Already a Member? How to Use the O.N.E. Time Bank Website

To sign-In:
1. Go to community.timebanks.org
2. Enter your full email address and Password
3. Click Sign In

Placing an offer or request:
1. Click the give and receive tab.
2. Click the category in which you would like to post an offer or request
3. Click the add request or add offer on the top right hand side of the window.

Locate an offer or request:
1. Click the Give and Receive tab
2. Click a specific category, or click view all requests or view all offers
3. When an ad interests you, click see more
4. To reply to a message, click reply now. You will be able to edit a message & send it.
5. Click preview message and check it over before sending

Set up an exchange:
1. When someone is sent a message in response to their service ad or request, they will get an email notification. In the email there will be a link to click on. Once you sign in to the timebanks site you will be brought directly to the message.
2. See if there is a certain date or time to make the exchange. And always feel comfortable asking to meet the person first, especially if they will be providing childcare or transportation. You have the right to exchange with whomever you feel comfortable with, so feel free to decline a request for service.

View member profiles
1. Click Community tab, then on Members
2. Click anywhere in a row to see a member’s profile

Look up community events:
1. Click community tab
2. Click the Events listed on the right to see a fuller description

Recording your hours:
1. Click the my account tab
2. If there has been a conversation going through the site around an exchange, click the record hours button on the right side of the conversation box.
3. If no messages were exchanged for a given service, go to my hours and add time, and enter the appropriate fields.
4. Once the exchange is submitted, the number of time dollars entered will be added to the person’s account that performed the service and deducted from the person’s account who received the service.

To edit or stop a request or offer:
1. Click the my account tab, then my services, then my offers or my requests
2. Find the ad you want to change, and then click edit or stop

View your account status:
1. Click my account tab, then my hours, then view activity
2. To change the date range, use the view transactions pull down menu, and click view