Time and Talents, hOurworld
an international network of neighbors helping neighbors
Time and Talents, hOurworld
an international network of neighbors helping neighbors
Tampa, Florida
United States
Current Members: 655
Past Year's Hours: 377
Tampa Bay Time's Mission: To promote equality and build a caring, just and sustainable community-based economy through inclusive exchange of time and talent
Tampa Bay Time (TBT) is a community service exchange, also known as a “time bank,†a network of people and groups who are creating an economy of abundance for all by connecting untapped resources with unmet needs. The concept is simple. Members help a member or partner for an hour, earn an hour of credit and spend that credit on services offered by another participant. They document exchanges in this online database. Each hour of helping earns one TBT Hour, regardless of the activity. In short, all work is valued, and valued equally.
Individuals and groups that join Tampa Bay Time weave community one hour at a time, extending trust and reciprocity across social, economic, ethnic and linguistic lines. In the process we rebuild what economist Neva Goodwin calls the “core economy,†the unpaid work on which the market economy depends. TBT accounts have significant value, so we all agree to manage them with integrity, to issue time credits only for completed and otherwise unpaid work, and to use the TBT mission (above) and time banking’s five core values to guide all participation.
The Five Core Values that Guide All Participation and Decision Making
â— Assets: Everyone is an asset: We all have something to give.
â— Redefining Work: We redefine work to value whatever it takes to raise healthy children, build
strong families, care for elders, revitalize neighborhoods, make democracy work, advance social justice and make the planet sustainable.
â— Reciprocity: Helping works better as a two-way street.
â— Community: We need each other; networks are stronger than individuals. When people help each other, they reweave communities of support, strength and trust.
â— Respect: Every human being matters. Respect for all means accountability to all.
Community Partnerships, TBT & the Co-creation of Beneficial Results
Tampa Bay Time invites groups that are aligned with our mission and values to become partners and exchange services. By partnering, groups support each other’s operations, share resources, and increase community resilience. In the process of rewarding otherwise unpaid tasks, they also create jobs for TBT members who want work.
By liberating untapped resources, Tampa Bay Time Bank exchanges kick-start multiplier effects that ripple through communities. Every trade makes a two-sided contribution to a growing web of interconnections that bind people together & make everyone more secure, building resilience while reducing expenses for all.
For those interested learning more about the how time banks connect untapped resources with personal and community needs, we recommend a book by Dr. Edgar Cahn, the Father of Time Banking. It's No More Throwaway People: The Co-Production Imperative, and a limited number of copies are available for check-out.
Team Valencia Timebank
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Valencia, Negr
Philippines
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
Tennessee Valley Timebank
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
For the Betterment of All
Dunlap, Tennessee
United States
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
The 644 Community Timeshare
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
New Germany, Nova Scotia
Canada
Current Members: 6
Past Year's Hours: 0
The Claudia Jones International Time Bank
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Current Members: 2
Past Year's Hours: 0
Anchorage, Alaska
United States
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
The Park Timebank
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Lend a neighbor a helping hand!
Houston, Texas
United States
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
The Reciprocity Network
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Whitby, Ontario
Canada
Current Members: 17
Past Year's Hours: 25
The Shippo Timebank
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Current Members: 115
Past Year's Hours: 72
The Trading Post
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Denver, Colorado
United States
Current Members: 4
Past Year's Hours: 0
The Village
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Minnetonka, Minnesota
United States
Current Members: 5
Past Year's Hours: 0
They say it takes a Village…but where is it?
The Village is a skill-sharing community for Moms in the Twin Cities. We are starting a small but powerful movement where every mom has value, skills to share, and can receive the support they need - all for $0. 1 hour of time = 1 hour of time.
We believe in Moms supporting Moms. Share skills. Bank hours. Make connections. Build your village.
Time Together: Knox County Community Exchange
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Where your time is worth everything
Galesburg, Illinois
United States
Current Members: 23
Past Year's Hours: 3
Auckland
New Zealand
Current Members: 165
Past Year's Hours: 450
Timebank of Singapore
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Singapore
SG
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
Raglan
New Zealand
Current Members: 232
Past Year's Hours: 1153
San Diego, California
United States
Current Members: 405
Past Year's Hours: 14
Timebank Tauranga
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga
New Zealand
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
Timebank Whakatū
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Nelson
New Zealand
Current Members: 24
Past Year's Hours: 50
TimeInWest
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Banking time to be better neighbours
Western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Current Members: 5
Past Year's Hours: 3
TimeTogether
(Time and Talents, Version 2)
Start a Relationship | Build a Community
Washington, District of Columbia
United States
Current Members: 3
Past Year's Hours: 0
