1) The document discusses complementary currencies, which are alternative currencies created by communities to facilitate exchange and collaboration. They can take many forms like local currencies backed by national currencies, time banks, and reward points for environmental activities. 2) Complementary currencies are designed based on their purpose and can support local economies, social inclusion, small business credit, and ecological goals. 3) The presentation provides examples of complementary currencies in places like Switzerland, Brussels, and the UK, and discusses resources for learning more about community currencies.

1. Complementary
Currencies
for
Prosperous
Communi3es
Disrup3ve
Innova3on
Fes3val
Leander
Bindewald
NEF
(the
new
economics
founda1on)
05st
November
2014

2. What
is
Money?

3. Who
can
create
money?

4. Who
can
create
money?
Government?

5. Who
can
create
money?
Banks?
Government?

6. Who
can
create
money?
Banks?
“The
Ecology
of
Money”
by
Richard
Douthwaite
People?Government?

7. Bank debt money

8. Bank debt money

9. Bank debt money

10. Complementary Currencies

11. Complementary Currencies

12. “An agreement within a community to use
something as a medium of exchange”
Bernard Lietaer
Currency:
A
unit
system
to
facilitate
collabora1on
in
a
community
Private
money
and
much
more…

13. Design
follows
Func1on

14. Local exchange – backed by fiat currencies
Social exchange – time credits/hours
Economic exchange – Business Barter, Loyalty points
Environmental exchange – Carbon quotas, reward points
Design
follows
Func1on

15. Local exchange – backed by fiat currencies
Social exchange – time credits/hours
Economic exchange – Business Barter, Loyalty points
Environmental exchange – Carbon quotas, reward points
Design
follows
Func1on
Local exchange – backed by fiat currencies
Social exchange – time credits/hours
Economic exchange – Business Barter, Loyalty points
Environmental exchange – Carbon quotas, reward points
Learning/Awareness, Participation and Empowerment

16. Cross
Sector
Currencies:
Co-­‐Produc1on
www.CCIA.eu

17. Local
Currencies

18. Locale economy: Plugging the leaks
www.pluggingtheleaks.org

19. Locale economy: Plugging the leaks
www.pluggingtheleaks.org

20. Social
Inclusion
Switzerland:

21. SME
Credit
Currencies

22. Ecological
Reward
Points
Brussels:

23. Further
Ques1ons?
Community
Currency
Knowledge
Gateway
www.Community-­‐Currency.info
www.neweconomics.org
www.CCIA.eu
1)
3)
2)

24. Become
and
expert:
www.IFLAS.info

25. This
presentation
has
been
produced
by
the
New
Economics
Foundation
as
part
of
the
Community
Currencies
in
Action
(CCIA)
collaboration
project.
CCIA
is
a
transnational
partnership
working
to
develop
and
deliver
community
currency
demonstrations
in
several
member
states
across
the
North
West
of
Europe.
CCIA
will
lead
the
way
in
sharing
knowledge
and
best
practice
to
enable
communities
throughout
Europe
to
grow
stronger
in
their
ability
to
achieve
vibrant
and
prosperous
networks
that
are
efficient
in
delivering
social,
economic
and
environmental
outcomes.
CCIA
will
design,
develop
and
implement
community
currencies
across
NW
Europe;
providing
a
rigorously
tested
package
of
support
structures
to
facilitate
the
development
of
CCs
across
NWE
and
promote
CCs
as
a
credible
(policy)
vehicle
for
achieving
positive
outcomes.
CCIA
is
part
funded
through
the
INTERREG
IVB
North
West
Europe
(NWE)
Programme,
which
is
a
financial
instrument
of
the
European
Union’s
Cohesion
Policy
-­‐
Investing
in
Opportunities.
Find
out
more
about
CCIA
on
our
website:
www.communitycurrenciesinaction.eu