The Abbey Centre Volunteering & Time Bank Presentation

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The South Westminster Timebank@ The Abbey Centre


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How Timebanking works. What Timebank offers to communities. Story of the South Westminster Timebank. The Benefits of timebanking in south Westminster.

Achievements of the South Westmister Timebank. Case Studyfrom Timebanker to helping the

community. Traditional Volunteering/Timebanking a comparison Timebanking and volunteeringhow it can work

together.

Contents


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EdgarCahn invented Timebanking in America (1980s) A way to help others by exchanging skills or knowledge Everyone is an asset For every hour given, 1 hour received = Time Credit Time credits can be spent on local activities or members

skills/knowledge

Timebanking was brought to the UK in 1998 by Martin Simon who setup the Rushey Green Timebank.

How Timebanking works?

Whats a time bank?

Timebanking is a tool by which a group of peoplecan create an alternative economic model wherethey exchange their time and skills, rather than aquire goods and services through the use ofmoney or other state-backed value.


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How Timebanking works?

Person toPerson

Organisation

toOrganisation

Person toOrganisation


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What Timebanking offers Our Communities

A means toconnect & bringthe community

together

A means forpeople to earnexchangeable

value byvolunteering

A means forresidents &

organisations tosupplement cash

budgets

A means to increaseaccess to

projects/services astime credits used in

lieu of cash

A means for thecommunitys skills& resources togain value andrecognition


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Story of The South WestminsterTimebank

South WestminsterAction Network(SWAN) and London

Early YearsFoundation (LEYF)

were commissionedby the DaycareTrust to pilot aTimebank for 6

months

The SouthWestminsterTimebank

operated in the

Childrens Centrein Marsham Streetaimed solely at

parents whoaccessed LEYF

and SWAN.

80 memberssigned up to the

Timebank within 6

months. Half ofthe members areusers of LEYF &

Children Centresin south

Westminster

After the successof the pilot project

SWTB wasawarded a further

3 years fundingand moved into

The Abbey Centre

The decision wastaken to openthe access to

SWTB to connectthe wholecommunitythrough a

geographicalboundary

Over 150members and3500+ hours of

time exchanges

wereaccumulated

by year 2.

The Abbey CentreVolunteering

Project and SWTBcoalesce and

have achievedover 5000+ hours

of time exchangesand 200 members.

July 2011

Dec 2012

Dec 2013

Oct 2014

Mar 2013


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Benefits of Timebanking in southWestminster?

Wellbeing

Co-production

CommunityCohesion


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Achievements of the SouthWestminster Timebank

Over 20 LocalOrganisation have usedor contributed to SWTB

activities or exchanges.

60% of Timebankmembers who are over

50+ have learnt to accesslocal services through the

internet from ourcomputer sessions.

We supported TimebankMembers to develop their

skills and 8 membersbecame mentors for ourregular drop - in sessions

From April 2013 to March2014 we manage to

accumulate 1000 hours intime exchanges.

Since April, 33 of TheAbbey Centre volunteers,

have become activelyinvolved in the Timebank.


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Local resident who loves computers. Joined the Timebank June 2013. Did a number of time exchanges helping

members use computers. July 2013 became a mentor and started

running the computer drop-in sessions. Also runs the computer drop-in sessions at

Westminster Mind. Has accumulated over 200 hours of time

exchanges.

Case StudyFrom Timebanker tohelping the community

Lars HedinTimebank member/ Mentor

Quotes from members about Lars:Once again, this session with Lars, have help mesolve a lot of problem, and find it a great help.


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Traditional Volunteering/Timebankinga comparison

Fixed time &location

No time creditsearned

Volunteers build a

relationship withan organisation

Volunteersreceivedevelopment &training

TraditionalVolunteering Time exchanges

flexible & cantake place at atime mutuallyconvenient

Time creditssupplement cash

to spend onactivities/ services

in local area

Opportunity tobuild relationships

in localcommunity

Members offerexistingskills/knowledge

TimeBanking


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Timebanking and volunteeringhowit can work together?

If the member does not want to spend the time credits they can donate them to amember in need .

Volunteers/Timebank members can spend there time credits at other local organisationsprojects and activities, or to exchange a skill from another Timebank member.

Volunteers/Timebank members accumulated time credits through volunteering at thelocal organisations signed up to the Timebank.

Local organisations sharing volunteers through the SWTB as it makes it easier for localorganisations to reduce time in recruiting.

Organisation to organisation timebanking reduces cost and maximises local resources.


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