Proposal: Budget for Swag

Proposal

As Nation3 has marked its birth, it’s already winning the hearts and minds of thousands of community members.

To continue building on this momentum and generate a deeper sense of belonging, I’d like to propose the creation of dopest swag ever created. Why? Because at the end of the day, Nation3 is a movement centered around culture - the culture of freedom, peace and prosperity.

Read the proposal for specific pieces of swag below.

Specifications

Swag Types

I would like to propose two types of designs for swag items: the Genesis Citizen swag, only accessible to the upcoming Passport holders of Genesis type, and Nation3 community swag, available to purchase by the general public irrespective of their passport type or Nation3 membership. As the Ordinary passport type is introduced, swag could easily be updated to include this category of citizens, too.

I believe the Genesis type swag and the general public swag are equally important for different purposes: the former serves as a symbol of unity that connects early members of the community and rewards their trust in the emerging cloud country; the latter helps spread the infectious movement beyond existing members, fuelling community & culture growth.

Specific Items

Through a Forum poll, the community voted on the below top items:

• Passport cases/holders that say (”I am a citizen of Nation3”)
• Nation3 flags
• Denim jackets

Distribution Venues

I propose to send out Nation3 ‘welcome packs’ for free to all of its Genesis Citizens. This will be a one-off campaign and should serve as an additional incentive to claim the first NFT passports.

The community swag would be available to buy on the nation3.org website via Printful on-demand printing.

Resources Required

As per the budget calculated for the project (available to check on the Forum discussion), a total of ~ €65,000 would be required to carry out the budget, which includes:

• design work
• production of the 3 types of products + custom box
• shipment, storage & assembly of all welcome packs
• estimate for global shipment to individual addresses

If approved, the budget amount would be taken from stable assets in the treasury (which are currently in the process of diversification).