Join the two day convention and take part in our workshop ‘The City of Empaville’ We are proud sponsors of The Peoples Powerhouse ‘This is the North convention’ and invite you to join us at the convention on Wednesday 29th…
We were pleased to be hosted by Scribe Accounts and join their one day convention Scribefest 2023. Jez presents Unlocking Community Power: The potential of Participatory Budgeting, as he discusses what Participatory Budgeting is, how it works and shares why…
In 2023 we supported ‘Your Pots’, which offered grants of £5000 to £10,000 to help regenerative enterprise or zero-waste initiative grow into something great. The Pots of Possibility fund supports ideas for developing a zero-waste, circular and regenerative economy in…
As Shared Future grows and takes on new projects and challenges we have been recruiting two new staff members. Rowan has replaced Maria as our project officer. We have also recruited Samuel to focus on our comms and outreach, particularly…
As Shared Future grows and takes on new projects and challenges we have been recruiting two new staff members. We have recruited Samuel to focus on our comms and outreach, particularly growing our participatory budgeting work, as well as supporting…
Director of Shared Future, Peter Bryant, has contributed to a new evaluation report by The Place-Based Climate Action Network and The Economic and Social Research Council, which was launched in June 2023. Their report chronicles five years of research by…
This new guide and toolkit reflects on recent experiences of Participatory Budgeting (PB) within the Gwent area of Wales, from early 2020 to January 2023. Produced by Shared Future, following qualitative research in Gwent, and building on our long experience…
The Shipley Town Council Citizens’ Jury is an example of a deliberative process, similar to a Citizens’ Assembly, but smaller. It was commissioned by Shipley Town Council with support from a National Lottery ‘Together for Our Planet’ grant. Shared Future…
At the beginning of 2023 Shared Future was involved in designing and facilitating the London Borough of Wandsworth’s Citizen Assembly on Air Quality. The Assembly was the fruition of the new administration’s manifesto pledges to hold a Citizens Assembly, to…
We believe that young people should have a voice in shaping their future through participatory democracy. That is why we took part in a joint project, funded by Erasmus+, working with colleagues in Poland, Spain and Northern Ireland. The project created…