Getting to the heart of communities

Wolverhampton April 2005

CO-SUFFICIENCY

WE NEED EACH OTHER

WE NEED TO REDEFINE WORK

WE NEED TO GIVE, RECEIVE AND TO RECIPROCATE

WE NEED SOCIAL NETWORKS

“Right now its only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a

concept, and later turn it into an idea”.

Woody Allen

• One hour is one credit• Reciprocity• Time Broker• Time Keeper

• Solidarity Fund• Managing the risk• We do the asking• Do it when you can• Letter of introduction

• 72 time banks 72 time banks (+39 developing)(+39 developing)

• 250,000 hours250,000 hours• 5,000 people5,000 people • Tax exemptionTax exemption• Benefits disregardBenefits disregard

58% from low income 58% from low income householdshouseholds(conventional volunteering = (conventional volunteering = 16%)16%)

20% are disabled or have long 20% are disabled or have long term illnessterm illness(conventional volunteering = (conventional volunteering = 3%)3%)

72% not in formal employment72% not in formal employment(conventional volunteering = (conventional volunteering = 40%) 40%)

42% are retired people42% are retired people(conventional volunteering = (conventional volunteering = 19%)19%)

Majority have never Majority have never volunteered beforevolunteered before

“It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the

money that is spent studying them”

Bill Vaughan

Local information Local information systemssystems

Measure for social Measure for social capitalcapital

Rewards and incentivesRewards and incentives

“ “Security blanket”Security blanket”

Trigger for new learningTrigger for new learning

Redefining volunteeringRedefining volunteering

We all want to make a We all want to make a differencedifference

It feels great to be It feels great to be neededneeded

A part of something A part of something bigger than selfbigger than self A chance to pay backA chance to pay back

1. Stephen

2. Mrs H

3. Jason

“Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy”

Spike Milligan

SCARCITY MYTHS:-

• There is not enough to go around

• More is better

• That’s just the way it is

GLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL ECONOMY

LOCAL ECONOMYLOCAL ECONOMY

PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMYPUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMY

CORE ECONOMYCORE ECONOMY

Market economy works best around Market economy works best around profit, specialisation, scarcity and profit, specialisation, scarcity and

contractscontracts

Core economy works best around love, Core economy works best around love, give and take and spontaneity give and take and spontaneity

“ It is unfortunate that we can’t buy many business executives for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth”.

Malcolm Forbes

CO-PRODUCTIONCO-PRODUCTION

• An explicit and An explicit and dynamic collaboration dynamic collaboration between the between the ‘professional’ and the ‘professional’ and the ‘client community’ ‘client community’

• A new form of A new form of relationship between relationship between the market economy the market economy and the ‘core’ and the ‘core’ economyeconomy

PROFESSIONALS OFTEN LOOK PROFESSIONALS OFTEN LOOK FOR WHAT IS MISSINGFOR WHAT IS MISSING • Feeding the beastFeeding the beast• Relate to people with concernRelate to people with concern• Market skills only Market skills only • We are here to help you….. We are here to help you….. • Charity woundsCharity wounds

Invitation to:-Invitation to:- Co-production self assessmentsCo-production self assessments

Use time banking as a toolUse time banking as a tool

• Agency gains new respect

• Authentic voice of clients

• Collective wisdom and local knowledge

• Long term change and mutual support

PEOPLE ARE ASSETS

REDEFINE WORK

RECIPROCITY

SOCIAL NETWORKS

They say that it takes a village to

raise a childSo what does it

take to raise a village?

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