Participatory Budgeting

Participatory Budgeting

What is Participatory Budgeting: 

Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been applied to thousands of budgets in the U.S. and around the globe, including city, county, state, and federal budgets; discretionary funds of elected officials; and school, school district, and university budgets and non-profits organizations. As a democratic process that gives community members direct control over how public funds are spent, Beth-El Center has adopted PB as part of its commitment to self-governance, with nearly 60% of guests participating in 2026. 

Key Steps: 

• Designing the Process

• Brainstorming Ideas

• Developing Proposals 

• Funding Winning Projects 

• Evaluating the Process