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We have an 80% female team with five (5) individuals from diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds, including **women from the Philippines, Brazil, Argentina and US/France**. We believe that our diverse perspectives and experiences make us better able to understand and address the needs of a broader range of users and stakeholders. Majority of our members were previous TEC stewards and contributed to the launch of the TEC.\n[Griff Green](https://twitter.com/thegrifft) - Co-founder of Giveth , Commons Stack, Praise, General Magic & DAppNode; Top Steward in ENS, Gitcoin, Optimism, Arbitrum, TEC as well as many other Ethereum community projects. Been DAOing his heart out since 2015.\n[Tamara Helenius](https://twitter.com/tamarandom) - Tamara is a co-founder of Commons Stack,  and a former steward and current advisor for the Token Engineering Commons (TEC). She has extensive experience leading large scale digital media programs and management consulting, with former roles at Capgemini, TheStreet, Google and Sony Music.\n\n[Livia Deschermayer](https://twitter.com/_liviade) - Researcher and Cultural Build Lead at Commons Stack, TEC steward \n\n[Ivy Bagay](https://twitter.com/iviangita) - Ivy leads operations at Commons Stack and marketing at Trusted Seed and is an active Board Member at the Trusted Seed Association. In addition to her current roles, Ivy has made significant contributions as a previous steward in the Transparency WG of the Token Engineering Commons. \n\n[Emilia Regen](https://twitter.com/MowgliRegen) - Emilia is a brand strategist and creative director with a background in architecture, impact strategy, design, and education. She is committed to regenerating the earth as a climate activist with Extinction Rebellion movement and ReFi DAO Barcelona.", "hidden": false, "question": "Individual or team summary (size, relevant experience, social profiles, etc.)", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Emerging ReFi & DeFi startups and DAOs in general frequently struggle with securing ongoing funding due to market dynamics and liquidity challenges. Our tool, the Augmented Bonding Curve (ABC), addresses this by facilitating continuous funding and liquidity. However, ABC's technical complexity hinders its mass adoption, thereby limiting its ability to enhance liquidity, sustain funding for potential small-cap DAOs and startups, and promote broad acceptance of such token-governed technology.\n\nBy leveraging the powerful combination of upgraded AragonOS and ABCs, we intend to simplify the deployment process of these economic tools, making them more accessible and user-friendly. \n\nOur solution means empowering more projects to easily launch their own DAOs and microeconomies on Optimism and other chains in the future. This increased accessibility can democratize the DeFi space and foster sustainable economic growth.", "hidden": false, "question": "What specific problem(s) do you seek to solve with this grant, and how will you know whether you have accomplished your goal(s)?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Commons Stack contributes to the advancement of token engineering by creating sustainable commons-inspired token economies frameworks and the dashboards to parameterize them through open-source web3 tools and protocols. We helped launch the Token Engineering Commons (TEC) by developing its governance and funding structures, providing technical support for its Augmented Bonding Curve (ABC) configuration dashboard, and promoting collaboration among token engineers and researchers. Since its launch in mid-2021, the TEC has quickly become a thriving community, working together to fund and create better opportunities for token engineering projects. The $TEC token price has performed about as well as Ethereum, yet all the community has done is give out grants to Token Engineering Projects. \n\nWe are seeking this funding to support our ongoing initiative to deploy the AragonOS and CommonsDAO tooling on Optimism. We will deploy complex DAO infrastructure to Optimism and novel new tools such as the Augmented Bonding Curve (ABC) and Tao Voting. This project will lay the groundwork for the token engineering community and Token Engineering Commons (TEC), should the community decide, to migrate from Gnosis to Optimism. One of the goals is to be able to migrate the TEC without writing any code.