43: Volunteer One Hour, Get a Hour For Yourself via Time Credits

In episode 43 of the Good News Shared podcast we speak with David Russell, Head of Policy and Development for a social enterprise called Spice, about volunteering and time credits. Spice use Time Credits as a tool to create community change, so if you volunteer for one hour, you get a credit to spend at a local venue, such as a theatre, gym, visitor attraction, museum or gallery. Listen to the interview below: [powerpress] Click here to listen to the interview in iTunes Some interesting statistics: More than 22,000 people have earned Time Credits 200,000+ people supported through Time Credit earning 400,000+ hours of time given 81% said Time Credits have had a positive impact on their quality of life 77% have taken part in more community activity 64% spend more time with others in their local community In the interview you will hear about: What Time Credits are What people are spending their Time Credits on The benefits of using Time Credits to encourage volunteering Some of the places across the UK where you can use Time Credits (St Paul's Cathedral, for example, is just two Time Credits!) How the name 'Spice' came about ... And much more! If you would like to find out more please click here to visit the Spice website .

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43: Volunteer One Hour, Get a Hour For Yourself via Time Credits is an episode from Good News Shared, conversations with inspirational people giving back to the community by Nisha Kotecha, Founder of Good News Shared and a member of the Rotary family.

This episode is 16:59 long.

This episode was published on Apr 25, 2016.

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