Supported and developed by Timebanking UK
Welcome to the Barnet Timebanking Network
Timebanking is the way of spending one hour of time helping someone out and earning one time credit in return. For example cooking for an elderly neighbour and receiving Spanish lessons in return. Where you available you can spend time credits on things like theatre or cinema tickets. You could learn something new or share a skill you already have. How you chose to spend or earn time credits is only limited by your imagination.
Co-ordinator: Alexis (Lex) Karlin
T: 07887 249910
E: barnet@timebanks.co.uk
W: www.barnet.timebanking.org
Who are Timebanking UK?
Time Banking UK is the national umbrella charity linking and supporting time banks across the country. We provide support, advice, guidance, resources and training to anyone interested in learning about timebanking, incorporating timebanking into their organisation or those who want to start up community time banks.
Timebanking UK supports all models of timebanking in all settings, with organisational timebanking becoming a big part of the sustainability plans of networks across the country.
Timebanking is witnessing extraordinary growth since the first time banks in the UK in 1998. Spread to over 40 nations and 6 continents, there is now over 26,000 people time banking in the UK alone who have generated over 1.3 million hours of support for each other. There are new time banks being set up every week. With the twin drivers of the public deficit crisis and the Coalition Government’s commitment to hand more power and responsibility to local communities and individuals, the political climate could not be more supportive of time banking.
Who are hOurworld?
hOurworld is the worldwide network of timebanks, and were involved in the impetus behind the creation of the Time and Talents Software.
Any news regarding hOurworld and the software will appear below.
Who are Timebanking UK?
Time Banking UK is the national umbrella charity linking and supporting time banks across the country. We provide support, advice, guidance, resources and training to anyone interested in learning about timebanking, incorporating timebanking into their organisation or those who want to start up community time banks.
Timebanking UK supports all models of timebanking in all settings, with organisational timebanking becoming a big part of the sustainability plans of networks across the country.
Timebanking is witnessing extraordinary growth since the first time banks in the UK in 1998. Spread to over 40 nations and 6 continents, there is now over 26,000 people time banking in the UK alone who have generated over 1.3 million hours of support for each other. There are new time banks being set up every week. With the twin drivers of the public deficit crisis and the Coalition Government’s commitment to hand more power and responsibility to local communities and individuals, the political climate could not be more supportive of time banking.
We are a charity and company limited by guarantee.
Our head office is in Stroud, Gloucestershire where our core team work and liaise with time banks across the country.
OUR VISION
Timebanking UK believes in a world in which people may have all they need for their own well being by contributing what they can to:
- Building community
- Caring for the marginalized
- Bringing up healthy children
- Fighting injustice
To do this we have three clear roles: HELPING, THINKING & DOING.
1) Helping -
Supporting timebanking projects and our membership through advice, consultancy, training and technical support
2) Thinking -
Researching and evaluating timebanks projects, helping to shape the policy debate around coproduction and sytem change
3) Doing -
Prototyping and piloting new models of timebanking and co-productions, such as the ‘Shares’ social marketplace.
Who do we work with?
We work primarily with organisations from the public and community sectors, in a consultancy and advisory capacity
Our training programmes cover a broad range of interests through from local community champions interested in timebanking to commissioners of public services.
Our software and support packages are open to everyone.
hOurworld News
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!
We believe in removing ALL the barriers to time banking that we can. Access to the hOurworld platform is FREE. It is easy for new members to join and learn, and easy for coordinators to manage and report on their members and activity.
We believe in supporting local diversity while maintaining a central cooperative organization to provide accessible support, training, and communications. We are documenting and teaching these models.
We believe that every member have control over their own privacy and content. We operate on private secure servers and HIPPA compliant data centers where all information is encrypted before going out on the internet.
We believe that time banking is one spoke in a wheel of Movements Moving Together. We foster local community organizations drawing together to create powerful local economies as they integrate CSA, Food Co-op, Buy Local, Transition Town, BALLE, CAP and others. The opportunities are endless!
All the Best from hOurworld
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