San Diego Timebank

6:00 -6:15p.m.

Introductions a little about you

Welcome        

6:15p.m. – 7:15p.m.

Previous Meeting Decisions /Discussions

To have everyone up to speed

Internal meeting structure

1. To operate as an informal group of volunteers, not a non-profit.  
2. At least 5 people are needed for quorum at a meeting Decisions will be taken by consensus, and if consensus cannot be arrived, then by voting:2/3 majority required to make a decision
3. Hold meetings every two weeks to maintain a momentum for organizing
   the San Diego Time Bank.
4. The googlegroup is the primary mode of communication. Facebook will be a supplemental form for communicating.

Organizational structure

Fundraising is necessary for marketing.
Having a registration fee (sliding scale) is a necessary indicator of personal
investment in the timebank. Also, we will be incurring expenses to set up and
grow the timebank, so monies will be necessary.

Legal structure

All time is valued equally in the time bank- this is a social justice model.
We will need a contact person at a later point so that people new to the system
can have their questions answered.

Dealing with problems  
What do we do when things go wrong? For example, if someone gets hurt or
performs the work poorly.

Do we ask for licenses? Do we post reviews of each other? Ask for references?
Does the person receiving the service get to log the hours?

As a community we have to police ourselves.
A lot of troubleshooting is taken care of by a timebank staff. Entrance
interviews are conducted.
It would be good to be able to look at the books on timebanking so that we don't
reinvent the wheel as we grow our timebank.

One proposal: the one person be the volunteer administrator for the timebank, or get paid in money or hours.

Membership of local businesses?
How could local businesses take part in the timebank?

In the corporate world there is the buzzword “corporate responsibility.”
Involvement in a timebank should appeal to many.

Or a local business- for example the Prosperity Hive- could exchange services
with other businesses? Or a timebanking individual could receive a service from
a business?

Or form example, a person could offer one hour to the Peace Resource Center as a volunteer.

The software is not very intuitive, but it will work. Someone who isn't very
computer-savvy, however, will need assistance to learn the system.

Perhaps we should just being timebanking to become familiar with it?

As we talk about different aspects of timebanking, perhaps it'd be good to
discuss and just write down our hopes and fears for the timebank. This can be a
way of connecting emotionally with this initiative and also a great way to
evaluate ourselves at a later point.

Decision-making dialogue

Concern that consensus decision-making may discourage taking personal
initiative.

Consensus decision-making really valued as a way of making decisions by almost all present. One possible alternative to consider is Five to Fold Decision-making, which takes the best of consensus and voting.

Getting to know each other
It would be good to take some time to get to know each other more. The
foundation for a successful timebank is good relationships. We had a discussion
of what different ways of checking in at the beginning of a meeting might be
useful.

Perhaps have separate events to get to know each other?
It is useful to say something apart from one's name.

Group statement
Different drafts of a group statement were read. A little changing of wording
may be necessary for a final statement, but overall the group liked the
different possibilities.

Responses included:
Importance of having a phrase like “social justice” in the statement so that we
clearly claim what we are about. Also concern that a phrase like “social
justice” can turn people off who otherwise would be aligned with us.

Testing the software and growing the timebank
It's important to test the software and begin timebanking so that we can have
stories of using the system with others. Perhaps we should reach out to New
Roots Farm and also the City Heights Farmer's Market and LGBT Center. Partner
with Greendrinks for marketing?

Community/outreach event for July 23 or 24th? (July 11th:meeting to plan a social event)

Goals 7-11-11 Meeting

1. Decision on  choice of timebanking software
2. Discussion   (and possible adoption) of group statement
3. Membership incentives, membership requirements, membership fees: should we each  start with X number of hours as an incentive?

7:15p.m.- 7:30p.m.

Previous Actions Items

Timeline: On June 26th we will make a decision on whether or not to adopt the Community Weaver timebanking software. By August 15th we aim to   have 50 registered people in the timebank. And we aim for a public   launch by September.

1. Andrea will  bring books to the next meeting or give them to someone else to bring.
2. To each personally test the timebanking software before the next meeting, create a profile, add information about oneself.
3. Come up with a networking event

7:30p.m.- 7:45p.m.

Outline of Different Timebanking Models/Creation of SD Timebanking Model.

Encouraging all to share researched TB systems from different cities, give the positives and what could be improved  

7:45p.m.- 8:00p.m

Next Meeting’s Actions Items

NEXT MEETING:  

8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

Announcements and Wrap-up