Time Banking:
the new currency
Enabling anyone to turn time into
personal security & community renewal.
At its most basic level, Time Banking is simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community. That hour goes into the getavision TimeBANK as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time dollar to spend on having someone doing something for you. It's a simple idea, but it has powerful ripple effects in building community connections.
Learn more about Time Banking on this video with TimeBank USA's Founder Dr. Edgar S. Cahn
BANK IT!
Five Core Values of Time Banking
- We can all be valued contributors
- Honor real work that is beyond price
- Helping works better as a two-way street
- Networks make individuals stronger
- Respect demands accountability
On the TimeBANK website, you can list what you would like to do for other members. You look up TimeBANK services online or call a community coordinator to do it for you. You earn Time Dollars after each service you perform and then you get to spend it on whatever you want from the listings.
With Time Banking, you will be working with a small group of committed individuals who are joined together for a common good. It connects you to the best in people because it creates a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources. To see what happens each week when you are part of the timeXchange is deeply fulfilling, especially if you are helping to make it run.
