![]() ![]() The Board refused to abandon ship and decided to continue on without her. It appeared that SkillShare could not continue without her, so she suggested that SkillShare fold and its members join another local TimeBank called the Time Exchange Network or TEN. Around 2005, things speeded up when SkillShare began using the new internet-based software program, provided by TimeBanksUSA, to manage all the TimeBanking business online.Īfter about three years of tireless effort, Octavia felt that she was doing most of the work and not getting the support she needed from the members and the Board of Directors. In 2003, TimeBanking was done on the phone via Octavia, “the matchmaker,” and the results were called in or mailed to her. What she didn’t do was apply for an IRS nonprofit 501(c)(3) designation. Octavia recruited a Board of Directors and a Kitchen Cabinet, obtained a nonprofit designation in Colorado, drafted bylaws and other documents, and the organization moved ahead. Within a couple of months she had over 100 members, a bank account, and tremendous enthusiasm for the task ahead. At that time, we were called “SkillShare.” In January 2003, our founder, Octavia Allis, stood in the lobby of the Boulder Food Co-op asking all who entered, “Would you like to learn about TimeBanking?” She explained that TimeBanking members help each other in exchange for time and took their initial contribution right on the spot. ![]()
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