Membership Requirements
Members of TIME are required to:
- Complete orientation
- Provide legal identification to a coordinator
- Disclose felony convictions and guilty pleas stemming from felony charges
- Provide 2 references (people known for 3 years or more, one may be a relative)
- Provide accurate information regarding abilities and experience
- Provide certificates/licenses for "professional" services requiring such documentation
- Monitor accounts regularly
- Offer at least one service in "Timebanker's Talents" listings
- Treat all members with Respect, actively listen, and never demand services
- Return messages from other members within 72 hours or less
- Review changes in terms of service as notified upon login; further use of this site indicates agreement to all changes
- Review changes to these membership requirements that may change without notice; further use of this site indicates agreement
Members who offer transportation are required to:
- Provide 3 year driving record to a T.I.ME coordinator before offering transportation
- Maintain a safe and legal vehicle with liability insurance
Members are encouraged to:
- Post detailed Offers and Requests; the more info the better
- Both give and receive time in Reciprocity. There can be no Respect without reciprocity
- Gather with neighbors nearby
- Report any problems to a coordinator
- Dig deep into hidden talents
- Think of community needs, not just oneself
- Participate in group projects
- Record all work done for members and non-members
- Serve as an ambassador for TIME; more members are more assets
- Set aside time to help TIME in some way
- Donate to TIME, even if only a small amount
Members should not:
- Accept or offer tips
- Accept or offer debit cards and PIN numbers
- reveal the contents of this site or information about members to non-members
- record hours between members of a household
- solicit help from members on behalf of non-members (instead, encourage the nonmember to join)
- demand services