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Participatory Budgeting Project

NGO Spaceship Earth General Assembly of Earth USA

Leading US organisation advancing participatory budgeting as a democratic practice, having supported over 400 PB processes and helped allocate hundreds of millions in public funds through direct citizen decision-making.

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Community members engaging in participatory budgeting process

PBP empowers residents to directly decide how public money is spent in their communities

Youth leading participatory budgeting initiative

Youth Lead the Change programs give young people direct power over budget decisions

Large gathering for participatory budgeting event

PBP has supported hundreds of participatory budgeting processes across North America

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Destination Earth (DestinE)

Company

Spatial Web Foundation / Verses AI

From the Field

5 March 2026

New Jersey's PB Seeds program shows how advocacy training spreads democratic practice

A structured cohort model for participatory budgeting advocacy is generating new processes across New Jersey — including youth-led climate budgeting in Newark. Evaluations reveal what participants need to become effective democratic innovators.