The Steward Council Election & Mandate

This proposal seeks to elect the members of the GD Steward Council, approve its mandate and tenure. We currently have 14 stewards elligible for a seat on the council.

A separate snapshot will go up for Council GTC allocation.

Formation The current lineup of stewards with scores 8/10 and over is as follows:

@DisruptionJoe @Pop @krrisis @seedphrase @bobjiang @tjayrush @Sirlupinwatson @HelloShreyas @lefterisjp @linda @griff @Fishbiscuit @kyle @austingriffith

Mandate & Term The first Stewards Council will be active from the time the proposal passes for a period of 180 days, in line with the seasons cadence established as part of the proposal. One council would cover 2 seasons and there would be 2 councils/year.

NOTE*: the first council will have a slightly shorter term covering S13 & S14. A decision can be made to extend term should adjustment period need to be longer.

The 180 day cadence matches the quarterly cadence of the Gitcoin DAO calendar and offers a great opportunity to reflect, expand and amplify the mission of GD. Cadence as follows:

Season 13 - 2.1 to 4.30 (GR13 | 3.9-3.24) Season 14 - 5.1 to 7.30 (GR14 | 6.8-6.23) Season 15 - 8.1 to 10.30 (GR15 | 9.7-9.22) Season 16 - 11.1 to 1.31 (GR16 | 11.30-12.15) and ongoing - any changes for holidays or other interruptions would be voted on

A milestone report will be presented at the end of the 180 day mark, ensuring the model is deemed valuable by the community and any essential and valuable learnings are incorporated in the model.

Steward council mandate:

• Keeping a ‘docket’ of ongoing proposals / their current status

• Ensure proposals follow template(s) 1 / creating any necessary adjustments to template(s)

• Perform an in-depth analysis of budget requests by workstreams. This includes: -workstream performance and delivery(from the milestone reports included in the proposals) -funds left over from previous seasons and taking them into account for the season -list of contributors to workstream -value of ask

• Consult on workstream performance/workstream leads’ milestone progress - address and act to solve any workstream issues that may occur within a season -Participate in active discussion around proposals, timely voting -Availability for Tally proposal creation and ratification once a proposal has passed Snapshot

Participation in a council call that will be scheduled halfway between the monthly steward call (aka every two weeks) for better alignment & broader DAO strategy discussion.

This mandate will evolve to take into account any learnings from the first council activity as we evolve the structure and the model based on optimum balance.