We partner with a number of community groups and organizations, and many people are unaware of these partnership or how they benefit all of the members of Time Trader. In this and a few future blog posts I am going to list our current partners and comment just a little on how each partnership works, since each organization is different and we try to use that to our advantage, tailoring each agreement to the organization so that we maximize the benefits to each of us.
First, our biggest partner in terms of the number of transactions per month: The Rochester Area Family Y. The Y has been a steadfast partner for us, offering support in the form of people and space, since the beginning. Many of our member events are held here, such as the potluck we had last night. The Y also offers us space for our monthly Leadership Team meetings, orientations a few times a month, and, if a Time Trader wants to earn an extra TD$ or two, they can sit at an information table in the Y and hand out brochures telling people about Time Trader and how to join. When we use the Y's space, it earns TD$. We cross-promote each other. Y employees have been active Time Traders in their personal lives and their professional lives. One of the organizers in Time Trader helped a Y employee out with her office. Another went through the piles of mail, office documents and other papers for a Y employee to sort by type and then recycle or file it. How many of us could use that in our own workspace?
The Y sometimes needs volunteers at events, or handyman-type projects such as painting done. These are a great way to spend TD$ and reap the rewards of all the great work they do for us. So if you are ever approached in Community Weaver about a project the Y needs done, please consider helping them out. They are a huge part of Time Trader's success over the past 3 and a half years!
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