1. TimeBanking Giving. Receiving. Reweaving community.

2. welcome! This powerpoint comes in three parts. Part 1: A quick overview of TimeBanking, plus information on TimeBanks USA. Levels 2 and 3 are for going deeper: Part 2: Introductory how-to of TimeBanking Part 3: Tying TimeBanking to social services, community justice, and systems change with Co-Production principles Use one, two, or all three parts as needed.

3. TimeBanking Part One What Is TimeBanking?

4. What Is A TimeBank? TimeBanks use TimeBank Hours (also called Time Credits, Time Dollars) as a medium of exchange to create circles of giving and receiving One hour given in service to others = One Hour earned Members use Hours earned to receive services from others

5. What is a TimeBank? A TimeBank is a ‘community of caring’ Members give to, and receive from, each other – as persons, groups, associations, organizations build trust and a sense of community through neighborhood projects and events make transformational change

6. The When and Where of TimeBanks The first TimeBanks began in 1987 TimeBanks USA was founded in 1995 TimeBanks have spread to 32 nations TimeBanking is in 44 states The TimeBank network is expanding and evolving

7. TimeBanking Core Principles Assets: We all have something to give Reciprocity: Receivers become empowered as givers (and vice versa) Real Work: Building home, family, community is real, meaningful work Respect: Every individual is owed respect and accountability Community: We are stronger when together and interdependent

8. Examples of Giving & Receiving: Open Frail seniors: Helping others in the ways they choose, such as: Connecting daily on the phone, being admirers and advisors for a children’s garden, participating in a story- sharing circle, teaching their peers to use the internet. Guided Teen jurors on the Time Dollar Youth Court: Arrested teens who come before the youth court are sentenced to jury duty. After training as jurors, they serve on the jury for 8 Saturdays. They have authority from the Superior Court to hear the cases of their peers and impose sentences including jury duty and community service. Anyone Can Give – And Anyone Can Receive!

9. Giving & Receiving – 2 Kinds TimeBank giving & receiving can be Open – the result of choices by TimeBank members (as with the seniors in the example just shared) Guided – designed beforehand by a TB host or sponsor to achieve specific goals and outcomes (as with the teen jurors)

10. The Flexibility of TimeBanking The possibilities are endless – here are some examples of ways in which individuals and groups can give and receive: Transportation (errands, shopping, medical, worship, local, public, long distance, miscellaneous) Help at Home (child care, cooking, sewing, hair & beauty, housekeeping, chores, pet care, respite, etc.) Companionship (dining, clubs, email & IM, home visits, telephone calls, visiting, medical trips, etc.) Wellness (complementary therapy, counseling, diet & nutrition, fitness, exercise, meditation, yoga, etc.) Recreation (dancing, games, events, books, videos, sports, travel, walking, tours, etc.) Education, Mentoring (computers, language, finances, book groups, life skills, etc.) Arts, Crafts, Music (classes, workshops, entertainment, photo, theater, lessons, miscellaneous) Home Care (house-sitting, carpentry, electrical, garden, yard work, painting, plumbing, car care, etc.) Business Services (clerical, computer support, financial, legal, marketing, research, translation, etc.) Information (medical, transport, services, education, community, vendors, service providers, etc.) Community Contributions, Advocacy (Community clean-up, testifying at public hearings, holding rallies for responsive government, etc.) The possibilities are limited only by our imaginations!

11. The Power of TimeBanking TimeBanks range in size from 20 members to close on 2000 members They involve giving and receiving by individuals, groups, and organizations The circles expand and deepen over time TimeBanks are great at drawing together people of different generations, ethnicities, income levels and life experience through the five core values/principles

12. Social Services  Developmental programs  Home-based support  Elderly, youth & child care  Tutoring & enrichment Enlist persons to help each other and build community Faith-based Organizations  Congregations and members become mentors  Sponsorship of events Organizations carry out mission and increase impacts in community Juvenile/Criminal Justice  Youth courts – jury of peers and learning  Drug/STD prevention, education, treatmen,  Informal support networks for persons returning home from prison Help integrate these persons into community, build skills, create success experiences Community Centers Provide activities, give credits for:  Skills training,  Classes and workshops  Peer tutoring / ESL, etc  Child and youth care  Sports and games  Group events  Host clubs Facilitate interaction, involvement, interdependence in center, groups and community Arts Organizations  Artists working in community – after school, community centers, projects, workshops, courses and training Artists earn, youth learn, more exposure of community to art Local Business  Accept credits, discounts or coupons  Participate in mentoring  Supplement wages  Use local source services Link businesses & non-profits, boost purchasing & loyalty Public & Private Institutions Schools Cross-age tutoring, mentoring and support activities City Accept for bus tickets Sponsor community events Volunteer programs and roles County Supplement social and city services Community and group affairs/events Volunteer programs and roles Other Stretch public funds by enlisting TimeBank members, increase accessibility of services Community TimeBank Connecting members, different organizations and sectors for services and solutions, weaving relations, creating community TimeBanking: An Example of a Large, City-Wide TimeBank (Courtesy of Stephanie Rearick, Founder, Dane County TimeBank)

