Comments on: December 5th meeting: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Women’s World Banking http://svmn.net/2006/11/17/dec5_iskenderian_wwb/ The Bay Area’s premier microfinance education and networking organization Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gary Myers http://svmn.net/2006/11/17/dec5_iskenderian_wwb/#comment-11585 Sat, 29 May 2010 16:38:43 +0000 http://svmn.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/dec5_iskenderian_wwb/#comment-11585 Help! My little babysitting coop site is a true civic network that is re-inventing the idea of neighborhood. The supportive interaction enabled by this site is creating new community institutions that are self governing and self sustaining. The testimonials are very rich and compelling. There really is a magic synergy that happens…it is worthy of a masters thesis.

Your invited to gather experts apply the 20 rules of a true civic network to babysittingcoop.com members…This is a great place to test ideas about creating community and growing a civic network. I have a grad student in China that is working on parent tutoring co-op design for preschool modeled on a babysitting co-op. babysittingcoop.com is a money-free computer based barter system that uses points. The impact and potential of money free barter systems has not been fully explored. Co-op points work better than money as an engine for supportive transactions of members–could a money-free barter system be used in a disaster zone to mobilize victims into action? Please pass this idea onto to those who have a vision for its potential.

Gary Myers
Babysittingcoop.com

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