for a free summer training that gives you the tools to make real decisions for your community. 📅 Don’t miss it: participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey

Got ideas for your neighborhood? 💡 Use real public money to fund them, just like Sharee did. Learn how through NJ’s FREE Participatory Budgeting summer training. ⏳ Apply by May 30 🔗 participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey #democracy #participatorybudgeting #newjersey #nj

PB = Participatory Budgeting. It’s how everyday people help decide how public funds are spent - on schools, parks, safety, and more. Courtney’s part of a growing network making that real. ➡️Only a few more days left to apply! participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey

🚨 Only a few days left to apply! This summer, help lead real alternatives through a FREE 8-week #participatorybudgeting training for NJ residents. ⏳ Applications close May 23! participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey #democracy #nj #newjersey

There is a way to give communities the power to fund real solutions, from air filters in schools to safe parks and clean streets. 🌟 It’s called #participatorybudgeting and it’s already happening across the US. Find out how: participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey #democracy #nj

“Wait… you came to fix things?” - your local government 😅 Most of us are used to showing up, venting, and leaving with nothing but a free pen but #participatorybudgeting is not just talk, it’s power. You bring the idea. The community votes. The city funds it. #democracy #nj

Tired of decisions being made for your community without asking? This summer, you can change that. Join a free training to learn how to bring Participatory Budgeting to your city. 📍 Open to NJ residents 🕒 Apply by May 23 participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey

Dream big, Jersey. Want parks, wellness programs, or safer schools? We’ll show you how to fund them. Apply by May 23 to join a hands-on training that puts your vision in motion. ➡️ participatorybudgeting.org/newjersey #democracy #participatorybudgeting #newjersey #nj

👀 A gentle reminder to local governments everywhere: if you want people to show up, open the door. #democracy #participatorydemocracy #pbseeds #participatorybudgeting