Community Exchange News

Community Exchange News is the Newsletter of the Cape Town Talent Exchange. It is published monthly and emailed to members of the Cape Town Talent Exchange.

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2007

No Date Contents
No.29 16 April 2007
  1. Administration: Assistance wanted
  2. Markets: Next Cape Town Talent Exchange market day - 21 April
  3. News: More local area offices opening
  4. New Members: Introduction to the CES
  5. New exchanges: Eleven more exchanges join the CES network
  6. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  7. Statistics: Trading Figures
  8. Web Site: Multi-language interface in development
  9. Tip: How to correct errors in your statements
  10. Theory: Money, the 'operating system' of the economy
  11. Press Statement: SANE Board Member Awarded Ashoka Fellowship

2006

No Date Contents
No.28 15 November 2006
  1. Sub-areas: Local area offices opening
  2. News: CTTE Administrator attends international Complementary Currencies conference
  3. Markets: Let's form market committees!
  4. New exchanges: Ten more exchanges join the CES network
  5. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  6. Statistics: Trading Figures
  7. Web Site: New features
  8. Tip: How to find offerings
  9. Theory: What is Money?
  10. Ads and Notices
No.27 27 May 2006
  1. Administration: Transaction levy reduced
  2. Milestones: Two million Talents milestone
  3. New groups: One Norwegian and two New Zealand exchanges join the CES
  4. The Abusers List: Avoid selling to these people!
  5. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  6. CTTE Group statistics: April 2006
  7. Web Site: New features
  8. Info: Why sellers and not buyers enter transactions in the CES
  9. Tip: Recommendations
  10. Theory: Imagine if money had never been invented
  11. Administration: CTTE Local Area Co-ordinators
No.26 20 February 2006
  1. News: SANE Talent Shop
  2. Report: New Economics for Social Change
  3. Admin: Monthly statements
  4. New groups: One more New Zealand exchange and one US
    exchange joins the CES
  5. The Abusers List: Avoid selling to these people!
  6. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  7. CTTE Group statistics: January 2006
  8. Web Site: New features
  9. Tip: How to take advantage of the extended CES 'market'
  10. Theory: The Commoditisation of Life
  11. Administration: CTTE Local Area Co-ordinators

2005

No Date Contents
No.25 7 December 2005
  1. News: SANE Talent Shop opens
  2. Markets: Christmas market in Retreat
  3. Report: New Economics for Social Change
  4. New groups: Two more New Zealand groups join the CES
  5. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  6. CTTE Group statistics: November 2005
  7. Web Site: New features
  8. Tip: How to make sense of the statistics
  9. Theory: Change your money, change your world.
  10. Administration: CTTE Local Area Co-ordinators
No.24 10 October 2005
  1. News: SANE Talent Shop to open on 29 October
  2. News: CES/CTTE Head Office
  3. Promotion: New Economics for Social Change
  4. Administration: Suppliers required
  5. New groups: More Australian and New Zealand groups join the CES 
  6. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  7. CTTE Group statistics: September 2005
  8. Web Site: New features
  9. Tip: How to jazz up your offerings
  10. Theory: Imagine if there was more than one of...
  11. Administration: CTTE Local Area Co-ordinators
No.23 3 August 2005
  1. Editorial: First Talent Exchange shop to open
  2. Administration: Old offerings
  3. New groups: New Zealand comes on board
  4. Statistics: Growth of the CES
  5. CTTE Group statistics: July 2005
  6. Web Site: New features
  7. Members Views: Comments on a new member 'starter pack'
  8. Tip: How to improve your trading position
  9. Theory: "Shortage of funds"
  10. Crossword: See if you can solve our first CES puzzle
  11. Administration: CTTE Local Area Co-ordinators
No.22 19 June 2005
  1. Administration: Bad traders
  2. Statistics: Growth of the Talent Exchange
  3. CTTE Group statistics: May 2005
  4. Web Site: New features
  5. Tip: Checking balances
  6. Theory: Credit
  7. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
No.21 9 May 2005
  1. Administration: The New CTTE Management Group (CTTEMG)
  2. Markets: Next Market Day - 21 May
  3. CES Logo Competition: Winner Announced
  4. New Groups: Another One in Australia
  5. Statistics: Growth of the Talent Exchange
  6. CTTE Group statistics: April 2005
  7. Web Site: New features
  8. Issues: Rands and Talents
  9. Tip: Making your Offers Stand Out
  10. Theory: Interest
  11. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
No.20 26 March 2005
  1. Administration: General Meeting 19 March
  2. CES Logo Competition: Vote for your Favourite Logos
  3. New Groups: Klein Karoo and Logan (Australia)
  4. Statistics: Growth of the Talent Exchange
  5. CTTE Group statistics: February 2005
  6. Web Site: New features
  7. Tip: Trading slips
  8. Theory: Levies
  9. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
No.19 19 February 2005
  1. Administration: General Meeting Planned for 19 March
  2. News: CES Logo Competition Extended
  3. Markets: Zandvlei Community Centre - 5 March 2005
  4. New Groups: Pietermaritzburg & Harare (Zimbabwe)
  5. Statistics: Growth of the Talent Exchange
  6. CTTE Group statistics: January 2005
  7. Web Site: New features
  8. Debate: Ideas Exchange
  9. Tip: Attracting Custom
  10. Theory: Are Talents Money?
  11. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators

