Who else to invite to this group?

[Jim Barton]

Thanks so much for creating this.

My first nominations (and it may be that this group duplicates
another):
- Amy Kirschner, Burlington, VT
- Greensboro, NC currency Project
- NC Plenty folks
- Organizer of Slow Money conference (on the theory that they will
meet others interested)
- Thomas Greco (invite him, and ask him who else to invite)

Shall I advertise this on twitter via the #altcurrency hashtag?
Who does Ellen suggest?
-- Jim Barton


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[Jim Barton]

From last night on Twitter:
RT @schlaf:
http://twitter.com/schlaf
@mikekarnj
http://twitter.com/mikekarnj
want to plan #altcurrency summit in the berkshares. @LaunchLife (Elon
Boms) is in & says "to @schlaf: I'm in forte Berkshires and willing to
co-plan with you."
http://twitter.com/launchlife

How about u? #FutureofMoney #openmoney

[Shall I invite these folks to join this listserv? Sounds like an idea
whose time has come. Although there is also
ISM*
(*Inspired by Slow Money)
Our Second National Gathering
Shelburne Farms, Vermont
June 9-11, 2010
http://www.slowmoneyalliance.org/national-gathering.html
$345
which probably serves the same purpose, no? ]

[Johnny Lemuria]

Jim, I trust your judgment as to who to invite to this listserv implicitly. Go wild.

--
Pleasure Saucer
http://pleasuresaucer.com

Vortex Cabaret
http://vortexcabaret.blogspot.com

Asheville Currency Project
http://www.avlcurrency.com

[Jim]

I'll go wild.
I suggest creating some kind of question for people to answer before
admitting them to the list,
or rather to screen out bots. Has been a problem with the Asheville
Permaculture Guild group.

I'd suggest
"We've heard numerous reports of lists plagued by bots.
Could you please show you're not one and list the moderator's spirits by
saying
what town/state you live in, and whether there is some form of
local/community currency there already?"

Thanks!
-- Jim
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[Amy Hamilton]

Before we go wild, I'd like to establish a list of guidelines so we have some structure for what's encouraged, discouraged, etc. Just something simple that covers our bases so if tiffs come up we can point to the guidelines.

Any input on this would be helpful!

--
Amy Hamilton
Asheville Currency Project Coordinator
Choreographer / Dance and Creative Movement Instructor
Phone: 828.333.4626
Email: bhoire...@gmail.com

[Ellen Gaddy]

I thought that one of the guidelines was that people must either be organizers or future/potential organizers for local currency projects. This isn't intended to be a forum for the money problem in general, but for those of us trying to make local currencies work. I don't think that "having a local currency in your area" is sufficient criteria. Opening our membership that wide could be a potential pain in our collective ass. Or perhaps I am misunderstanding the purpose of the forum?

Ellen

[Jim]

On 4/27/10 5:56 PM, Amy Hamilton wrote:
> Before we go wild, I'd like to establish a list of guidelines so we
> have some structure for what's encouraged, discouraged, etc. Just
> something simple that covers our bases so if tiffs come up we can
> point to the guidelines.
>
> Any input on this would be helpful!

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This is a discussion group for people working on community and
alternative currencies in North America.
This list is to help people make the best currency possible, not to
argue which one's best.
Please bring your questions, ideas, experiences, and best practices. No
commercial solicitations please.
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Hi-
I agree with Amy. Here's what they came up with from Transition US.
Could be a good starting point.

I hadn't noticed this before, but one of the authors is Michael Weaver
of Santa Cruz. His day job is selling Chelsea Green books in bulk
to California and the Southeast (thus Transition Handbook, Thomas Greco
books, etc, etc)-- how cool is that?

I think-- relevant to this list-- that Chelsea Green is delighted to
offer bulk discounts. I think it is 40% of of 20 books, mixed titles OK,
but that may have changed.
-- Jim
bcc: Michael
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Greetings TUS Listserv Early Adopters,

We are just about to send out an email announcing this list and I wanted to
thank Michael Weaver and Steve Chase for your inspiration in getting this
little project live. I will send out a "welcome" message every few weeks
and announce how many are on the list. I will also be polling folks to see
if it is okay for list members to see who all is subscribed to the list. I
want to test this feature first but would ask you to weigh in.

