Become a part of Timebanking UK
If you want to start a time bank, you’re in the right place! Joining TBUK gives you access to support, guidance, training, timebanking software and a wealth of resources to keep your time bank going strong.
To join Timebanking UK and create your package of support, choose the option that best describes your organisation from the choices on the left. You will be asked to fill in a short form, and a member of TBUK staff will be in touch within three working days. If you’d like to join a time bank, click on ‘individual’ to find the one nearest to you.
Annual membership fee and consultancy support options
Standard membership per year includes:
- A welcome pack
- Use of the Timebanking UK logo on publicity and documents, to show your affiliation to the UK’s official timebanking organisation
- Inclusion on our ‘find your nearest time bank’ map
- Telephone and email support from the Timebanking UK team
- Access to our Time Online 2 software
- Invitations to Zoom monthly networking events with other brokers (Check in and Chat)
- Opportunity to attend our regular monthly training modules
- Invitation to peer support group to share ideas and solutions with other time banks
- Receive our regular broker and national newsletters
- Option to buy a range of timebanking leaflets and publications
- Access to our members’ site, containing a wealth of useful information and resources
- Subscription to our Broker Newsletter and access to our exclusive Facebook brokers’ forum
Support days and consultancy are entirely tailored for your needs and could be used on:
- Support to set up your time bank pages on TOL2 and tailoring for your organisation
- Facilitated introductions and meetings with other time banks that might be supportive on specific issues
- Training at your location or via zoom on topics of your choice
- Engaging different audiences
- Impact evaluation and setting of your KPI’s
- Social return of investment calculation
- Sustainability and what is needed for your organisation
- Organisational outreach and setting boundaries and agreements
- Support raising funding together for your specific needs
- Q&A conference style workshop for your colleagues, your clients and communities
- Proof reading your documentation, publicity and reports
- Specific advice and support for your organisation and team drawing on 21 years of successfully helping time bank start ups and long running time banks
If you represent a larger organisation – why not discuss a tailored package of support with us? We can offer on–site and bespoke training programmes that will equip you with a clear and structured approach to setting up and developing your time bank or network. Please email info@timebanking.org and tell us a little about your aims and interests. We’ll respond to you within three working days to talk through your options and see what would work best for you and your service users.
We look forward to welcoming you into the Timebanking UK family!