Past Topics

SkillSwap was originally part of the programming at CoWork155, York’s first (now-defunct) coworking site. There have been more than 140 SkillSwap sessions since the series launched in June 2014, with nearly 975 participants. Here are the topics we've covered to date:

April 2020 (virtual sessions)

  • InJoy Your Year: A Vision Board Experience

  • Journaling for Greater Abundance

  • Investing 101

  • Gather Around the Table: Creating Community One Meal at a Time

January 2020

  • Get Present: An Intro to Meditation

  • Tempura Appetizers

  • Invested in Your Future: Financial Well-Being for Small Business Owners, Artists, and Entrepreneurs

  • Tips for Beginner Beekeeping in Pennsylvania

  • Finding Your Beer Style

  • An Amateur’s Guide to Making Comics

  • How Money REALLY Works!

  • Tiny Plastic Robot Models 101

  • Gather Around the Table: Creating Community One Meal at a Time

October 2019

  • Social Media Marketing Secrets for Small Businesses

  • Create Personalized Vision Pages to Envision Your Next Season

  • Folk and Bluegrass Guitar for Beginners

  • Personal Mission Statements and Goal Setting

  • Get Present: An Intro to Meditation

  • How Money REALLY Works!

  • Creative Play Workshop: Relearning Play for Artists and Non-Artists Alike

  • Letterpress Printing Workshop: Mapping It Out

  • Gather Around the Table: Creating Community One Meal at a Time

April 2019

  • How Money Works: The Common Sense Guide

  • Bicycling for Fun, Fitness, and Transportation

  • Keeping Backyard Chickens!

  • Event Planning Basics

  • Cupcakes - THE Basic Recipe

  • Change Your Language, Change Your Life

  • Date Like A Journalist

  • #garbagelunch: What to Eat When There’s Nothing to Eat

  • Clay Cups & Mugs

  • Gather Around the Table: Creating Community One Meal at A Time

  • The Magical Miracle of Life Planning

  • Restaurant Quality Meals at Home: All the Secrets

August 2016

  • What To Do With Your CSA (When You Aren’t Sure What To Do With It)

  • Stencil 102: Image Conversion

  • Meal Planning for Busy Moms

  • Arduino Programming 101

  • Gather Around the Table (Connecting Over Food in a Fast-Paced World)

  • Fantasy Football 201: Slightly Advanced Draft and In-Season Tips

  • Intro to Oil Painting

  • Mind Full or Mindful?

  • Kombucha 101

  • Punch Drunk Love: Summer Punches to Keep You Cool

June 2016

  • Press On (pressed flowers)

  • Wellness for Working Moms

  • Personal Mission Statements and Goal Setting

  • How to Optimize Your Business's Facebook Page

  • How to Be the Perfect Host

  • Tying Simple Flies In-Hand

  • Stencil 101 - The Poor Man's Screen Printing

  • Alcohol Infusions: Taking Your Liquor to Flavortown

April 2016

  • Inbox Hero - Reclaim Your Inbox, Reclaim Your Life

  • Content Marketing for Creatives

  • Gather Around the Table (A Celebration of Community)

  • You're Smarter Than That: Commonly Confused Words

  • Exploring Watersheds

  • How to Build Financial Security

  • Tying Simple Flies In-Hand

  • Make It Plain: A Vision Sharing Workshop

  • Letterpress Coaster Printing

  • Three Martinis

December 2015

  • Creative Improvisation: Collage and Accordion Books

  • Yoga Basics

  • Gather Around the Table (A Celebration of Community)

  • SEO and Bordeaux: Using Stories to Help Your Business Grow

  • You Bet Your Sweet Glass It Matters (glassware for different beer styles)

  • Maximize Your Productivity with Better To Do Lists

  • Top Five Money Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

  • Cocktails: How to Transform Those Old Bottles in the Back of Your Bar

August 2015

  • Hummus Three Ways From One Easy Recipe

  • How to Make Your Own Mexican Salsas

  • Conquer the Blank Page: Amp Up Your Creativity

  • Build Buzz with An Online Community

  • NYC Through A Native's Eyes

  • Making A Statement (Reclaimed Fabric Necklace Workshop)

  • Understanding Facebook Business Pages

  • End of Summer Cookout

  • Home Cocktail Tips and Tricks

  • Letterpress Card Printing 

June 2015

  • How to Do Disney On the Cheap

  • Mala, Mantras, and Meditation

  • Intro to Songwriting

  • What's the Buzz? (intro to beekeeping)

  • The Banjo: Annoy Your Neighbors and Try to Mildly Impress the Ladies

  • How to Become Your Own PR Agent

  • Live Interactive Letterpress Printing Demo

  • Summer Cocktails

April 2015

  • Better Food Photos

  • How to Make Tortillas from Scratch

  • What D’Ya Know About YORK? (trivia game)

  • DIY Urban Gardening

  • Home Preserving and Canning

  • How to Watch Birds Without Going Outside

  • Brunch Cocktails

December 2014

  • Digital Lifestyle Organization

  • The Banjo: Annoy Your Neighbors and Try to Mildly Impress the Ladies

  • Make Your Videos Stand Out on YouTube

  • Holiday Chocolate Fun for Kids

  • Pierogi Like My Babcia Used to Make

  • How to Fall Asleep and Stay Asleep

  • Building a Basic Household Budget

  • Holiday Decorating and Gifting Through Repurposing

  • Get Twisted: Pretzels 101

  • Intro to Music Making on the iPhone and iPad

  • Own It: Creating a Personal Brand

  • This Ain't Your College Ramen

  • Holiday Cocktails (panel presentation)

  • Chicken Andouille Gumbo

October 2014

  • Creating the Perfect Cheese Board

  • Wines Around the World

  • Popular on the Internet (Facebook/Twitter/social media workshop)

  • Beer Cocktails

  • Making Hummus Three Ways

  • Perfect Pulled Pork on Any Cooker

  • How to Create Your Financial GPS

  • Digital Photography: Basics and Composition

  • Volunteer Management

August 2014

  • Real Life Everyday Organizing

  • Design for Non-Designers

  • Homemade Snacks Made Easy

  • Telling Your Story Through Social Media

  • Basic Juggling

  • Cupcakes - THE Best Recipe

  • Photography for Social Media

  • Public Speaking

  • How to Pick and Eat a Maryland Blue Crab

  • Couponing 101

  • Introduction to Homebrewing

  • Your Pizza is Better Than Delivery Pizza

  • Event Planning Basics

  • Finding Your Beer Style

  • Cocktail Basics (panel presentation)

  • Bicycle Riding, Safety, and Roadside Repair (followed by a Rail Trail ride)

June 2014

  • Fire Safety/Extinguisher Training

  • Home Charcuterie & Pickling Basics

  • Shopping for Electricity for Your Home

  • Beer Style Primer

  • Digital Photography Basics

  • Your Pizza is Better Than Delivery Pizza

  • Public Speaking

  • Practicing Conscious Gratitude