Introducing Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS)

International Journal of Community Currency Research    This link will keep you reading for days

Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS)
A specfic set of links listed by Tony Budak

History and background – alternative currencies:
http://www.transaction.net/press/interviews/lietaer0497.html
http://www.schumachersociety.org/index.html
http://www.accessfoundation.org/papers.htmlhttp://www.complementarycurrency.org/
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/local.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currencies

Finding FOCUS – Short of time, then research these selected time trading projects

Strohalm Foundation – Holland:   http://www.socialtrade.org/
Strohalm’s software from the program designers:   http://project.cyclos.org/

UK Local Exchange Trading and Complementary Currencies Development Agency – London: http://www.letslinkuk.net/

Fourth Corner Exchange – (for profit) Pacific Northwest: http://www.fourthcornerexchange.com/index.php

Timebanking Wales:  http://www.timebankingwales.org.uk/index.php

The new economics foundation: http://www.neweconomics.org/

Value for People: http://www.valueforpeople.co.uk/front_page

If you have no time to research, just click the links below

TimeBanks Washington D.C.  http://www.timebanks.org/

An Example of a Network of TimeBanks   Dane County TimeBank

A ‘How To’ Roadmap:   The Time Dollar Manual

Coordinator Resources

Org ChartImportant Documents

Introducing LETS, Local Exchange Trading Systems

Large Documents Needing Time To Download
TimeBank M.W. PowerPoint Introduction
TimeBank USA PowerPoint Presentation
Wash DC Youth Court Presentation

TimeBanks USA 2009 Conference

Grant Writing 101 for Time Banks
Edward Wollmann – edwoll@aacil.org
High Impact Grants
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living