A place to stand
during times like these
In the midst of the madness, with the Taos TImeBank we’re creating a local system of care, connection, dignity and resiliency–all without money changing hands!
The Time Bank launches August 14 — Let’s build this together!
Why time banking in Taos?
Because our community is stronger when we support each other. Life in Taos can be beautiful — but it can also be hard, unpredictable, isolating, and expensive. Time banking is a simple, community-powered solution that makes it easier for all of us to meet each other’s needs, build trust, and thrive together, conjuntos.
How it works:
You give help doing something you enjoy
You get to choose from many categories to get the kind of help you want
Every hour is valued equally; each offering is by choice
No money changes hands — just time, support and mutual respect
Why it matters:
Help Taos be the caring community we want to be in the world
Access valuable services you need without spending cash
Feel useful, supported, valued and seen
Strengthen our local resilience, deepen your local connections
Ready to join? Here’s how it works
Offer a skill you have; choose a service you want. To be part of the Taos Time Bank, all you need is a little community spirit and a little time to offer. Below are the core steps to get started.
1. Attend one of our four Onboarding Events by October 8
Onboarding is your starting point! RSVP below!
2. Pay Your $30 Membership & Create Your Profile
Do so before your Onboarding Event, and you’ll be a step ahead! And if you need help, we’ll guide you.
3. Volunteer with a Taos Time Bank Anchor Organization
Choose a service opportunity, give a few hours of help, and earn your first time credits!
4. Start Giving and Receiving
Now you’ve got credits! You can begin exchanging time, skills and services with other members.
5. Keep Showing Up
Attend future events to go beyond the basics, and get more creative and connected making exchanges within our system.
Upcoming events
Attend one of our Onboarding Events by October 8 as your first step to join the Time Bank.
Our big request is for you to attend all four live events in our Fall Series — each builds on the other and plays a unique role in building capacity in our community. Attend at least one Onboarding Event by October 8; our other events offer key knowledge and help you deepen your involvement. Free yummy food at each event!
What happens after you sign up
1. After you RSVP:
You’ll get a few short emails to prepare
If you want a head start, pay your membership and set up your profile early!
2. At the Onboarding Event:
Learn the who, how, what and why behind the Time Bank
Meet some amazing Anchor Organizations + community members
Get help with setting up your Profile if you haven’t done it yet
3. After the Onboarding Event, between August 15-Sept 30:
Volunteer at one of many Service Opportunities hosted by an Anchor Org (your first time credit!)
Start posting your own offers and requests, and making exchanges
Feel how good it is to strengthen our local community resilience!
Meet the founder
Local impact. Big vision. Rooted in tradition. Reimagining what’s possible.
The Taos Time Bank is being launched with support from the LOR Foundation by TiLT [Taos Initiative for Life Together] as part of a larger movement to reweave systems that nurture mutual care and local resilience, fostering natural ways for neighbors to connect and thrive in this beautiful place we call home.
Todd Wynward–community educator, wilderness guide, changemaker and founder of TiLT– has spent decades helping Taos residents imagine better ways to build more just and joyful lives together. From the Repurposing Plastic Project to the Watershed Way, from building schools to weaving local food webs, his work centers on practical demonstration projects and multicultural community resilience.
The Time Bank continues that journey of grounded hope—a grassroots way to honor each other’s gifts, build a network of mutual aid, and weave a more just and joyful Taos– together, conjuntos.