13. Join The TimeBanking Network! Find Start-up materials, tools, assistance, and training Community Weaver software Networking opportunities with experienced TimeBank leaders nationwide and internationally in the TimeBanking movement Access to call-ins and webinars TimeBanking regional conferences Shared research into and development of TimeBank applications Learn the many ways that TimeBanking builds more caring, generous and just communities

14. Want To Know More? Check out www.timebanks.org For connections, materials, information

15. TimeBanking Part Two TimeBanking How-To Overview

16. How It Works (Members’ View) The TimeBank coordinator/s sign up new members What members offer to give/receive is listed on Community Weaver software The software helps to set up the what, where, when of member activities Members record their completed activities Community Weaver keeps track of members’ giving/receiving

17. The TimeBank, Day-to-Day A TimeBank coordinator/leadership team Includes TimeBank members as its citizens and owners May include paid coordinator time – from a few hours a week to full-time, or, for large TimeBanks, more than one full-time paid person Manages the day-to-day running of the TimeBank Signs up members, organizes events, manages admin, outreach etc May decide whether the TimeBank should become a non- profit 501 (c) 3 organization Encourages members’ enthusiasm, leadership and ownership for operating/managing/growing/funding the TimeBank Makes sure that funding efforts are fully supported

18. Why Time Credits are Tax Exempt – and what it means In several local rulings, the IRS has said that Time Credits/TimeBank Hours are tax exempt – but only under specific conditions:* Their use is for charitable purposes, such as to strengthen vulnerable populations by exchanges of time and effort aimed at building community The unit is always one hour for one hour Their use is clearly non-commercial The obligations entered into are moral or social – they are not enforceable by legal means *Please contact TBUSA for details

19. Your new TimeBank – A success-building checklist 1. The big WHY: a clear reason for being (the mission) plus the 5 core principles/values in place 2. Champions and stakeholders who are actively supportive 3. The big WHAT: a map of future achievements (the vision) is explored, discussed, shared, and owned 4. Resource strategies and action plans to match the vision and mission 5. Well-informed, competent, organized coordinator/leadership team to support and build members’ engagement/ownership 6. Open or planned giving and receiving, or both, to meet mission and members’ needs – and always, always, social events and gatherings 7. Projected size is in line with mission/vision and resources: small, 20- 150 members; medium, 150-350; large, 350-2,000+ 8. Community Weaver TimeBanking software 9. Link to TimeBanks USA network of TimeBanks 10. Patience, passion, and a willingness to keep learning

20. Social Services  Developmental programs  Home-based support  Elderly, youth & child care  Tutoring & enrichment Enlist persons to help each other and build community Faith-based Organizations  Congregations and members become mentors  Sponsorship of events Organizations carry out mission and increase impacts in community Juvenile/Criminal Justice  Youth courts – jury of peers and learning  Drug/STD prevention, education, treatmen,  Informal support networks for persons returning home from prison Help integrate these persons into community, build skills, create success experiences Community Centers Provide activities, give credits for:  Skills training,  Classes and workshops  Peer tutoring / ESL, etc  Child and youth care  Sports and games  Group events  Host clubs Facilitate interaction, involvement, interdependence in center, groups and community Arts Organizations  Artists working in community – after school, community centers, projects, workshops, courses and training Artists earn, youth learn, more exposure of community to art Local Business  Accept credits, discounts or coupons  Participate in mentoring  Supplement wages  Use local source services Link businesses & non-profits, boost purchasing & loyalty Public & Private Institutions Schools Cross-age tutoring, mentoring and support activities City Accept for bus tickets Sponsor community events Volunteer programs and roles County Supplement social and city services Community and group affairs/events Volunteer programs and roles Other Stretch public funds by enlisting TimeBank members, increase accessibility of services Community TimeBank Connecting members, different organizations and sectors for needed services, weaving relations, creating community TimeBanking: Different Applications in One TimeBank (Courtesy of Stephanie Rearick, Founder, Dane County TimeBank)

21. Want To Know More? Check out www.timebanks.org For connections, materials, information

22. TimeBanking Part Three Going Deeper: TimeBanking & Co-Production

23. Co-Production– The Basic Idea Rejects the usual view that receivers of services are “clients” or “consumers” where the focus is on what they lack or need. Sees that, given the opportunity, the receivers of services can become “co-producers” of outcomes that are sought by programs, the professionals, the clients, their families and their communities. Focuses on learning by all, so that, ultimately, everyone contributes, and everyone wins.

