Comments on: The Brooklyn Torch Project Begins! http://brooklyntorch.org/2009/04/hello-world/ Sparking Wealth In North Brooklyn Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Craig Seeman http://brooklyntorch.org/2009/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Craig Seeman Sat, 30 May 2009 21:32:15 +0000 http://brooklyntorch.org/?p=1#comment-5 Brooklyn Greenbacks still a great idea. Recent economic events really highlight the importance of a local currency. The demand was high, the interest (and potential growth) even greater. The challenge was that management became a near full time job for those involved. One problem was the circulation and constant updating of a printed news letter. The other was creating tangible results (marketing) for the community businesses involved . . . we are all community businesses, each with something of value to exchange. That is key. Brooklyn Greenbacks still a great idea. Recent economic events really highlight the importance of a local currency.

The demand was high, the interest (and potential growth) even greater. The challenge was that management became a near full time job for those involved.

One problem was the circulation and constant updating of a printed news letter. The other was creating tangible results (marketing) for the community businesses involved . . . we are all community businesses, each with something of value to exchange. That is key.

]]> By: admin http://brooklyntorch.org/2009/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 admin Sat, 02 May 2009 00:18:22 +0000 http://brooklyntorch.org/?p=1#comment-3 @olaf. I cannot personally speak for the demise of the Brooklyn Greenbacks. An <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/local-currencies-ithaca_cz_el_money06_0214local.html" rel="nofollow">article at Forbes.com</a> mentions Craig Seeman, supervisor of the Brooklyn Greenback project during it's circulation from 1997 to 2001. The article goes on to say that "organizing was a full-time job, and the organizers needed to pay their rent in plain old dollars." There is certain mystery regarding the Brooklyn Greenbacks for sure. If anyone officially knows anything, please pipe up- we'd love to collaborate. @olaf. I cannot personally speak for the demise of the Brooklyn Greenbacks. An article at Forbes.com mentions Craig Seeman, supervisor of the Brooklyn Greenback project during it’s circulation from 1997 to 2001. The article goes on to say that “organizing was a full-time job, and the organizers needed to pay their rent in plain old dollars.” There is certain mystery regarding the Brooklyn Greenbacks for sure. If anyone officially knows anything, please pipe up- we’d love to collaborate.

]]> By: olaf http://brooklyntorch.org/2009/04/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2 olaf Fri, 01 May 2009 18:43:54 +0000 http://brooklyntorch.org/?p=1#comment-2 i'm curious: what happened to Brooklyn Greenbacks? i remember they were tried not too long ago. what lessons learned? how will this be different? i’m curious:
what happened to Brooklyn Greenbacks? i remember they were tried not too long ago.
what lessons learned? how will this be different?

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