The ability to organize a full-scale participatory budget in a community is going to be different every time. So much flexibility basically depends on the resources available in the present and/or future. However, a local Participatory Budget (PB) is possible even through fundraising. So, if you are concerned about your ability to raise resources for a community project, this should provide you with some peace of mind.
However, a Participatory Budget (PB) project does not aim at being a magic bullet that necessarily meets the needs and wishes of every single community through the employment of minimal resources. It certainly involves hard work, collaboration and insight. Organizing Engagement, an electronic resource in the field of community education, took into consideration these challenges, and created a blog posting with practical information on Participatory Budget (PB). So, to implement your own participatory budget even with approximate timelines, you only need to follow seven key steps at the bottom of the following page: