Over the last few months we have been busy preparing new and updated resources related to Participatory Budgeting. We want to give you a brief overview of what’s available, and where to find them on our website. Choose for Cheetham…
đź’Ą Youth find their voice through Participatory Budgetingđź’Ą Loving the video from Choose for Cheetham, where young people and applicants voted on ÂŁ230,000 funding (yes, you read that right… ÂŁ230K) for youth development activities in Cheetham Hill. Led by Young…
The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies has released new guidance, co-authored by Pete Bryant of Shared Future. Their new report, “Supporting Members After the Climate Assembly Ends: How to Nurture Action” aims to help commissioners, organisers and funders to consider…
Our latest climate assembly is now underway in Cumbria. The Cumbria Climate Assembly is focussed on ensuring the voices of everyday residents are heard and can influence local climate policies. The need for impactful ways for residents to have their…
100+ children and young people. 21 youth organisations. £200,000 up for grabs. What could go wrong? Not a lot it seems. Shared Future were happy to support Choose For Cheetham 2025, after the steering group decided to use participatory budgeting…
On 16th November 2024, eleven local charities and community organisations gathered in Lancaster for the second “Your Pots – Your Say” community voting day. Watch what went on. Using the model of Participatory Budgeting, each group was bidding for between…
On the 30th January 2025, the residents of Birmingham who took part in this citizens’ jury presented their recommendations from the past four months to the Birmingham Museums Trust leadership team, its stakeholders, as well as influencers from the broader…
Our resource for grant making through participatory budgeting has had a make-over. Refreshed and released at the beginning of January 2025, it has been updated to add new content, fix broken links, and reflect Shared Future’s current branding. Specifically written…
From January 2025 we are losing a valuable part of our core team. However Samuel will keep connected, as the latest member of our Associates pool. Samuel joined us back in May 2023 and, over the past 18 months, became…
Pots of Possibility grants are designed to regenerate the environment and build healthy, thriving communities across the Lancaster district. They consist of smaller “Community Pots” grants, which are awarded by a panel, and larger “Your Pots” grants, where successful projects…