2004

No.18 18 December 2004
  1. Editorial: Two Years of Talent Exchange
  2. News: New CES Logo Competition
  3. New Group: Durban Talent Exchange
  4. Enterprise: Talentaal Offering Directory
  5. CTTE Group Statistics: November 2004
  6. Web Site: New features
  7. Debate: Ideas Exchange Launched
  8. Tip: How to Edit your Offerings
  9. Theory: What About the Taxman?
  10. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
No.17 18 November 2004
  1. General: New CES Logo Wanted
  2. New Group: Twee Riviere Talent Exchange
  3. Groups: Garden Route Gets Going
  4. Markets: Food Market Day - 21 November
  5. Markets: Harfield Village Carnival - 27 November
  6. Help: CES User Guide Available
  7. CTTE Group Statistics: September 2004
  8. Web Site: New features
  9. Tip: How to Get Help
  10. Theory: The Matter with 'Old' Money
  11. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
No.16 20 October 2004
  1. Organic Produce Exchange Network joins the CES
  2. CAFDA joins the CES
  3. Cape Town Talent Exchange Market Day - 24 October
  4. CTTE Group Statistics: September 2004
  5. Web Site: New features
  6. Tip: How to Get Started on the CES
  7. Theory: Benefits of the CES
  8. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
No.15 17 September 2004
  1. TSiBA Education joins the CES
  2. Cape Town Talent Exchange Market Day - 19 September
  3. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
  4. CTTE Group Statistics: August 2004
  5. Web Site: New features
  6. Tip: How to Ensure that your Offerings are Found
  7. Feedback: Talent Exchange Evenings
No.14 14 August 2004
  1. How to 'make it' on the Talent Exchange
  2. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
  3. CTTE Group Statistics: July 2004
  4. Web Site: New features
  5. Rands or Talents?
  6. Tip: How to change your email address
  7. Tip: How to retrieve your password
No.13 18 July 2004
  1. Why are we doing this?
  2. Administration: Local Area Co-ordinators
  3. Site Statistics: June 2004
  4. Web Site: New features
  5. Tip: Searching Remote Groups
No.12 19 June 2004
  1. Administration: Focus on governance issues
  2. Site statistics: May, best month ever!
  3. Web Site: New features
  4. Web Site: Planned features
  5. Tip: Finding help
No.11 16 May 2004
  1. Administration: Transaction Levy introduced
  2. Events: Talent Exchange Market Day, Saturday 22 May 2004
  3. Site statistics: April sees trading downswing
  4. Web Site: New Features
  5. Tip: Correcting transaction errors
No.10 14 April 2004
  1. Administration: Committee members wanted!
  2. Events: Talent Exchange Market Dayd
  3. Events: Talent Exchange Socials
  4. Groups: Inter-group Trading
  5. News: New CES Groups
  6. Site statistics: March, best trading month ever
  7. Web Site: New Features
  8. Administration: Transaction Levy
  9. Lists: Get them on Paper
  10. Tip: Making Donations
No.9 15 March 2004
  1. Events: Talent Exchange Market Days
  2. Administration: Co-ordinators required!
  3. News: New CES Groups
  4. Site statistics: Trading shoots ahead
  5. Web Site: New Features
  6. Tip: Searching
  7. The future: Shops required
No.8 7 February 2004
  1. Events: First Talent Exchange Market Day - a resounding success!
  2. Events: Next Talent Exchange Market Days
  3. News: New CES Groups
  4. Site statistics: Trading picks up after year-end dip
  5. Web Site: New Features
  6. Tip: How to Attract Custom
No.7 10 January 2004
  1. News: Remote Trading Implemented
  2. Talent Exchange: New Logo
  3. News: New CES Groups
  4. Events: 24 January
  5. Web Site Addresses
  6. Site statistics: 2003 Figures
  7. Site statistics: Trading takes a dip
  8. Web Site: New Features
  9. Tip: Searching

2003

No Date Contents
No.6 10 December 2003
  1. News: We are now the "Talent Exchange"!
  2. CES Administration: Donations
  3. Talent Exchange: New Logo Required
  4. News: New CES Groups
  5. Events: 24 January
  6. Web Site: Help Required
  7. Web Site: Additional Address
  8. Site statistics: Steady Growth Continues
  9. Tip: Offring Ideas
No.5 10 November 2003
  1. CES Administration: Income Required
  2. News: CES Groups start in Johannesburg and Pretoria
  3. CES Administration: New Committee Members Needed
  4. Trading: Anyone got a Shop?
  5. Site statistics: Over T100,000 traded!
  6. Future Developments: Payments by Cellphone
  7. Tip: Correcting Incorrect Transaction Details
No.4 10 October 2003
  1. CES Events: "Talent Exchange"
  2. Site statistics: CES continues steady growth
  3. Site improvements: more buttons!
  4. Tip: Refresh your offerings
  5. Sub-Areas
No.3 10 September 2003
  1. Site statistics: CES growing rapidly
  2. News: New features on the site
  3. News: New web addresses
  4. News: New CES groups in Joburg, PE and at Oude Molen
  5. Tip: Stop email
  6. Tip: Hide your account
  7. Tip: Jack up your adverts
  8. Member news: Projects
No.2 6 August 2003
  1. CES membership approaching 200
  2. Over 300 Trades
  3. Over 300 Offerings
  4. First employee on the system
  5. Companies and Organisations on the system
  6. New features
  7. Events: Observatory Holistic Lifestyle Fair
  8. Tip: How to do a search
  9. Tip: Print youself some Trading Slips
  10. Tip: Offer what you can do, not what you are
  11. Personal comments on the CES
  12. Sell your Rands for Talents!
  13. Non-existent money the answer to theft?
  14. Buy, buy, buy to get circulation going
  15. Some offering ideas

No.1

 10 March 2003
  1. Introduction
  2. Get involved!
  3. CES Public Events
  4. Advertise your Offerings
  5. Advertise your Wants
  6. You don't need credits to trade
  7. Who is the 'seller' and who enters the transaction details
  8. Join the CES
  9. Future issues

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