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Membership and Materials
TimeBanks USA offers a variety of membership levels, trainings and publications to help you or your organization make Time Banking an important part of your community. Please peruse the price list and membership level descriptions below to determine which materials will best suit your needs. We also encourage you to contact TimeBanks USA to talk with us about your plans.
To order, please download the Order Form and mail or fax it with payment to: TBUSA, 5500 39th Street NW, Washington, DC 20015; Ph: 202-686-5200; Fax: 202-537-5033. You may also call to place a credit card order over the phone. We hope to better serve our new friends in the near future with online ordering, but until then, we look forward to speaking with you the old fashioned way!
| Item | Price (US$) |
|---|---|
| Annual Memberships Dues | |
| Introductory Membership & Start-Up Kit | $49 for 6 months |
| Mini Membership | |
Basic |
$50 per year |
With Community Weaver |
$99 per year |
| Affiliate Membership | |
Basic |
$250 per year |
With Community Weaver |
$500 per year |
| Trainings | |
| Introductory Workshop (per person) | $250 |
| Nuts and Bolts of Starting Your TimeBank (1-3 people) | |
| - 1 day | $1000 |
| - 1.5 days | $1250 |
| - 2 days | $1500 |
| Extra people for any of the above | $350 |
| Advanced Time Banking Trainings - Co-Production for Systems Change - Next Steps to Sustainability – *Coming Soon - Fundraising Initiatives, Grant Writing - *Coming Soon. | Call for Pricing |
| On-Site Consultation (1/2 day) | $500 |
| Publications | |
| No More Throw-Away People: The Co-Production Imperative by Edgar S. Cahn, 2004 - New Edition! (available in English and Spanish)* | $14 |
| How to Manual for Agency-Hosted Time Banks** | $15 |
| * 10 or more copies, $10 each | |
| ** 10% discount on orders over five copies | |
Shipping Policy
Unless otherwise indicated, materials will be sent, tracked, via United States Postal Service at the Priority Mail rate. Most orders will be processed and shipped within 48 hours of receipt of complete payment (including shipping costs).
Payment
We accept payment by Check, Money Order, PayPal (pay to email address: orders@timebanks.org), Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and AmericanExpress)
TimeBanks USA Membership Plans
Membership Benefits
- Quarterly Newsletter – News and inspiration from the Time Banking movement in the United States and around the world
- Coordinators Only Forum – Forums for software support and for peer coaching in community raising – for TBUSA member Time Banks only
- Time Banks Branding - Rights to reprint any web site content for recruiting members and fund raising
- Monthly E-Bulletin – Venue for stakeholders in the TBUSA network to share developments, news, and ideas, and to raise issues for feedback.
- DVD of inspirational videos - (10 videos)
- Actual Time Banks provide a window into Time Banking’s possibilities
- A great tool for recruiting members and supporters
- Start-up Handbook for Member-led Time Banks – (46 pages). Step-by-step instructions for starting a Member-Led Time Bank – useful for all start-up Time Banks.
- How to Manual for Agency-Hosted Time Banks – (80 pages). Essential guidance for staff-led Time Banks, especially those affiliated with agencies.
- Community Weaver Software Subscription – Online software that allows Time Banks to track members’ listings and Time Dollar accounts.
- Time Banks Grant Writing Notebook - (131 pages in Word format)
- "Best of" paragraphs from past grant applications organized in six apllications areas that are part of every grant application. Available as a Word document so you can cut and paste directly into your grant applications.
- Seven full grant applications to give you a sense of how all the pieces of a grant application fit together
- Three grant application forms to familiarize yourself with the language and typical questions used by grantmaking organizations.
- 29 pages of state-by-state listings of funding sources, plus where you can access databases listing more funding sources.
- Time Banks Fund Raising Sourcebook - (85 pages in Word format)
- Over 50 Time Banks fundraising events listed according to how long it takes to prepare for the event (two weeks to several months).
- Reprints of selected best practices in grassroots fundraising from the Grassroots Fundraising Journal