PB CLE IS BACK!
While democratic institutions weaken before our eyes, PB CLE believes democracy is worth fighting for. And we’re launching that fight right here in Cleveland through our People’s Budget pilot. Since our all-hands meeting last month in Slavic Village, we’ve made substantial progress towards launching the project.
Through the six month PB pilot, residents in one Cleveland neighborhood will propose ideas and make decisions on how to allocate $$$ to projects in their neighborhood through a participatory budgeting voting process. PB CLE’s neighborhood selection committee is currently in the process of selecting a neighborhood! More than 30 people nominated neighborhoods to host the people's budget pilot.
Nominated neighborhoods include Mt. Pleasant, Slavic Village, Woodland Hills, Glenville, Lee Seville, Lee Harvard, Central/Kinsman, Buckeye, Union Miles, Detroit Shoreway/Cudell, and Edgewater. We will announce the selected neighborhood in May!
PB CLE is hiring!
PB CLE is hiring a Project Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA position) to facilitate the PB pilot. This is a full-time role that starts in spring 2025 and runs 18 months. A full job description is here. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 16.
The Program Coordinator will be one of two paid staff – along with the Program Manager – to support the planning, leading, and evaluating the PB pilot in collaboration with residents, the PB CLE steering committee, and participating neighborhood organizations.
The Coordinator will run event logistics in collaboration with the Neighborhood Steering Committee and other volunteers, such as securing locations and ordering food. They will also lead data-gathering for the pilot evaluation and play a key role in narrative-shaping, including social media outreach and coaching pilot participants to share their stories through earned media.
