[DAO:de0964b] Decentraland DAO Facilitation Squad Grant Proposal [RENEWAL]

by 0x76fb13f00cdbdd5eac8e2664cf14be791af87cb0 (Matimio)

Should the following Tier 5: up to $120,000 USD, 6 months vesting (1 month cliff) grant in the Community category be approved?

Abstract

We believe DAO’s are a human process of socio-technical engineering. This proposal is to extend the Decentraland DAO’s Governance Facilitation Team’s term of service for an additional six months, to support operation of the Decentraland DAO.

Link to the team’s constitutive grant, which is drawing to a close, can be found here.

Grant size

78,000 USD

Beneficiary address

0x19f43564A02599DdaE651599aCc03c523a06F4D4

Email address

matimio@decentraland.org

Description

This proposal is to extend the operations of the DAO Facilitation Squad, for an additional six months. Over the course of its first term, the DAO Facilitation Squad developed a cadence of operations and regular reporting, and identified core areas where our engagement is most useful, this includes but is not limited to:

  1. Hosting of DAO Town Halls, In-World Meet Ups and DAO Facilitation Office Hours;
  2. Strategic Communications and Reporting on DAO Operations and Governance issues;
  3. Development of a Formal Working Group Process and Facilitation of Issue-Specific Working Groups;
  4. Coordination of engagements and collaborations between the Decentraland DAO Community, DAO Core Units, the DAO Committee, and the Decentraland Foundation.

The operations of the DAO Facilitation Squad are further intended to support the work and community engagement of other “Core Units” of the DAO, which include the DAO Governance (dApp) Squad and the Grants Support Squad.

Our primary objective over the coming term will be to focus on our DAO’s collective decision-making and consensus building processes. Many in the web3 space often equate governance to voting. However, over the past months we have seen that voting is often not the end, but the beginning of a divisive issue or debate, and that collective decision-making and consensus building is as, if not more important, than the final outcome of a proposal or poll.

Drawing on leading policy decision-making frameworks, including what is known as the Delphi Method, we will focus on finalizing and implementing a robust working group process that can be led by Community and/or Facilitation Team Members; and further focus on creating and maintaining multiple forums for increasing communication, coordination, and collaboration between the DAO Community, Committee, Core Units and Decentraland Foundation.

Specification

This grant will set up a budget to fund operations of the Facilitation Team for a six month period. The grant will be provided as a vesting contract of stable coins assigned to a 2-out-of-3 signatures Multisig. Participants are Matimio (Mathew Markman), Fractilians (Natalie Nunez - both members of the Facilitation Team); and Gino Cingolani (Gino), who is a member of the DAO Governance Squad. Once claimed from the vesting contract, payments will be automated to each team member using parcel.money.

During our first term of operations, the DAO Facilitation Team focused on Operations and Research & Analytics. We will continue to work in these two areas, however, we have refined our scope, work flow and cadence of deliverables; as well as terminology for the above fields of work.

Operations, will be reclassified as Strategic Relations and includes, but is not limited to:

Close coordination with Decentraland Foundation & Grants Support Squad

  1. Strategic Communication & Storytelling
  • Operation of DCL DAO Twitter
  • Operation of DCL DAO Youtube
  1. Event Facilitation & Support
  • Supporting Biweekly DAO Town Halls
  • Supporting Weekly DCL Foundation AMAs
  1. In-World Meet Ups
  • Hosting Post Town Hall Gathering
  • Supporting Weekly Facilitator Hours
  1. Report Contribution
  • Drafting Relevant Sections of DAO Weekly Brief
  • Drafting Relevant Sections of DAO Monthly Community Pulse

Research & Analytics, will be reclassified as Governance Facilitation and includes, but is not limited to:

