[FINAL] Doodles Community Fund

Discourse:

• https://forum.doodles.app/t/establish-a-doodles-community-fund-dedicated-to-funding-community-organized-activities-for-one-another/2350

Proposal:

• Allocate max of 9.99 ETH; or
• Do not allocate

Rationale:

• Establish a Doodles Community Fund ("DCF"), dedicated to funding Doodles community-organized activities (e.g. online game tournaments, IRL meetups, etc.)
• Allocate initial funds of 9.99ETH for reimbursements (90% / 9ETH) and rewards (10% / 0.99ETH) of such activities
• Set up and run a simple, streamlined process for organizers to access those funds while being transparent and accountable to the community

Timeline:

• 6-month "pilot" timeframe to deploy funds and evaluate DCF performance (e.g. how many activities were funded, members participated, etc.)
• Based on performance, a decision will be made after 6 months to continue or discontinue the DCF (and return any remaining funds to DoodleBank if discontinued)
• At "run-rate" (after 2 months ramp-up), we hope to fund at least 2 online activities + 1 IRL activity per month, totalling at least 16 events involving more than 500 participants in 6 months:

EVENTS	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	TOTAL
# Online	1	1.5	2	2	2	2	10.5
# IRL	0.5	1	1	1	1	1	5.5
# TOTAL	1.5	2.5	3	3	3	3	16
ATTEND.	50	80	100	100	100	100	530
COST (ETH)	0.9	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	9.7

Goals:

• Our ultimate goal is a consistent calendar of activities for Doodles community members, with a good mix of online vs. IRL, geographies, interests, and overall representation
• This proposal is designed to quickly test:
  1. How many more activities and participants can we achieve via funding?
  2. How can we support organizers and be transparently accountable to the community?
• If we can achieve meaningful community impact, we hope to scale up the DCF with better tools (e.g. dashboards, pipelines, etc.) and more resources (e.g. funds, "Activity Kits", etc.)

Cost:

Max of 9.99ETH

Disbursement Plan

Activity organizers will be able to apply for funds in 3 simple steps:

1. Submit Application

• Simply submit a 3-minute Google Form

2. DCF Committee Review

• Applications will be reviewed within 1 week
• Communication via Discord private channels (created by Doodles Moderators)
• Approved -- reimbursement upon Post-activity Submissions (below); up to 20% upfront
• Rejected -- give feedback, e.g. organization, budget, and impact considerations

3. Post-activity Submissions

• Reasonable records and/or receipts for expenditures to be reimbursed
• Brief activity report (simple Google Form) w/ collected metrics (e.g. duration, attendees, etc.)
• Sufficient completion of an optional participant survey
• For transparency, this info will be made available (with privacy protection) to the community

Accountability:

• A DCF Committee will administer the DCF according to the Disbursement Plan above
• During the pilot, it will consist of the following volunteers: Mushy, Doodles Mods, and CKT (note: as volunteers, Committee members will receive NO COMPENSATION from the DCF)
• Administrative work of setting up and driving the application and review processes will be done primarily by CKT as community representative
• Mushy and Doodles Mods will provide oversight and review input to ensure adherence to processes and engender community trust
• Funds will be held in a dedicated DCF wallet controlled only by Mushy as custodian
• DCF disbursements & results will be made public to the Doodles community on a regular basis

Voting Info:

• Quorum (Duffel Bags): 5%
• Majority of Yes or No.
• Abstentions count to quorum but do not affect yes/no votes.

For more details, please see the full proposal here: Doodles Community Fund // Proposal