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how your project contributes to token engineering and why is it a valuable public good.", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "The design template for the CommonsDAO has evolved beyond the initial MVP phase. We've integrated key insights into our latest designs, although they are yet to be implemented within a CommonsDAO context. Concurrently, for our other solutions, we remain steadfast in our commitment to research and analysis, ensuring continuous refinement and enhancement of their frameworks.", "hidden": false, "question": "What stage do you consider your project is currently in? (PoC, MVP, fully integrated project, etc.)", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- We initiated a project to deploy AragonOS and CommonsDAO tooling to the Optimism chain. We're pleased to report steady progress, aligned with our projected milestones. This project is important because it will lay the technical foundation so that the TEC is able, should the community decide, to migrate to the Optimism chain.\n\n- We've collaborated with the TEC on the Token Engineering Stakeholder Study, a comprehensive study of token engineers' roles, challenges, needs, and viewpoints.\n\n- Our team remains engaged members of the Ethereum community, delivering thought-provoking talks at ETHBarcelona and ETHCC. Topics we've covered include token engineering, the significance of myths, and the idea of a market for public goods.\n\n- We launched our rebranding, including a new website that better conveys our mission and simplifies our work and solutions. [We invite you to explore!](https://www.commonsstack.org/).", "hidden": false, "question": "Please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months.", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our mission to build design patterns for commons-governed token economies has been sustained through generous donations on Giveth & Gitcoin, as well as recent funding from Optimism\u2019s last RetroPGF. 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With Gitcoin donations, we will continue **providing blueprints and tools for impact communities to realize economic sustainability and shared resource governance**.\n\nLeveraging our success with the [Augmented Bonding Curve](https://medium.com/commonsstack/deep-dive-augmented-bonding-curves-b5ca4fad4436) and [Economic Co-design](https://medium.com/commonsstack/a-non-violent-revolution-against-technocracy-53388b123936) for the [Token Engineering Commons (TEC)](https://tecommons.org/), we aim to further enable more communities to launch their own economies by refining, documenting, and promoting our open-source tools and protocols for creating **sustainable token economies and equitable governance system**. \n\nDonate to Commons Stack and support our solutions for funding, governance and public goods management.\n\nThank you for your generosity! \ud83d\ude4f\n\n\n# \ud83c\udf0e ABOUT COMMONS STACK\n\nWe innovate at the intersection between culture and token engineering!\n\nCommons Stack builds technical tools and cultural frameworks that enable impact initiatives to evolve into decentralized, regenerative, self-governing communities. Our expertise lies in guiding communities through the process of creating an organizational structure that facilitates active participation, cooperation, and accountability. You can build a community-driven ecosystem that fosters positive change and ensures your project\u2019s long-term success.\n\nThese four pillars present our approach to funding, governance, and public goods management:\n\n**Cultural frameworks:**  We provide comprehensive cultural frameworks that empower impact-focused communities to form, fundraise, and govern effectively, ensuring their long-term success. These frameworks are designed to accommodate the unique needs and challenges of DAOs, offering flexible, research-based solutions that respect both collective and individual autonomy.\n\n**Economics Co-design:** We champion Economic Co-design, a methodology that promotes inclusion, transparency, and active participation, enabling community members to create their own economic design proposals. This ensures diverse perspectives are heard, fostering the growth of innovative and practical solutions tailored to community needs through a 3-step process: educate, propose, and vote.\n\n**Research:** We conduct research to innovate collective governance and economic design tools for web3. Our research-led approach allows us to create adaptable templates that cater to the unique needs of diverse communities.\n\n**Library of Tools:** We curate a library of tools, comprised of modular, interoperable solutions that empower communities to fund projects and establish regenerative token economies. These tools, including the Augmented Bonding Curve and Conviction Voting, facilitate the launch of CommonsDAO and complement the creation of a sustainable, polycentric governance model.\n\n\n# \ud83e\udd1d OUR COMMITMENT TO OPEN SOURCE\n\nOpen source fosters a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mutual respect. It gives builders worldwide access to tools and resources that collectively drive research and social and technological advancements.