Cambridge Seeks Volunteers for 2019 Participatory Budget Cycle

The City of Cambridge is seeking volunteers to serve on the Participatory Budgeting Outreach Committee for the upcoming 2019 Participatory Budgeting cycle. Volunteers will help ensure that the next Participatory Budgeting process, which will run from June – December 2019, engages as many community members as possible. 
 
This year, $1 million will be set aside to fund the winning projects. Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of the City’s capital budget.
 
Outreach Committee members will serve from May-December 2019 and will assist with:

• Organizing community events and promoting PB through their networks and social media
• Attending monthly outreach check-in sessions from May-November (no meeting in September)
• Distributing PB fliers, doorhangers, and posters around Cambridge
• Setting up and/or volunteering for at least four idea collection events in June/July
• Setting up and/or volunteering for at least four voting events in December 
• Working in mobile voting teams during Vote Week in December to increase voter turnout
• Recruiting volunteers to serve as Budget Delegates 

Cambridge residents interested in serving on the PB Cambridge Outreach Committee can apply online at pb.cambridgema.gov.

 or by contacting Matt Nelson in the Budget Office at pb@cambridgema.gov  or 617-349-4270. The deadline to apply is May 17, 2019.