Getting to the heart of communities Wolverhampton April 2005

CO-SUFFICIENCY WE NEED EACH OTHER WE NEED TO REDEFINE WORK WE NEED TO GIVE, RECEIVE AND TO RECIPROCATE WE NEED SOCIAL NETWORKS

“ Right now its only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a concept, and later turn it into an idea ”. Woody Allen

One hour is one credit Reciprocity Time Broker Time Keeper Solidarity Fund Managing the risk We do the asking Do it when you can Letter of introduction

72 time banks 72 time banks (+39 developing) (+39 developing) 250,000 hours 250,000 hours 5,000 people 5,000 people Tax exemption Tax exemption Benefits disregard Benefits disregard

58% from low income households (conventional volunteering = 16%) 20% are disabled or have long term illness (conventional volunteering = 3%) 72% not in formal employment (conventional volunteering = 40%) 42% are retired people (conventional volunteering = 19%) Majority have never volunteered before

“ It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent studying them” Bill Vaughan

Local information systems Local information systems Measure for social capital Measure for social capital Rewards and incentives Rewards and incentives “Security blanket” “Security blanket” Trigger for new learning Trigger for new learning Redefining volunteering Redefining volunteering

We all want to make a difference It feels great to be needed A part of something bigger than self A chance to pay back

1. Stephen 2. Mrs H 3. Jason

“Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy” Spike Milligan

SCARCITY MYTHS:- There is not enough to go around More is better That’s just the way it is

GLOBAL ECONOMY LOCAL ECONOMY PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMY CORE ECONOMY Market economy works best around profit, specialisation, scarcity and contracts Core economy works best around love, give and take and spontaneity Core economy works best around love, give and take and spontaneity

“ It is unfortunate that we can’t buy many business executives for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth”. Malcolm Forbes

CO-PRODUCTION An explicit and dynamic collaboration between the ‘professional’ and the ‘client community’An explicit and dynamic collaboration between the ‘professional’ and the ‘client community’ A new form of relationship between the market economy and the ‘core’ economyA new form of relationship between the market economy and the ‘core’ economy

PROFESSIONALS OFTEN LOOK FOR WHAT IS MISSING Feeding the beast Feeding the beast Relate to people with concern Relate to people with concern Market skills only Market skills only We are here to help you….. We are here to help you….. Charity wounds Charity wounds Invitation to:- Co-production self assessments Co-production self assessments Use time banking as a tool Use time banking as a tool

Agency gains new respect Authentic voice of clients Collective wisdom and local knowledge Long term change and mutual support

PEOPLE ARE ASSETS REDEFINE WORK RECIPROCITY SOCIAL NETWORKS

They say that it takes a village to raise a child So what does it take to raise a village?