Workshops Session III

Workshop 20 Marketing 101: The Basics for Any Non-Profit or Community Group

Presented by Rick Brooks How to attract, reach, inform, and stay in touch with all kinds of people and organizations. get the most for your limited budget, build relationships with different target groups and choose communication channels that work most effectively. Plain language, tips for publications, displays, web sites, commercial media… and the best of all--word-of-mouth.

Workshop 21 Fostering Participation: Try It! You’ll Like It!

Once people join, then what? In this facilitated discussion participants will share ideas for orienting and supporting new members as they begin to use your Time Bank to give and receive time. Some people need mentoring and coaching, and others “get it” right away. What you can do to light the fires and keep them burning.

Workshop 22 Engaging Other Organizations as Partners and Supporters

It’s all about helping busy people and groups learn the benefits of Time Banking—for employees, customers, clients and neighbors. Instead of thinking they might “lose” volunteers or see your Time Bank as just another non-profit cause, they can become stakeholders.

Workshop 23 Relationships Between Time Banking and “Stuff”

Presented by Rose Jackson-Beavers, Grace Hill Settlement House Time Dollar Stores offer products for time; not US currency, and can provide essential items in poor communities. Retail stores can also participate…and Craig’s List, or barter systems. Grace Hill in St. Louis and other Time Banks show the way. Workshop 24 Youth Courts: Practical Issues & Stories from the Field Presented by Carolyn Dallas and Kristina Moelter More than peer mediation; different from Juvenile Court. More than a one-time hearing to meet out punishment, Time Bank Youth Courts are building self esteem and helping teens on the verge of trouble turn their lives around. They save tax dollars and prevent further crime. Hear how some of the best Time Bank Youth Courts thrive, and why.

Workshop 25 Basics of Community Inclusion: People with Disabilities

Presented by Marcel Charpentier and Adriana Haro Belonging in a community requires give and take; attitudes that value the assets of each person, knowledge of local resources and only sometimes, special skills. Human service programs cannot do it alone. Time Banking can offer a system and informal ways of sharing that include everyone.

Workshop 26 Unique Applications: Arts, Environment, Food System

Craftspersons? Musicians? Performers? Environmental activists? Gardeners and food providers? How can they all benefit from Time Banking? Hear examples and contribute your own experiences.

Workshop 27 Resource Development: Funding, Co-sponsorship & Revenue Generation

Grants are only one way to generate funds, and chances are that “start up” money will run out. Then what? Some special events work better than others, and some people are more willing to pay for memberships than others. Share ideas about what works and what doesn’t work. Learn from successful and not-so-successful strategies for generating resources.

Workshop 28 Information Technology: Web Sites, Email, Blogs, Hardware & Software

Used the right way, the internet and email can help make Time Banking even more personalized than before. You can reach and involve more people at less cost if you know how to manage a listserve or a blog, or regular one-to-one messages. But you don’t have to be a computer programmer or expert.