Once you’ve filled out a member registration form and given your member donation, you are ready to sign up for our online exchange system:

Step 1
Go to:
http://community.timebanks.org
Half way down the page click on “Find Time Banks.”
Scroll down until you find “Onion River Exchange”
Click “Join Now.”

Step 2
Enter your preliminary information in this form.
Click on “Join” at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3
You will receive an email confirming your email address.
Click on the link provided in the email.

Step 4
Complete your member profile.
NOTE: Some of the personal information has various security settings. You can set who you want to be able to see your information.

Step 5
The ORE coordinator will then activate your profile and you may begin exchanging!
Please be patient! You’ll be making exchanges before you know it!
How do I offer/request a service?

Step 1
Log in to the online system at http://community.timebanks.org with the username and password you chose when you signed up initially.
Click on “Give & Receive” in the top right corner of the screen.
Click on either “All Requests” or “All Offers” in the top center of the screen.
Click either “Add Request” or “Add Offer” in the top right corner of the screen.

Step 2
Click on “Service Category”
Select the most appropriate category for the service you are offering/requesting
Select whether it is an Offer or a Request

Step 3
Enter a catchy title for your service, ex. “Homebaked Bread, fresh from my oven!”
Fill in a description of your service: explain your experience, make it sound exciting, and mention any limits on distance, timing, etc.
If applicable, enter an expiration date for your service.

Step 4
Enter your general availability for this service by clicking the boxes for days and times and turning them green. Do you only change oil on the weekends or are you available Tuesday mornings too?
Write out your availability, ex. “Weekend mornings!”

How do I find a service?

Step 1
Log in to the online system at http://community.timebanks.org with the username and password you chose when you signed up initially.
Click on “Give & Receive” in the top right corner of the screen.
Click on either “All Requests” or “All Offers” in the top center of the screen.

Step 2
Scroll down the list of available offers/requests/
Click on the title of the ad that catches your eye.

Step 3
Send a note to the ORE member by filling in the blanks of the provided message, or personalize it!
NOTE: This message is sent through the exchange system and does not use your personal email account. You can set your preferences under “My Account” how you receive notification of services being offered or requested.

OR

Step 1
When you are at the “Give & Receive” screen, click on “Search for Services”
You can search by key word or by selecting individual categories.
NOTE: Some of the categories overlap: take care to search a variety of potential descriptions and categories.

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In ORE, the currency is time, and everyone’s time is valued equally. For each hour an individual spends in service to another community member, regardless of the service, one Community Credit is earned. Community Credits can then be spent on services that others offer. Services offered can include: cleaning, grocery shopping, knitting or yoga lessons, preparing meals, professional advice, painting a porch, carpentry, car repairs, giving a ride, and many others.

This time exchange system is made possible through the Onion River Exchange. Participants list the services they can offer and those that they need, on the ORE website or through the ORE Coordinator. All members agree to give and receive services. Members can then “buy” a service they need using their Community Credits, or gain Community Credits by completing a service. ORE measures and values all the various ways community member can help each other through our skills, knowledge, and hobbies.

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