November Newsflash

NEW Benefits to Timebanking UK Membership

We all know the importance of being part of a national timebanking movement like Timebanking UK. With the current standard membership, each time bank can

• Use our timebanking software,
• Have opportunities to network via events and social media,
• Share best practice via our website,
• Download essential documents from our membership section,
• Attend regional training
• Swap time with other time banks.

Now, we can add the following:

Sign up to the Timebanking Quality Mark

• Show you are working to the national timebanking standards and safety procedures as set out by Timebanking UK
• Its free of charge with your membership and all you have to do is agree to our working policy around safeguarding.

Request a form by emailing info@timebanks.co.uk.

Have a buddy/mentor

• Need some help getting started?
• Does your time bank need a boost?
• Help writing policies or long term sustainability plan?

Request more information by emailing info@timebanks.co.uk.

Be a paid buddy/mentor

Would you like to help a time bank near you? We can now offer you paid opportunities to help other time banks for a day/half-day.

Are you a large organisation or local authority? Don’t miss out!

With our on-site support, advice and resources, we can help you implement timebanking across your city or county involving your residents or service-users. Get things kick-started by taking out our LOCAL AREA MEMBERSHIP package. Email sarahb@timebanks.co.ukfor more information or to sign-up. Here is what you get for £3k over 12 months:

• Licence to operate the Time-On-Line software including the National Exchange where you can swap time credits between time banks
• Three days a year on-site advice and support in designing, implementing and improving systems and procedures for introducing timebanking into mainstream practice.

These days can be split or taken as half days.

• Monitoring and evaluation toolkit assessing the impact of your time banking scheme
• Guardianship of a ‘kite mark’ (approved provider status), for each timebanking initiative
• Training places to equip frontline workers with the theory and practical skills needed for successful timebanking. You can choose from a range of topics such as:

- Safeguarding, DBS and risk – Time Bank Broker training – Organisational timebanking – Using the timebanking software – Start-up paperwork, policies and procedures – Interactive workshops

• Options to work with you to create your strategy, development plan and toolkit for future use and expansion of timebanking into other areas of your organisational activities
• Membership for up to 10 time banks in the specified area to include DBS checking,
• Regular TBUK newsletters and invitations to national and regional events

NEW on-site training days and workshops (where WE come to YOU)

GENERAL TIMEBANKING

• Getting started (2 hours)
• Time Online (half day)
• Working with specific groups of people (older, disabled, learning disabilities, mental health, young people, homeless etc) (2 hr workshops)
• Working with voluntary, statutory or private sector organisations (particularly CVS’s)
• Day to day operational issues and workshops on difficult scenarios.

HALF DAY OF DISCUSSION AND SUPPORT ON:

• Internal procedures, training plans, development plans, project management, policies, and statistics.

NEW TOPICS (3 hour workshops)

• Working with prisons
• Co-production – what is it and how to involve your time bank members
• Skills mapping (individuals and organisations)
• The boundaries clock – managing the relationship between the Broker and the members; ensuring the safety of the Broker.
• Developing and networking satellite time banks

ALL DAY WORKSHOP

• Bring and Fix © – a new way of engaging local people in timebanking
• Monitoring and measuring the impact of your time bank
• Creating a website for your time bank

COSTINGS: Charges will apply when delivering these training sessions on site UNLESS this is part of a Local Area Membership.