Tool for #MakingDemocracyFun: @EngageLab @stake game at #PBConf.

Roles for games in #ParticipatoryBudgeting: test rules, build empathy & understanding, spark creativity, demo process #PBConf

Digital voting station for #ParticipatoryBudgeting by Empatia. #PBConf @D21world @PBProject

I'm now 21 yr old Karen Silkwood, in Empaville #ParticipatoryBudgeting game #PBConf #MakingDemocracyFun

What is business model for accessible #ParticipatoryBudgeting tech? @cdparra @D21world @bulbintown @stan_voxpopuli #PBConf

"How do we connect #opendata with #civictech tools for #ParticipatoryBudgeting?" #pbconf @DataMadeCo @whitehouseostp @policylink

Top technology for making #ParticipatoryBudgeting accessible: paper and pen #PBConf

Next step for scaling up #ParticipatoryBudgeting: building a comprehensive tech platform? #PBConf

How to use #ParticipatoryBudgeting for org budgets: @aseemmulji shares @PBProject approach at #PBConf

Tip for getting better ideas: Get residents thinking early by doing walk around the area, looking at what needs fixing #PBConf

Every budget that serves the community should use #ParticipatoryBudgeting. Gail from @TOHousing at #PBConf

"Don't assume that you know what residents want - bring them to the table" @CVHaction at #PBConf. @MMViverito @cmenchaca

Lesson from #ParticipatoryBudgeting at @TOHousing: engage lots of tenants to spread out work, avoid burnout. #PBConf

"The amount of money on the table in #ParticipatoryBudgeting matters because that's the real power"- @TOHousing at #PBConf

#ParticipatoryBudgeting at @TOHousing shows tenants that yes, they can change their community!- #PBConf @MMViverito @NYCHA

#ParticipatoryBudgeting at public housing helps tenants think beyond their own building- @CVHaction at #PBConf. @TOHousing @NYCHA

#ParticipatoryBudgeting builds community in public housing, at @TOHousing, coming soon to @NYCHA #PBConf

Bernadette from @TOHousing: My teenage daughter was too embarrassed to have friends over, until we fixed bldg w PB. #PBConf

At @TOHousing, delegates from each building vote in #ParticipatoryBudgeting, after learning about each other's projects. #PBConf

Both @CVHaction & @TOHousing brought #ParticipatoryBudgeting back from World Social Forum in Porto Alegre #PBConf

.@PBinSTL holding #ParticipatoryBudgeting voting alongside November general election to boost turnout. @MeganEllyia #pbconf

People aren't going to GO online to vote - you have to get people ALREADY online to vote, eg w ads. @rexrichardson #PBConf

Organizing oriented communities embrace #ParticipatoryBudgeting more than service oriented communities. @rexrichardson #PBConf

How to get broad support for PB: Tell ALL community leaders that this is chance to get things they need. @CDRosa #PBConf

Key Q for @LocalProgress: How do you institutionalize #ParticipatoryBudgeting for the long haul? #PBConf session on that at 2:30

Because of #ParticipatoryBudgeting hundreds of people in my community now understand how hard it is to govern. @CDRosa #PBConf

So meta! North American #ParticipatoryBudgeting Research Board voting on research priorities at #PBConf

Tip for writing #ParticipatoryBudgeting rules: Start w rules that worked elsewhere, then revise at end of cycle. #PBConf

#MakingDemocracyFun at #PBConf #ParticipatoryBudgeting training. @PBProject @HarvardAsh

Off to Boston for @PBProject #ParticipatoryBudgeting conference! See you there or at #PBConf! @YouthLeadBoston @HarvardAsh