http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/ Thoughts on the future of money Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:42:35 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/#comment-1037 Good call Guillaume, this is all very practical, and can be even more so as other issuers join in. As a solo issue in its own interest, this isn't strictly speaking a community way instance – it's more like the “deli $” described by the Schumacher Society. However, taking Pierre's point, and generalising the project to support a portfolio of causes, projects, ventures etc both makes the new cc$ more wide ranging and thus more attractive to the general public, and also adds to the loyalty benefits for additional supporting businesses. It also increases the likelihood that the new cc$ will persist, rather than quietly dissolve at redemption.

]]> http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:42:35 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/#comment-843 Good call Guillaume, this is all very practical, and can be even more so as other issuers join in. As a solo issue in its own interest, this isn't strictly speaking a community way instance – it's more like the “deli $” described by the Schumacher Society. However, taking Pierre's point, and generalising the project to support a portfolio of causes, projects, ventures etc both makes the new cc$ more wide ranging and thus more attractive to the general public, and also adds to the loyalty benefits for additional supporting businesses. It also increases the likelihood that the new cc$ will persist, rather than quietly dissolve at redemption.

]]> http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:24:26 +0000 http://lebleu.org/blog/2009/01/20/using-communityway-to-save-a-local-community-service-in-san-francisco/#comment-842 This use case about Access TV stations is a real practical case about how micro-currencies could play a decisive role to support social services and local economies in troubled times.

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