[GNARS #24] Establish the Community Pod

Introduction

The essence of Gnars DAO lies in its community. The energy, passion, and dedication of our members have been the driving force behind our success. As we grow, it’s crucial to maintain this spirit, making sure each member feels integral and heard.

Investing in the formalization and operations of the Community Pod is investing in our collective future. This team will spearhead onboarding, community events, Gnars Jam Sessions, and weekly newsletters, enhancing our social media footprint to expand the Gnars family. This initiative promises a more dynamic and engaging experience for every Gnars member.

We propose establishing the Community Pod and it’s core infrastructure, then focusing on specific initiatives rather than broad overarching funding. This strategy sets a standard for future pods and allows for targeted funding of core community activities as detailed below, with subsequent initiatives being proposed individually, granting the community greater influence over the pod’s direction and focus areas.

The Community So Far & Moving Forward

Until now, the Gnars community’s efforts have yielded impressive results. The formation of the Community Pod marks a shift towards greater efficiency and targeted impact. Members can anticipate more regular and focused community engagements, as we streamline our efforts to enrich the Gnars experience.

Moving forward, our goals are clear:

• Achieve increased engagement rates on our community calls, shows, and media platforms.
• Foster growth in followers and engagement on our social platforms, expanding our community’s reach and influence.
• Enable new community members to get up to speed quickly
• Create and execute a content calendar for social media to ensure consistent and strategic messaging that aligns with Gnars DAO’s mission and values.
• Establish regular processes, including feedback and reporting mechanisms, to gather insights and improve community initiatives.

Our Team

Our team members, many actively involved since the inception of Gnars, have showcased their capability and dedication to Gnars over the past year and a half. Below is the team that will initially be eligible to submit for the bi-weekly retroactive funding rounds for this term of the community pod. New members will be accepted on a roll basis.

• Gami
• Satori
• Benbodhi
• Vlad
• Davin
• Xargs
• Brett
• Gnarly Professor
• Akva
• Jasper
• Knowhow
• Luiz Hadad
• Mari
• Overhaul
• Wylin

Meetings

We will stick to a regular schedule of meetings, but prioritize asynchronous work. We want to have as much in writing as possible, so future members can come along and follow our thought processes and rationale for decisions we have made. A general outline of our meetings is found in the scope of work below. The final schedule will be determined in the first Pod meeting.

Documentation

Processes will be documented for creating agendas, hosting meetings, creating and scheduling social media posts, etc as well as keeping records of work that has been completed. These processes will be established by the Pod and published by the end of the first month of this term.

Proposal Critique

A reoccurring issue in DAOs is the inability to receive actionable feedback prior to submitting a proposal onchain. The Community Pod will also commit to providing feedback on proposal ideas and drafts posted in the Discord prior to being submitted.

Feedback

We value our community’s voice. Monthly surveys will be conducted prior to our own internal reviews to ensure we remain aligned with community interests. These regular feedback and review cycles will allow us to adjust our strategies based on performance metrics and community feedback.

Contingency

A small amount of funds have been allocated for gas costs and unknown costs that may arise over the proposed 3 month term.

Scope of Work

- Community Events

• Weekly Call Schedule: For general discussions, community member onboarding/educational talks, and proposal ideation and creation (to be determined by the Pod)
• Proposal Discussion Call: Strictly for discussion of active proposals, weekly as needed
• Bi-Weekly Team Call: For team coordination, reviews, and report preparation
• Agendas, recordings, and summaries of all meetings

- Social Media Management

• Content Creation: Tweets and threads only, including breakdown of the newsletter, as well as scheduling and posting.
• Note: Instagram posts/reels, Tiktoks, short clips or edits of Gnars athlete content will fall under the Media Pod’s responsibilities.
• Reposting clips from That’s Gnarly and other content from Gnars athletes to: Instagram, Tiktok, X, Reddit

- Feedback

• Community Feedback: An anonymous monthly survey for the community to give uninhibited feedback on our progress

Source the Construction of Noggles Opstacles Around the Globe

To ensure we continue on our mission of noggles opstacles all over the world, we will commit to seeking out 2 new locations for new installations during this 3 month term. Each installation will require it’s own proposal, or we may seek to fund these through other methods such as Prop House rounds. The Pod will determine which route we want to take at our first meeting.

Retroactive Allocation

As a thanks to the community members who have been generous enough to commit their time to onboarding athletes, creating educational materials, improving the Discord experience, hosting the Daily Drop and Gnars Jam Session shows, etc, I am proposing that we allocate 20 Gnars and $3,000 USDC to be distributed in a single coordinape style retroactive funding round. It’s not as much as they deserve, but we must be conscientious of the fact that we need to be more conservative with funds moving forward.

Any Gnars member who is currently a member of a pod will be eligible to submit a report with work they have completed over the course of the past year, and the Board will vote on distributing the funds accordingly. A snapshot has already been taken of existing pod members and will be used to verify member eligibility.

Budget

item	USDC	#	Subtotal
Socials Management (per week)	$300.00	12	$3,600.00
Community Calls (per week)	$150.00	12	1,800.00
Admin (per week)	$150.00	12	$1,800.00
Contingency, gas, etc (per week)	$75.00	12	$900.00
Retro Fund	$3,000.00	1	$3,000.00
Total			$11,100.00

Summary of transactions

$11,100 USDC and 20 Gnars to the Community Pod Party at social.gnars.eth