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This Week
D_D Event at ETH NYC
Weβll be hosting a D_D Vibes IRL event in New York this Friday, before ETH NYC kicks off. Thank you to our Title Sponsor Polygon and our Gold Sponsor UnlockProtocol for the generous support. You can sign up for the event here. Also check out the #external-events channel in Discord to get in touch and coordinate with other D_D members attending the NYC events.Β
Open Proposals
P-15: DAO Operators β proposes the role of Core Operator, for members with highly specific and strategic tasks defined by the DAO; up for forum voting.
There are a lot of interesting projects that have applied for Season 1 budgets. You can browse, learn more about them, and join the discussions here.Β
Web3Conf India Winners Announced
Sponsor
Funding the Commons, June 24-25
Public goods and commons are a cornerstone of building robust ecosystems and the future of the web. Effectively funding public goods and commons is an ongoing opportunity and challenge, which many across the Web 2.0 and Web3 space are working towards. In November 2021 and March 2022, Protocol Labs hosted Funding the Commons events to bring builders and thought leaders together to map the future of sustainable public goods and commons. This summer, join Protocol Labs, Fifty Years, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web, and Tephra Labs on June 24-25 on the heels of NFT.NYC, plus attend a Schelling Point Pop Up brought to you by Gitcoin! Register now.
Community Highlights
How to start in Web3 hacking on Rust-based chains by @timurguvenkaya
Web3 without Wallet by @K4y1s
Dev Rel style breakdown of Gardens of Felt Zine Delights by @0xTranqui
A Complete Introduction to Gitcoin Passport by @chunza2542
Exploring quadratic voting by @bybobbay
What Would a Useful NFT Look Like? By Arran
New Job Who Dis?!
D_D members on π₯π₯π₯ this week!!
Congrats to olanesoft for landing a DevRel role at TheMARAverse!
Big congrats goes out to Micmac.eth for joining the technical writing team over at Edge & Node!
Congratulations to PeterPan | Dev 2829 for becoming a developer advocate for the Graph Advocates DAO!
All three of you are going to crush it in your new roles! We are so happy to see you succeed π₯°
Ecosystem
Celsius and Babel Finance suspend withdrawals as they face liquidity pressure
Guild News
Governance
Project Updates / Announcements
An official proposal for defining the role of DAO Core Operator (P-15) and all that entails is available for voting on the forum before moving to snapshot later this week. This proposal introduces the role of members with specific and strategic tasks for improving the community as a whole, their obligations, and compensation.
Check out the Governance Guildβs Season 1 budget proposal (draft)! It covers the guildβs motivations and goals, such as establishing the procedures and tooling for the DAO to govern itself and the budgetary requirements to achieve those goals.
Help Needed
Please vote on proposal P-15 on the forum and stay tuned for the snapshot vote. These proposals are important initiatives that shape the direction Developer DAO moves in, so every voice matters.
Member Highlights
Thanks this week to Erik_Knobl, Colin4ward, kempsterrrr, and Bobbay for authoring the P-15 proposal and pushing these initiatives forward.
Designers
Project Updates / Announcements
The Design and Product Guild S1 budget application Β is available for review and discussion on the forum. The budget proposes a permanent Design and Product Lead role on top of the guildβs goals and requirements. All feedback and suggestions are welcome!
The Product Guild/Team is seeing a new light as the effort relaunches with the Design Guild as a starting base. Support and collaboration from the Design Guild will help this initiative find its footing and reach its full potential.
Help Needed
The talent coordination bot built by the Soil team at D_D is looking for a permanent designer! This is an awesome project that will change how we connect members with projects. If this sounds interesting to you, stop by the #soil-π±channel and say hello!
Member Highlights
Shoutout to Canna (She/They) for volunteering to lead the efforts to relaunch the Product Guild!
Community
Project Updates / Announcements
The old Fellowships program is now the AxisOne Program! This more encompassing name better represents the programβs initiative to funnel people from all over the globe into Developer DAO in ways grounded in diversity, equity, and empowerment. Read more about the initiative and check out its S1 Budget Proposal on the forum, or join the conversation in the #π«-axis-one channel.
You can now read through the new OKRs Initiative S1 draft budget proposal on the forum. The βObjectives and Key Resultsβ initiative is a community effort to realign members of D_D around our shared Mission and goals. They will achieve this by bringing clarity and focus to projects and other initiatives, facilitating best practices, ensuring efforts are aligned with DAO goals, and introducing the role of βunofficial internal auditorβ. Feedback is appreciated!
Other draft budget proposals for the Community Guild include the Guildβs Season 1 Budget and the Onboarding Project budget proposal. Be sure to give them a read and provide any feedback
Help Needed
All D_D members are welcome to join the group onboarding calls, whether you are a new member or someone whoβs been around for a while. There are two group calls this week, one on Wednesday at 1 pm UTC and the other on Friday at 4 pm UTC. Be sure to RSVP in the #ποΈ-d_d-events channel for the time that works for you!
Member Highlights
Shoutout to luan this week for all the hard work towards the AxisOne Program and OKR Initiative!
Thanks wiseTy, luan, and Alex1237, for pulling efforts on community guild initiatives and supporting each other in the current state of the market β€οΈ
Writers
Project Updates / Announcements
The Scribe budget proposal is now part of the more encompassing Writers Guild S1 Budget Proposal. Be sure to read through the changes and add your opinions. As this is still a draft, all areas requiring more attention are marked in red.
Help Needed
Writers interested in helping with the guildβs budget proposal are encouraged to read through it and make suggestions. Comments are welcome in the βWriters guild budget proposalβ thread in the #βοΈ-writers-general channel.
Member Highlights
Big thanks to Boris - g01din.eth for merging the two budgets and moving the proposal forward!
Marketing + BizDev
Project Updates / Announcements
The MBD Guild S1 budget proposal draft is in the works! Currently, the primary goals include developing active partnerships and collecting $$ for the DAO. Although still in draft phase, this proposal consists of the various roles and compensation to make the guildβs goals a reality. Comments and suggestions are welcome in the #π¬-mbd-general channel.
Help Needed
If you have a potential partnership for Developer DAO lined up, you can still fill out this D_D Sponsorship Questionnaire! Although this process will most likely be streamlined and automated in the future, this form is still a viable approach to bringing up a new partnership.
Member Highlights
Thanks to nas and everyone else involved in pushing forward the MBD Guild budget proposal draft.
Big thanks to turja.eth, and everyone else involved for setting up the vibesIRL meet-up in NYC!
Development
Project Updates / Announcements
Check out the proposal for the new Talent Coordination Bot! This bot, currently called βsoil π±β aims to unearth projects and opportunities that hide beneath overwhelming discord channels, notion tables, and DMs for D_D members. This proposal includes a description and a short video summary of the botβs capabilities while outlining the requirements and compensation to complete it. Please give it a read and join the discussion!
Help Needed
Check out the #d_d-agency channel under the DAO Projects heading in Discord! This new effort will create a super team of D_D builders as the base of a Service Workstream looking to provide well-paid freelancing opportunities to its members. The team will focus on delivering dApps and software for external orgs, so if you are an experienced dev, PM, or designer, stop by the #d_d-agency channel for more info!
The #devdao-domain-service is looking for help with some frontend work! If you want to help out, hop in their channel and say hello!
Member Highlights
Thanks to Gordo for leading the initiative for the #d_d-agency team!
Big thanks to everyone involved in the discussion surrounding the talent coordination bot!
WAGMIΒ
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