AIP-175: Establish ApeComms

ABSTRACT

This proposal would put in place the ApeComms working group, which would provide full time AIP development assistance to community members in the ApeCoin ecosystem, educate and provide resources to community members about AIPs and other issues important to the ApeCoin DAO, assist the DAO administrators with communications, and develop a public discord.

Link to ApeComms Pitch Deck

OVERALL COST

The total cost of this proposal is $ 114,129 USD for a 3 month term.

Please note: ApeComms is not taking custody of the total budget up front or in full. Contributors would be compensated directly by the Ape Foundation on a monthly basis. ApeComms Operating Fund amounts would only be accessed as needed. Breakdown of compensation vs operating fund is available below.

We have been advised by the administrators during our previous AIP submission that we should provide an exact day each month to receive compensation. For our purposes, the first day of every month would be ideal to receive team compensation. For the ApeComms Operating Fund, for which we will submit invoices to be paid by the Ape Foundation, we kindly request those be paid as needed. We were also advised by the administrators to request an amount in USD, which is why we have done so.

Table 7: Total cost to implement the proposal (note that this cost is for 3 months - click to enlarge):

Table 8: Data used to calculate 3 month compensation (click to enlarge):

Table 9: Comparables that were used for compensation rates (click to enlarge):

Table 10: ApeComms Operating Fund “OpsFund” breakdown (click to enlarge):

Any ApeComms members who are appointed or elected as Stewards of WG0 will not receive any compensation under this proposal. The compensation for those members that was outlined in this proposal will not be withdrawn from the ApeCoin Treasury.

PROPOSAL

Link to the full proposal: https://forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-175-establish-apecomms/9697

The AIP implementation is administered by the Ape Foundation. Implementation may be immaterially or materially altered to optimise for security, usability, to protect APE holders, and otherwise to effect the intent of the AIP. Any material deviations from an AIP, as initially approved, will be disclosed to the APE holder community.