[DAO:6a9b465] Update #2 for project "Grant Support Squad H2 2024"

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

Introduction

Hello community!

Welcome to our monthly update for the period from May 25 to June 21. This month has been eventful with significant updates and revocations. We’re excited to share our progress and the steps we are taking to improve the Grants Program and support our community.

Thanks!

Highlights

Here are the most important highlights of the month and you can find at the bottom our metrics based on our main goals.

  • The Revocations Committee had 2 cases to resolve 1 and 2. Both grants were revoked Advertising Platform and Duel Arena. Consequently, the DAO recovered $ 134,470 DAI.

  • We are assisting in the restructuring of the Revocations Committee. Three members resigned, and now the process begins to incorporate new members. The open call is here.

  • Inkeeper Blog is published!

  • From the GSS, we are collaborating to include the best community projects funded by the DAO on the Official Resources page. Two grants are already listed: In World Builder and DCL University.

It has been a great month!

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

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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: Continue providing support for the Revocations Committee and facilitate the open call for new members.
  • 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 26 projects nowadays: 16 active projects, 1 project onboarding, 3 projects within pause periods and 6 are ending their grant journey - 1 uncompleted for now, 1 revoked, and 4 already completed (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 35 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. This month we had 2 testings (Exodus and Soul Magic).

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 14 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 1 concern from grants. There are 3 grants with contracts paused due to delays in their projects and 2 grants were revoked. Consequently, the DAO recovered $ 134,470.

View this update on the Governance dApp