A service exchange or time bank is a network of individual, organizational and business 'members' that provide services, track and bank their hours and then spend those hours to get their own needs met. A service exchange is NOT a barter network, since nothing is exchanged. One 'member' provides a friendly, neighborly favor to another and records the time they spent doing so.
Our mission: TimeBank Boulder provides a social networking system for front range individuals and organizations to engage in the non-money-based exchanges of services and resources.
Our vision: The vision of TimeBank Boulder is to create a social environment founded on a sharing economy that facilitates connection and cooperation; sharing of time, talent, skills, and resources; encourages service to others; and fosters a healthy community capable of meeting many needs without money.
Our Core Values:
ï‚· Assets: Every individual has valuable skills, talents, and knowledge to share
ï‚· Reciprocity: We gracefully serve others and gracefully receive the service of others
ï‚· Responsibility: The health and success of the community depends on each of us participating
ï‚· Respect: Every individual is equally accepted, honored, and held accountable
ï‚· Community: By helping each other, we build social capital and develop strong bonds of friendship, trust, and support.
We believe in Open Innovation! We implement the best ideas of our members and coordinators. This broad based co-production model of networking and development affords us all the best tools for sustaining our local communities!