Certificate Course in Community Currencies for Grassroots Development
= learn from the experience of Will Ruddick
URL = http://grassrootseconomics.org/certificate-course
Description
"This course will immerse you into the world of Community Currencies as a tool for economic and community development. We will cover why and how Community Currencies have been implemented in marginalized communities as well as their history. In the field you interact with people using Community Currencies in real life settings to understand the social dynamics and economic systems that are needed to make Community Currencies thrive. After completing this course you will be have a strong foundation to design, customize and implement Community Currencies." (http://grassrootseconomics.org/certificate-course)
Contents
Topical Outline:
- Community Currency Theory: development economics, history of money, financial systems and debt, currency models, goals standards and ethics.
- Preparation & Development: community participation and ownership, system design, voucher creation, communications, partnerships, and legality.
- Setup & Launch: cooperative facilitation, collateral asset development, financial sustainability, and marketing.
- Long Term Care: long-term support, audits, Community Currency renewal.
Management: system maintenance, legal reporting, accounting, currency circulation, administration, data collection, and personnel.
- Fieldwork: on-the-ground survey work and interviews; lessons learned from previous Community Currency models; taking part in community currency events and activities; economic resource mapping."