[DAO:068677c] Update #4 for project "Grant Support Squad H2 2024"

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Author: 0xf0480e7b09edb7229d4f7b3b25ef77429c5754cf
Update Status: On Time
Project Health: :green_circle: On Track

Introduction

Hello community!

Welcome to our monthly update for the period from July 29 to August 23. We are working towards the Lisbon Summit, conducting research and exploring the best options for a future new Grants program. Simultaneously, we are managing the process of setting up the new Revocations Committee and handling daily tasks with a lower grants/projects flow.

See you in Lisbon! Thanks!

Highlights

Here are the most important highlights of the month:

  • We have updated the DAO Github.

  • We moved forward with the open call for Revocations Committee candidates. Initially, 12 people applied, and after extending the deadline due to Maryana’s resignation, we had 8 candidates. This week, we interviewed all of them to provide a space for questions and ensure they are fit for the role. Three people stepped down from the candidacy. Next week, we will create the single proposal for the elections.

  • We participated in Crecimiento - Pop Up City Event, Buenos Aires, where we hosted a Session and attended several workshops and talks.

  • Here you can read an Overview of the DAO Grants Program and this Report in which we share info and our most significant insights that will help us rethink the allocation of DAO funds in collaboration with the community at the Re-Genesis Summit in Lisbon this September.

  • We are monitoring all the active projects. On our last monthlys we agreed with Advanced Documentation grant and Creativity and Growth grant to pause again their projects.

Thank you for reading and supporting our work.

Please stay in touch with us via our Discord Thread.

Please continue reading our metrics in the additional notes section

Constructive comments are always welcome :slight_smile:

Best regards,

Fifi, Zino & Pablo

Blockers

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Next steps

  • Continue restructuring tasks and working to improve the Grants Program framework and DAO Operations.
  • #TestingTuesdays will continue to be held on Discord, adapting changes as needed.
  • Promotions for grantees in the Decentraland Blog will continue to be produced.
  • Continue onboarding new projects funded through the DAO , assigning grant managers and analyzing the feasibility of their roadmaps.
  • Provide support to the current grantees with their problems and requests.
  • Analyze cases that raise concerns and elevate them to the Revocations Committee if needed.
  • Revocations Committee Assistance: Facilitate the process to re-create the Committee.
  • Operational Manual Update: Update the GSS Operational Manual to reflect recent changes and improvements.
  • Support grantees for presenting in DAO Townhalls.
  • Keep on building bridges between the Decentraland Foundation and our DAO community.

Additional notes and links

Here is the status update on activities of the month, along with the impact metrics on our proposal based on our three main goals:

Goal 1: Support the grantees

  • We are actively working with 17 projects nowadays: 7 active projects, 2 projects within pause periods and 8 are ending their grant journey (all of them owe us information and that’s why the GSS is following them). All active projects now belong to the new grants framework and among them, 2 projects that come from a tender.
  • Here you can see the list:

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  • We allocated a total of 20.5 hours to interact with grantees, and provide support during this month.
  • Testing Tuesdays: Here is the Public Notion Page of our Testing Sessions to provide transparency on the actions of this initiative. Next one is on September.

Goal 2: Foster transparency

  • Formal Requests are public, to provide transparency on the concerns raised, the status of the process and arguments.
  • We are making public roadmaps with the main goal of opening our reviewing process. This month we have updated 16 public roadmaps with our grantees.
  • GSS 2024 H2 Public Roadmap.
  • We are always encouraging grantees to make their monthly updates, and you can check those out in the dAPP.
  • Every Monday the GSS is sharing the planned tasks for the week in our Discord Thread.

Goal 3: Guarantee an efficient use of the DAO treasury

  • This month, we analyzed a concern from a grant and it was dismissed. There are 2 grants with contracts paused due to delays in their projects.

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