  1. Close coordination with DAO Committee & Governance (dApp) Squad
  • Weekly Team Meetings
  • Monthly Core Unit Meetings
  • Regular Communications with Committee and Foundation Members
  1. Working Group Design & Facilitation
  • Working Group Process Design
  • Set up, facilitation, and reporting on working group progress
  • Coordination between stakeholder groups to build consensus, assess impacts and facilitate development of implementation pathways
  • Proposal Drafting Support
  • Workshopping and consensus building sessions
  1. Report Drafting, Publication & Quality Control
  • Drafting and Oversight of DCL DAO Weekly Brief
  • Drafting and Oversight of DAO Monthly Community Pulse
  1. Event Facilitation and Leadership
  • Planning & Hosting Biweekly DAO Town Halls
  1. In-World Meet Ups
  • Planning & Hosting Weekly Facilitator Hours

Personnel

  • Team Manager – Matimio, aka Mathew Markman Linkedin: Matimio is a socio-technical engineer and the current DAO Facilitation Team Lead. He is currently finishing his PhD in Future Studies and Political Science; and is the Co-Creator and Architect of Big Green DAO.
  • Strategic Relations – Fractilians, aka Nathalie Nunez Linkedin: Fractilians is an experienced marketing specialist, content creator, 3D/VR educator and currently serves in the Strategic Relations role for the Facilitation Team. Previously, Fractillians worked with Rariable Protocol DAO.
  • Governance Facilitation - Fehz, aka Federico Holzwarth Linkedin: Fehz is a professional project and programs manager with extensive experience working with stakeholders in civil society organizations, public groups, public administration and in the private sector. Previously Fehz worked for the municipal government of Buenos Aires.

BUDGET

Total Hours: ~160 monthly hours or ~40 weekly hours

Total Budget: $78,000 USD

This Budget Includes:

  • $72,000 for team compensation
  • $6,000 for team travel to an industry-related event

Cost by team member:

  • Team Manager: ~10-15 Hours/week ($3,500/month)
  • Governance Facilitator ~10-15 Hours/week ($3,500/month)
  • Strategic Communications Facilitator: ~20-25 hours/week ($5,500/month)

Roadmap and milestones

Direct deliverables Include (see forum post below for details):

  • 24 Weekly DAO Brief: Weekly report published on Sunday of each week, describing DAO operations & governance issues.
  • 6 Monthly Community Pulse: In depth strategic governance, creator spotlight, & issue analysis report.
  • 12 Biweekly Town Hall: Twice monthly town halls hosted by DAO Facilitation team alternating between US & EU/ASIA friendly time zones.
  • 24 Weekly Facilitation Hours: Weekly in-world or discord-based “office hours” for open discussion between DAO Facilitators and Community Members.
  • 6 Monthly Twitter Space AMA: Monthly DAO Facilitation Team Twitter Space AMAs.
  • Persistent Social Media Management and Engagement: Operation and posting of regular content on the DCL DAO Twitter and Youtube accounts. For a full description of the Strategic Relations role & road map can be found here.
  • Ad-Hoc Facilitation of issue-specific working groups.

Examples of previous deliverables and all future relevant deliverables will be published on the DCL DAO Mirror page.

The DAO Facilitation Team will have a persistent presence in the community, and serve as an outlet for & support expression of community & other stakeholder interests. This expression can take many forms, foremost of which is in actionable & implementable governance proposals.

Vote on this proposal on the Decentraland DAO

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ROAD MAP & MILESTONES (FULL)

Our primary objective continues to be facilitating development of our DAO’s collective decision-making and consensus building processes. This will include finalization and oversight of the DAO’s working group processes, as well as coordinating distributed strategy and vision alignment exercises across and within stakeholder groupings, including the DAO Community, DAO Core Units, and DAO Committee.

Direct deliverables to support this process include:

  1. 24x Weekly DAO Brief: Weekly report published on Sunday of each week, describing DAO operations and governance issues. (4 reports/month; 24 reports total)
  2. 6x Monthly Community Pulse: In depth strategic governance, creator spotlight, and issue analysis report. (1 report/month; 6 reports total)
  3. 12x Biweekly Town Hall: Twice monthly town halls hosted by DAO Facilitation team alternating between US and EU/ASIA friendly time zones. (2x town halls/month; 12 town halls total)
  4. 24x Weekly Facilitation Hours: Weekly in-world or discord-based “office hours” for open discussion between DAO Facilitators and Community Members. (4 facilitation hours/month; 24 facilitations hours total)
  5. 6x Monthly Twitter Space AMA: Monthly DAO Facilitation Team Twitter Space AMAs. (1 twitter space/month; 6 twitter spaces total)
  6. Persistent Social Media Management and Engagement: Operation and posting of regular content on the DCL DAO Twitter and Youtube accounts. For a full description of the Strategic Relations role and road map can be found here.
  7. Ad-Hoc Facilitation of issue-specific working groups.

