Participants from: •
Austria • Belgium • Canada • England • France • Germany • Ireland • Italy • New Zealand • Scotland • USA • Wales
HELLO!
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John Rogers – Webinar Leader
Overview of today's session 1. Overview of five-week webinar.20 minutes As I talk, please make a note of questions you wish to ask.
2. Questions and introductions from you. Your ideas for course content. 30 minutes 3. Final words, webinar sign-up instructions. 10 minutes
Why this webinar now? GENERAL GOALS: • Improve practice of Community Currencies •
New generation of systems that last.
HOW TO DO IT: • Grow a network of skilled CC designers • Apply lessons from thousands of experiments • How can we avoid worst mistakes? • How can we model success?
A Community Currency Story Equal Dollars http://www.equaldollars.org/currency_story.shtml Resources for Human Development (RHD) http://www.rhd.org/IndividualsInNeed.aspx
RHD: non-profit, 160 progs in 13 states • RHD took interest-free loan for 25,000 E Dollars • Employee bonuses of 100 ED, 250 workers • ED income from renting space to local orgs. • Workers spend EDs, people pay EDs at weekly markets • Benefits: sustainable activities, save dollars, serve needs otherwise not met. •
Circulate, Protect and Survive Two metaphors for local currencies: Circulation system for community's gifts Immune system to protect against shocks. CC is a system matching assets to needs: Currency design = Community development
Currency mechanism
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What will the course cover? Week 1 Around the world in community currencies. Week 2 Starting points for CC design: the community development process. Week 3 Designing a circulation system: pros and cons of different currency design features. Week 4 Operating environment: working with your local conditions. Week 5 Putting it all together: revision of course, sharing experiences and designs in progress.
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Thursdays, Feb 25 to Mar 25, 2010, same time. One and a half hours.
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Input from me.
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Input from guest.
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Questions and discussion from you.
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Assignments: research, design, test. ANY QUESTIONS?
Benefits of participation • Complete course on DVD • Networking and mentoring • Summary of the lessons learned from Ccs • New approaches and ideas • Reflect on your role in CC development • Certificate of participation.
Signing up details Let's Make Money webinar: • • • • •
Thursdays, February 25 to March 25 Early bird discount until Feb 20, $US 95 Full price $US 99 by Feb 26 50% of fee payable in community currency. Sign up here: http://valueforpeople.co.uk/letsmakemoney