And special thanks to Michael for contributing to the list guidelines (see
below)!

Yours in conversation,

Carl Shuller
Transition US

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[Jim]

I love this guideline. Yes to nuts and bolts; no to endless, ungrounded
money theory.
This may be what differentiates from the "open money" movement.

This aspect is what made Amy Kirschner's blog from the Burlington
Currency Project (my inspiration) so wonderful-- reading her accounts of
meetings, outreach store visits, office setup, currency logging and
design changeover (they switched designs during her tenure).
-- Jim
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On 4/27/10 6:04 PM, Ellen Gaddy wrote:
> I thought that one of the guidelines was that people must either be organizers or future/potential organizers for local currency projects. This isn't intended to be a forum for the money problem in general, but for those of us trying to make local currencies work. I don't think that "having a local currency in your area" is sufficient criteria. Opening our membership that wide could be a potential pain in our collective ass. Or perhaps I am misunderstanding the purpose of the forum?
>
> Ellen
>

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> On Apr 27, 2010, at 5:56 PM, Amy Hamilton wrote:
>
>
>> Before we go wild, I'd like to establish a list of guidelines so we have some structure for what's encouraged, discouraged, etc. Just something simple that covers our bases so if tiffs come up we can point to the guidelines.
>>
>> Any input on this would be helpful!
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Jim<jim....@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'll go wild.
>> I suggest creating some kind of question for people to answer before admitting them to the list,
>> or rather to screen out bots. Has been a problem with the Asheville Permaculture Guild group.
>>
>> I'd suggest
>> "We've heard numerous reports of lists plagued by bots.
>> Could you please show you're not one and list the moderator's spirits by saying
>> what town/state you live in, and whether there is some form of local/community currency there already?"
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -- Jim
>> **************************
>>
>>
>> On 4/27/10 4:08 PM, Johnny Lemuria wrote:
>> Jim, I trust your judgment as to who to invite to this listserv implicitly. Go wild.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Jim Barton<jim....@gmail.com<mailto:jim....@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> From last night on Twitter:
>> RT @schlaf:
>> http://twitter.com/schlaf
>> @mikekarnj
>> http://twitter.com/mikekarnj
>> want to plan #altcurrency summit in the berkshares. @LaunchLife (Elon

>> Boms) is in& says "to @schlaf: I'm in forte Berkshires and willing to

[Jim]

http://library.uvm.edu/dissertations/index.php?search_type=item&bid=1875674
<http://library.uvm.edu/dissertations/index.php?search_type=item&bid=1875674>

Kirschner, Amy
Title:
Success factors for community currencies : a case study of the
Burlington Currency Project
Dept./Program:
Natural Resources
Year:
2010
Degree:
MS

Abstract:
This study explores the factors that enhance or prohibit the success of
a community currency organization and trace the development cycle of
organizations that issue them, with an emphasis on factors that allow
the currency to reach a 'tipping point' into mainstream economic
acceptance. The Burlington (Vermont) Currency Project will serve as a
case study. It was founded in 1997 and closed in 2007, during which time
it attempted to address issues of social inequality, global resource
depletion, and unemployment at a local level by circulating a paper
currency.

To explore the strategies and success factors for designing and
delivering a local currency system, this study applied qualitative
research methodologies of interviews and review of primary source
material. Arguably, all community currency systems have struggled to
achieve market presence and long-term organizational sustainability.
This research looked at the experience of community currency organizers
in developed countries to create a set of success indicators for
analyzing the Burlington Currency Project.

The hypothesis was that community currency organizations undergo stages
of development that have not yet been defined but approximate the stages
of development of a small business. Understanding these stages can
inform organizers of community currencies in their pursuit of mainstream
acceptance in their local economies.

The study identified success factors for community currency
organizations, provided a detailed history of Burlington Currency
Project, and developed recommendations for future studies.

[Amy Hamilton]

Agreed. I think we need to make it clear that the list is not the place for arguing about electoral politics or for political sectarianism. No personal attacks or heated back and forths, and so on.

So, yeah, emphasis on the practical aspects, best practices, nuts and bolts. For established currencies as well as new currency projects.

Are there any criteria as far as what kinds of currency, for example: time banks, silver/gold, virtual currencies...etc?

What about the list expressly being geared towards solidarity economics, or a vision of reestablishing the commons?