Nothing brings people together like 'free'. Free stuff. Free food. Just add that magic 4-letter word in front of almost anything, and you’re sure to find a few takers.
Our mission at The Global Assembly is to help “save money and build stronger neighborhoods”.
Getting neighbors to talk to one another again is the first step to any community-building program. Our easy-to-use Facebook groups aim to do for goods what time credits do for services: Allow people to exchange with each other at no cost.
Have extra stuff laying around the house you’d like to get rid of? Post it in the giveaway group and invite your friends. Anyone can ask for what they want, and if you don’t see what you’re looking for, you can make a post to ask if anyone has it. You don’t only have to give away things- you can lend or share them too. Bam. It’s that easy.
Once people are comfortable around their neighbors, you can begin working on more intimate ways to save money like buyer’s clubs, food boxes and church dinners. But without the initial foundation of trust time credits/giveaway groups provide, closer community cooperation can never happen.
It goes without saying that The Global Assembly can’t do this by itself. We're willing to work with anyone who wants to help spread the word- and develop the giveaway group in tandem with our primary time credit program.
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