“Neighbors helping neighbors is as old as our species yet in the hustle and bustle of modern life we are losing touch with the pleasures of being in community. So we're using that touchstone of modern life - the Internet - to reintroduce neighbors to each other and the joys of doing things for each other in reciprocal relationships. To learn more about this new twist on a fundamental human need and custom, please visit www.timebanks.org.”
--www.community.timebanks.org
“For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one Time Dollar. Then you have a Time Dollar to spend on having someone do something for you. It's that simple. Yet it also has profound effects. Time Banks change neighborhoods and whole communities. Time Banking is a social change movement in 22 countries and six continents.”
--www.timbanks.org
“The Dane County Timebank, based in Madison, WI and surrounding communities, links individuals, social service organizations, public and private institutions, food producers, neighborhoods, local businesses and arts groups to make it easier to work together.
Timebanking is an exchange system. People help each other and receive credits for their service. Anyone who helps another member earns one time dollar per hour, which they can then spend on an hour of service from anyone else in the network. Timebanking is a way to value the work we do for others in our community and the work we do in building that community. Instead of going without things because we cannot afford to pay each other with money, we exchange time.
As budgets shrink and expenses grow, it's time for us to use the many wonderful assets of all residents of Dane County, matching unmet needs with unused resources. We each have talents and skills that someone else values. By sharing them, we can create community one hour at a time. “
--www.danecountytimebank.org
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