Gift Currency

A new project called datti is offering a way to build gift economies on a community level by witnessing and memorializing gift transactions using beautiful, pewter coins.

Community Currency in Your Neighborhood

With dedication and hard work, you can start a community currency to meet the needs of those around you. 

The Creative Economy

There is no shortage of people who want to
do creative work and no shortage of creativity. What is scarce is the money to
pay them. If the creative class were a marginal, fringe sector of our economy,
this apparent lack of collective value might make some sense on a superficial
level, but in fact research shows that the creative class is central to
economic success.

The BNote: Green Currency in Baltimore

Even before we have printed a single note, everywhere we go in
Baltimore people have already heard of the BNote, and businesses are
signing on to accept them when we launch next year. We are finding that people are very receptive to the idea of an
alternative economic system – one that will benefit people instead of
corporations.

Evolving Toward Local Credits

The tidal wave of globalization smashes all but the biggest boats. Local communities can regain control over their own welfare by encouraging human solidarity and private, voluntary initiative and creativity. The first step is to organize regional mutual credit clearing associations.