budgeting

Participatory Budgeting in the US and Canada: March 2012 in New York, NY

by Tim on November 27, 2011

Josh Lerner (Co-Director, The Participatory Budgeting Project) shared this conference announcement via the NCDD listserv: International Conference: Participatory Budgeting in the US and Canada March 2012 New York City, NY From the email: In a time of widespread budget crises and plummeting trust in government, politicians and community members are searching for more democratic and accountable [...]

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Los Angeles Budget Challenge: Feedback from the Mayor’s Office

by Tim on February 9, 2010

A number of people commented on last month’s post about the Los Angeles Budget Challenge (both online and offline), and most seemed to share my concerns regarding the survey design. Shortly after publishing the post, I reached out to the City of Los Angeles via the email address given on the site. I figured many readers might [...]

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Los Angeles Budget Challenge: When Surveys Won’t Take No For An Answer

by Tim on January 7, 2010

Via Twitter today, I came across a new online consultation by the City of Los Angeles: Los Angeles Budget Challenge How will you balance the City’s budget? The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is given the responsibility by the City Charter to evelop a budget plan that must be presented for City Council [...]

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Participatory Budgeting in Cologne, Germany

by Tim on October 2, 2009

I usually refrain from embedding other people’s hard work unless I have at least some additional value to add. In this case, however, I’m simply glad to see my German hometown embrace public participation: Participatory Budgeting Cologne View more documents from Matthias Trénel. About Zebralog: Zebralog is a not-for-profit organization that supports modern democratic decision making [...]

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