Participatory Budgeting Alister Shaw

How to get People to Involved?

Voice Your Choice

Communities R US

Richard Edwards & Alister Shaw

PB: A Successful Method of Getting People to Get involved

WHY? Its a wilderness

PB: Not just a £ thing!

Meaningful Engagement: if you are serious about people influencing you have to

give them the means to do it.

Manton’s Process

Budget Bingo: Priority Setting

Tailoring Approaches: things to watch!

Tailoring Approaches: go to the voters

Tailoring Approaches: Get out there!

Primary Outcome: Not the £, but the turnout!

Secondary Outcome: Do People Influence?

District 25%

National Average 30%

Manton 41%Sources : Place Survey & Local Independent Impact Assessment

Secondary Outcome: Promotes that Community Engagement is worthwhile

In 2004:Poor EngagementBlame culture rife between public sector & people“No one listens to me”

By 2010: 60% of the population EngagedTrust levels arguably highest in generations57% people think area getting better41% Feel they influence“I am somebody”

Secondary Outcome: What Services do because of PB

• Attracts additional investment• Tracks local need• Delivers services that are co-owned by Public

Sector & People• Shows that people are part of the solution rather

than passive consumers of public services.• Improves relationships between Public Sector &

local people.• Grows the depth of Community Engagement

Finally

Trust the People

Richard Edwards & Alister Shaw