Examples of previous deliverables and all future relevant deliverables will be published on the DCL DAO Mirror page, which is Managed by the Facilitation Team.

Finally, the DAO Facilitation Team is committed to stewarding the development of core strategic alignment, and specific strategic documents - should the latter be the wish of the DAO Community. Core Units of the DAO recently launched a proposal to create a distributed strategic alignment process, and should this process be approved, the DAO Facilitation Team will make it a core operational priority to moderate, mediate and support advancement of this process.

In the absence of community consensus to develop strategic alignment documents, the Facilitation team will support development and drafting of a limited set of such documents, outlying the operational and strategic alignment of the three Core Units of the DAO: The Governance Squad, Grants Support Squad, and Facilitation Team.

Ultimately, the DAO Facilitation Team will have a persistent presence in the community, and serve as an outlet for and support expression of community and other stakeholder interests. This expression can take many forms, foremost of which is in actionable and implementable governance proposals.

Budet Notes
During our first grant, we lost a team member due to personal issues, following the conclusion of our third month of operations. This role was left unfilled for two months, and as a result, $8,000 USDC will be returned to the DAO treasury at the end of our first term. Federico, who is included in this proposal above, joined the team in an interim capacity in December 2022, and will be paid for 1 month of work in the final month of our first grant cycle, and continue in this roll if our second term is approved. An additional $1,500 in unspent operational expenses will be carried over into renewed operations.

The total cost for team compensation is equal to the previous grant term. However, due to the level of effort and time commitment required of the Strategic Relations position, Fractilian’s hourly allocation and total salary have been increased. Salary of the Facilitation Team Manager, and Governance Facilitator positions have been slightly reduced to allow for this budgetary increase, without increasing total team compensation costs. An additional budget has been included for team member travel to an industry-related event where Core DAO Operating Units will come together in person.

Where would the community be without you all? Thanks for everything you all do for the community! Every single action and plan is appreciated!:heart:

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Resounding Yes from me. The DAO Facilitation Squad has done extraordinary work in this space and is vital for the Decentraland community, Job well done!

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This team is crucial to sustaining the support of the DAO. Without their representation and advocacy, we wouldn’t have a very active DAO. Love what they are doing and can’t wait to see more. :pray:

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The work has absolutely helped the DCL community growth process. Good work team! I will vote yes!

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Thank you for your comment! We have worked very hard these past few months and hope we get the opportunity to continue to serve the community we love so much :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Thank you for your comment! I very much appreciate you taking the time to do this:)

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Thank you for your comment :pray: and we hope to continue to grow as a team and create more productive and collaborative opportunities for the entire Decentraland Community.

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Thanks for all that you do! It’s a pleasure to work with you.

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Thank you very much for taking the time to comment :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :pray: We have learned a lot these past 6 months and hope to get the chance to continue to support this dynamic, bleeding edge community of builders.

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The DAO Facilitation Squad has been doing a fantastic job. Voting YES! Keep up the good work. :muscle:

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keep up the good work team !

@Matimio Do you have the ability to be unbias? It’s gotten in the way a few times.

Thank you DeepThought for taking the time to comment and for everything you have done in the past and continue to do for the Community! :pray: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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@Matimio
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Can you share what you meant by this?

@Matimio just a friendly ping. Can you answer my above question for transparency purposes?

Will you be participating as speakers in these industry-related events and promoting Decentraland in some way?

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100%. Any off-site event will be fully dedicated to growth of the DCL ecosystem and/or the DAOs operating systems, and fully center Decentraland. This is not to be a participant in a random conference talking about DAOs.

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