International Approach…
- Uses “geographical and complementary political boundaries to facilitate decision-making and service delivery”
- Uses public meetings to initiate and carry out the budget process
- Relies upon annual budgeting cycles to provide a framework for planning, implementation and local involvement
- Relies on a network of “support agencies”
- Informs local efforts with a “budget matrix” for an entire city that puts local needs and demands into perspective
NCBG Approach…
- Uses the neighborhood or electoral district as a unit of budget analysis, organizing and planning
- Meets with grassroots organizations to discuss neighborhood priorities
- Mobilizes community participation in annual budget hearings and advocates for government reforms to make the process more accessible
- NCBG is the support agency for community organizations
- Convenes citywide leadership teams to coordinate and discern the policy barriers, government spending patterns and needed changes in the decision-making process
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