[GCP-011] - Support the Funding the Commons Hackathon and Conference

This proposal was put together with support and guidance from @CoachJonathan

Summary: This proposal seeks Gitcoin community approval for a grant to fund the “Funding the Commons” hackathon and conference series. The grant aims to:

Position Gitcoin’s Allo Protocol and Grants Stack at the forefront of an emerging EVM-based public goods funding ecosystem Integrate Gitcoin’s technologies with other public goods funding infrastructure Strengthen Gitcoin’s legitimacy and positioning as a thought leader in the public goods funding movement Foster collaboration among EVM-based projects and communities to collectively produce an integrated public goods funding infrastructure stack that any EVM-based ecosystem can deploy. This proposal is requesting a total of $160,000 from Gitcoin. $60,000 will come from the DAO treasury and will be used for production costs (more details outlined below) while $100,000 will come from the matching pool to fund the development of public goods technologies.

Abstract: The Funding the Commons hackathon and conference series is designed to bring together like-minded individuals and projects in the EVM ecosystem focused on funding public goods, with the goal of creating a not-for-profit incubator for public goods funding infrastructure, financed by leveraging the very tooling it helps to create. By supporting Funding the Commons, Gitcoin can showcase its Allo Protocol and Grants Stack while integrating with other public goods funding tools, infrastructure, and blockchain networks in the EVM ecosystem. This proposal outlines the various ways Gitcoin can contribute to the entity’s success, including providing funding, resources, and community support, and highlights the potential benefits and drawbacks of Gitcoin’s involvement.

We are requesting $60k in funding and $100k in matching grants to execute the above plan, including running a Funding the Commons hackathon, support two conferences in 2023 [Paris, Berlin]

Voting options: Option 1: Yes: $60K prod sup + $100K match Vote yes to fully fund the initiative with the requested resources and matching pool funds. $100k in Matching Pool Funds $60k in production support

Option 2: Yes: $100K matching, no prod sup Vote yes to fund the matching pool but not offer financing for the conference series, hackathon, and hacker house. Just $100k in Matching Pool Funds

Option 3: Yes: $60K prod support, no matching Vote yes to funding the conference series, hackathon and hackerhouse, but not offering the matching pool funds. Just $60k in production support

Option 4: No: do not support this effort Vote no on financially supporting the event in any capacity.

Option 5: Abstain

For more details - follow the link below to the proposal