24. TimeBank examples of Co- Production Open giving & receiving Frail seniors help others in the ways they choose, such as: Connecting daily on the phone, being admirers and advisors for a children’s garden, participating in a story- sharing circle, teaching their peers to use the internet – They are co-producing WELL-BEING Guided giving & receiving Teen jurors on the Time Dollar Youth Court: Arrested youth who come before the court are sentenced to jury duty – then are trained as jurors to consider the actions of their peers, and have authority from the justice system to impose sentences including jury duty and community service – They are co-producing JUVENILE JUSTICE

25. Co-Producing Systems and Social Change Ingredients of Change: The 5 core values 2 forms of partnering TimeBanking (recommended) The 5 Core Values: 1. Assets 2. Reciprocity 3. Redefining Work 4. Respect 5. Community

26. Co-Producing Systems and Social Change Ingredients of Change: The 5 core values 1. 2 forms of partnering TimeBanking (recommended) Two Forms of Partnering: Service-providing professionals and staff choose and learn to partner with the people they serve at the same time as The organizations, agencies, and/or systems in which those professionals work, partner with the communities they serve – in accordance with the five core values

27. Co-Producing Systems and Social Change Ingredients of Change: The 5 core values 2 forms of partnering TimeBanking (recommended) TimeBanking: Through the TimeBank, the informal, organic “core” economy of home, family and community co- produces change with public, nonprofit and market systems that use money, credentialing, and formal systems to achieve their goals.

28. Social Services  Developmental programs  Home-based support  Elderly, youth & child care  Tutoring & enrichment Enlist persons to help each other and build community Faith-based Organizations  Congregations and members become mentors  Sponsorship of events Organizations carry out mission and increase impacts in community Juvenile/Criminal Justice  Youth courts – jury of peers and learning  Drug/STD prevention, education, treatmen,  Informal support networks for persons returning home from prison Help integrate these persons into community, build skills, create success experiences Community Centers Provide activities, give credits for:  Skills training,  Classes and workshops  Peer tutoring / ESL, etc  Child and youth care  Sports and games  Group events  Host clubs Facilitate interaction, involvement, interdependence in center, groups and community Arts Organizations  Artists working in community – after school, community centers, projects, workshops, courses and training Artists earn, youth learn, more exposure of community to art Local Business  Accept credits, discounts or coupons  Participate in mentoring  Supplement wages  Use local source services Link businesses & non-profits, boost purchasing & loyalty Public & Private Institutions Schools Cross-age tutoring, mentoring and support activities City Accept for bus tickets Sponsor community events Volunteer programs and roles County Supplement social and city services Community and group affairs/events Volunteer programs and roles Other Stretch public funds by enlisting TimeBank members, increase accessibility of services Community TimeBank Connecting members, different organizations and sectors for needed services, weaving relations, creating community TimeBanking: Co-Producing a Wealth of Opportunity (Courtesy of Stephanie Rearick, Founder, Dane County TimeBank)

29. TimeBanks & Co-Production – It’s a Matter of Choice When a TimeBank’s membership includes groups or individuals from hard-hit and vulnerable populations, the aim will be to achieve Co-Production. But all TimeBanks can make this choice. It’s a natural fit… Each TimeBank decides how it will go about achieving Co-Production and to what extent. Co-Production can evolve and expand over time with increased experience.

30. Join The TimeBanking Network! Find Start-up materials, tools, assistance, and training Community Weaver software Networking opportunities with experienced TimeBank leaders nationwide and internationally in the TimeBanking movement Access to TimeBanking call-ins and webinars Regional TimeBanking conferences Shared research into and development of TimeBank applications Learn the many ways that TimeBanking builds more just, generous, and caring communities

31. A Final Word TimeBanking connects untapped resources in community to unmet needs. It does this through exchanges that are filled with generosity – thereby enriching and enlarging the spirit of our families, our neighborhoods, our associations, our churches and temples, our communities, even our formal systems. We hope you are inspired to learn more…

32. Protecting TimeBanking… To protect the integrity of the terms “TimeBank” and “Time Dollar” To protect the integrity of the terms “Time Dollars” and “TimeBanking,” and as the founding organization for TimeBanking, TBUSA has had to trademark the terms As the owner of the Trademarks, TBUSA as the national office of the TBUSA Network has a legal obligation to show that it has made every effort to protect the integrity of the trademarked terms. To comply with the law in this regard, we request that every entity using the name TimeBank or Time Dollars, or trading on the name TimeBank or Time Dollars to enter into a licensing agreement with the TBUSA network through the national office, and to affirm that it will apply the conditions laid out by the IRS* Affiliate members of the TBUSA network all make that affirmation in their membership agreement. TimeBanks calls on those who do not choose to join the TimeBank network to sign a licensing agreement with TBUSA in order to protect the integrity of these terms and the health and well-being of the TimeBanking movement. *Please contact TBUSA for more details

33. TimeBanking Giving. Receiving. Creating Community. One Hour at a Time