Partnership to encourage Scottish time banks

By Ben Cook, Third Sector Online, 26 June 2007

Volunteer Development Scotland and Time Banks UK have joined forces to encourage time banks in Scotland.

The initiative, called Time Banking Scotland, aims to encourage people to exchange “their time and talents in a mutually beneficial way”. It works on the principle that for every hour of time that a person contributes to help another, they receive the equivalent in “time credits”. These credits can then...

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