Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Q: How many Cohousing communities use timebanking?

[Henning Mortensen (hmortensen]

Hi Daisy, when you refer to timebanking is that being used for participation. 
Ie. For logging time spent working for the community. 

Henning

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> On Apr 21, 2023, at 2:55 PM, Daisy <daisykbirch [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm starting (or continuing?) an inquiry dear cohousers, because I'm in an
> open zoom call this Sunday, and don't know how many cohousers use
> timebanks.
> 
> In national, regional and local cohousing Zooms calls, I hear more
> cohousers reference their local timebank community. I didn't  know they
> existed until after I joined cohousing. Sometimes a coho neighbor will say,
> "*we're both w/the local timebank--shall we bank this hour's work back into
> the community?*"
> 
> Some of our community belong to local timebanking, and two of us volunteer
> regularly there (we earn hours). It fosters community w/out $, and it helps
> us engage, within and outside our local cohousing community, which fulfills
> part of our cohousing values statement. I've come to realize that it's fun
> & convenient for some, and also provides much needed meals & services for
> some.
> 
> I searched for cohousing/timebanking blends and only found this valuable
> interview: Exploring Cohousing w/Trish Becker
> <https://www.ic.org/podcast-trish-becker/>, where timebanking is covered
> briefly at 40:00). I've found little else *written *about it, so I'm
> starting an inquiry here.  If you know more, please let me know...
> 
> *A questions for all cohousers...*
> 1--Does your cohousing community use a timebanking process.
> 2--If you do, do you use it as a community, or do members use it
> individually?
> 3--Which platform do you use to keep track of hours or, is yours a
> *home-made* setup?
> 
> *Please email me* if you actively use Timebanking, and want to further this
> inquiry.
> 
> If you're interested; we're having a Zoom conversation about (local,
> regional and national) timebanking inter-change on a this Sun, (4-21) from
> 4-6pm ET.  If you want to join us in the inquiry register here
> <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc-yurDgrE9Xz1t4krU4W-qmQ8RQebu4s#/registration>
> .
> 
> It's hosted by a Cohouser and a Timebank Volunteer together. We're
> inviting cohousers and neighbors who are interested in local, regional and
> national timebanking.  I'll earn 2 timebank hours for co-hosting, which
> will probably be used for our cohousing community again--we used some for
> editing our community's virtual open house video, now on our website :-)
> 
> Regardless, please email me if your cohousing neighbors or community
> engages in timebanking of some kind, and if you want to further this
> inquiry.
> 
> Warm Regards Always,
> Daisy
> 
> Daisy Birch,
> EVC Cohousing Outreach Team Member
> https://easternvillage.org/
> Member, MAC (Midatlantic Cohousing) Board
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