Timebanking
How To

Need a hand with something? Make an ad on our user-friendly software Time and Talents, and Timebank members will help!

One hour of each member's time earns one time credit, thirty minutes earns 0.5 time credits and so on.
Don't worry - Time and Talents keeps track of everything, and works on your phone, home computer, or a computer at your local library.
Don't use the internet? The Timebank coordinator can help.

Earning time credits is easy: helping other Timebank members, or at Timebank events like a Koha Cafe or the Spring Market.

There's lots of ways to spend time credits: attending Timebank workshops, getting help with all sorts of things; and you can gift them to others too.

Have something you need a hand with?

Maybe help with painting your fence, using a smartphone, a pot of soup, borrowing tool...

Ask other Timebank members.

Maybe one person helps, or a crowd - group exchanges are a great way to get things done.

Everyone who helps out earns time credits

Want more background?

Want to know more about Timebanking's history, philosophy, and other Timebanks?
Here's a few links that might be useful.

Edgar Cahn created timebanking as we know it.
Some background on 'time-based currency'.
TimeBanks.Org, the original Timebanking organisation has all sorts of information.
Wellington Timebank. Our sister Timebank - you can be a member here and there!