Let's Make Money - Community Currency Design Course Webinar Slides - Introduction

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.

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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.

How will the course happen?

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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