There are hundreds of TimeBanks around the world.TimeBanking is based on the belief that our communities work better when all of our contributions are valued. It rejects the notion that we belong in separate classes of "givers" and "receivers" and establishes a way to reward all types of work -- caring for our children, elders, and others who need it, building community, helping out our neighbors.  Click on Core Values for a description of what we stand for.

TimeBanking is about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community. That hour is counted as a TimeBank Hour that you can spend on having someone in the network do something for you. Here in Dane County, you look up TimeBank services online or call a community coordinator to do it for you. You earn TimeBank Hours for each service you perform.  Instead of members "owing" the one person who helped them individually, we can choose to give and receive the many talents and skills of all the members. 

 TimeBanking connects you to the best in people because it creates a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources.  It provides ways for us all to contribute and benefit.

The Dane County TimeBank is a member of TimeBanks USA, an umbrella organization that provides tools and support for timebanking.

The Dane County TimeBank has also served as the launching pad for an international timebanking dissemination effort, Time For The World. This effort will help us build on our successes, improve and scale our own system, and share our learning with others around the world so we can all work together to create a more equal, fair and inclusive society.