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Looking for the online Dane Co. Timebank? Go to community.timebanks.org. You are at our publicly available informational site - community.timebanks.org is where our Timebank accounts, offers and requests are housed and it's only available to members.

Northside Kitchen Cabinet with their award! - Members spending their time dollars on horseback rides

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Dane Co. Timebank Director Stephanie Rearick recently spoke about timebanking and our Timebank at the Economics of Peace Conference in Sonoma, CA.
Watch Part I *** Watch Part II *** Watch Part III
Read an article about the conference here.

The Dane County Timebank, based in Madison, WI and surrounding communities, links individuals, social service organizations, public and private institutions, food producers, neighborhoods, local businesses and arts groups to make it easier to work together.

Timebanking is an exchange system. People help each other and receive credits for their service. Anyone who helps another member earns one time dollar per hour, which they can then spend on an hour of service from anyone else in the network. Timebanking is a way to value the work we do for others in our community and the work we do in building that community. Instead of going without things because we cannot afford to pay each other with money, we exchange time.

As budgets shrink and expenses grow, it's time for us to use the many wonderful assets of all residents of Dane County, matching unmet needs with unused resources. We each have talents and skills that someone else values. By sharing them, we can create community one hour at a time.

We invite you to join us.

Interested in seeing how the Timebank's Community Weaver software works? Now there's a helpful video tutorial you can watch if you can view flash videos. Or for written instruction, click here for a full-length Website User Manual or try this short version if you just need a little help.

Check out our 2008 Annual Report for a complete update on our activities last year!
2007 Annual Report

Read about our Timebank!

Banking on Time
July 28, 2009
FOX Business News, by Kathryn Glass

Is VolunTourism Ready for Timebanking?
May 5, 2009
VolunTourism Podcast, hosted by David Clemmons

Punished [sic] by Peers
April 15, 2009
NBC 15, Madison WI

Time Banking Takes Off in Tough Economy: Members Pay It Forward Instead of Paying in Cash
March 14, 2009
Good Morning America

Stoughton Community Recreation Group seeks feedback on recreational activities for the disabled
February 13, 2009
Stoughton Courier Hub, Stoughton, WI

Timebank Open House - video
February 8, 2009
WKOW Channel 27, Madison, WI

The Future of Money?: With the Economy a Wreck, Alternative Currencies Could Gain Traction
February 4, 2009
by Jeff Ignatius
River Cities Re@der, Davenport, IA, Quad Cities

Dane County Timebank is growing
January 30, 2009
WKOW Channel 27, Madison, WI

Time is Money
January 27, 2009
by Rick Brooks
Forte Madison (a sister publication of In Business magazine), Madison, WI

Timebank Store Set to Open Friday
November 26, 2008
by Sandy Kallio
The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI

Dozens of groups grateful for Kids Fund grants
November 18, 2008
by Mike Miller
The Capital Times, Madison, WI

Allied Drive store aims to show residents time is money
November 12, 2008
by Pat Schneider
The Capital Times, Madison, WI

Dane County residents learn the true value of time
October 12, 2008
by Vanessa Shipley
WKOW Channel 27 TV, Madison, WI

Time Saver
September 15, 2008
by Barclay Pollak
NBC channel 15, Madison, WI

Time is Money: In these anxious days of faltering financial institutions, it's comforting to know there is a solid bank in Madison generating unusual amounts of wealth
August, 2008
by Leah Dobkin
Madison Magazine, Madison, WI

Timebank idea travels to Allied Drive: Goal is to locate the county's first 'time dollar' store
July 31, 2008
by Vikki Kratz
Isthmus, Madison, WI

New Time Bank Initiative Helps People with Developmental Disabilities
Thursday, July 24, 2008
WMTV Channel 15, Madison, WI

Dane County Expands Timebank Program: Falk Announces $55,000 For Program
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Channel 3 TV, Madison, WI