\n\nWe champion a culture of radical openness as we believe transparency advances projects and productivity ethically and inclusively. We actively practice the philosophy of open source by building in public.\n\n\n# \ud83d\udce3 UPDATES SINCE GITCOIN BETA ROUND\n\n\ud83d\ude80 **Website Launch:** Our new website is live! We\u2019ve spent the last couple of months reflecting on our culture, our mission and our work. Our new website highlights our mission and presents our work more clearly. Have a look: [https://www.commonsstack.org/](https://www.commonsstack.org/).  \n\n![Commons Stack\u2019s new website](https://imgur.com/pxwBYVm.png) \n\n\ud83e\uddf0 **CommonsDAO Toolkit:** We\u2019ve been in pursuit of more funding to expand the reach of our CommonsDAO tooling, including the ABC and Conviction voting. We\u2019ve been recently selected for Optimism Cycle 13 Builder Grant to extend our innovative CommonsDAO tooling, along with the Aragon DAO formation and management tooling, to the Optimism chain. The result will allow any community on Optimism to easily launch their own ABC! \n\n\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f **Event Talks:** We\u2019ve been actively sharing our knowledge and insights at ETHBarcelona and EthCC. Our team delivered key presentations addressing crucial topics like token engineering, the power of myths, and the concept of a market for public goods. Watch the [full playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6j39s17_jQRNO4vli-3WGZ8RaivFqLM) of our talks.\n\n![Livia Deschermayer at ETHCC 2023](https://imgur.com/W2wiPwr.png) \n\n\n![Tamara Helenius at ETHCC 2023](https://imgur.com/eM7ta2g.png) \n\n\n![Griff Green at ETHCC 2023](https://imgur.com/4M0bO2k.png) \n\n\n# \ud83d\udcb0 PLANS FOR GG18 ROUND FUNDING\n\nFunding from this round will support our ongoing initiative - porting the Aragon client and  CommonsDAO tooling to Optimism chain. We received a 40K OP token grant from Optimism for this piece of work but (1) it does not actually cover the full scope of work and (2) the tokens will be locked for one year. Donations now will help us bridge that gap. This project is important because it lays the technical foundation for the TEC, should the community decide, to migrate to the Optimism chain. Additionally, it will allow projects and communities on Optimism to deploy their own Augmented Bonding Curve (ABC). \n\nThe success of this project will extend our CommonsDAO tooling to the Optimism community. This means **more projects gaining access to our innovative tools and ability to launch an ABC** to fund and govern their missions, empowering them to create sustainable token economies and effective governance models. We are working with our partners, Blossom Labs and General Magic, to realize this work.\n\nIn addition to supporting our specific projects, the funding from GG18 will provide a much-needed boost to our overall operations, particularly in navigating the challenges of the bear market. \ud83d\udc3b  We believe in the resilience and potential of the Commons Stack community, and with your support, we can continue to innovate and drive impact, regardless of market conditions.\n\n\n# \ud83d\udc65 OUR TEAM\n\nWe are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and prioritizing diversity and inclusion. Our team is 80% female team! And we span diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds, including **women from the Philippines, Brazil, Argentina and US/France**. \n\n[Tamara Helenius](https://twitter.com/tamarandom) - Tamara is a co-founder of Commons Stack,  and a former steward and current advisor for the Token Engineering Commons (TEC). She has extensive experience leading large scale digital media programs and management consulting, with former roles at Capgemini, TheStreet, Google and Sony Music.\n\n[Livia Deschermayer](https://twitter.com/_liviade) - Researcher and Cultural Build Lead at Commons Stack, TEC steward \n\n[Ivy Bagay](https://twitter.com/iviangita) - Ivy leads operations at Commons Stack and marketing at Trusted Seed and is an active Board Member at the Trusted Seed Association. In addition to her current roles, Ivy has made significant contributions as a previous steward in the Transparency WG of the Token Engineering Commons. \n\n[Emilia Regen](https://twitter.com/MowgliRegen) - Emilia is a brand strategist and creative director with a background in architecture, impact strategy, design, and education. She is committed to regenerating the earth as a climate activist with Extinction Rebellion movement and ReFi DAO Barcelona.\n\n[Griff Green](https://twitter.com/thegrifft) - Co-founder of Giveth, Commons Stack, Praise, General Magic & DAppNode! Top Steward in ENS, Gitcoin, Optimism, Arbitrum, TEC as well as many other Ethereum community projects. Been DAOing his heart out since 2015.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "commons-stack", "projectTwitter": "commonsstack"}, "recipient": "0x8110d1D04ac316fdCACe8f24fD60C86b810AB15A"}}