Thanks so much for starting this conversation Jonathan!
I don’t think it addresses yet how much funding we allocate to sponsorships per year or what the criteria are but I think this is the next step once you have a clear view on the DACI. Hope these comments help.
Definition of a sponsorship
Generally agree
Examples:
- Gitcoin supporting Zuzalu by funding 3-4 support roles → To me this should have been a sponsorship opportunity and not a GCP (GCPs are strategic initiatives that help Gitcoin build Gitcoin and part of our pluralistic budgeting approach). As we don’t have a sponsorship strategy (yet) I voted yes on the GCP (the support roles, not the matching).
- Gitcoin being asked by ETHBeijing to use our logo without us participating in the event at all → sponsorship
- Gitcoin being asked to put in funds for an upcoming hackathon → sponsorship
- Gitcoin being asked to put an ad on a popular web3 podcast → sponsorship
- Gitcoin hosting an IRL appearance at a large web3 event → sponsorship
- EXTRA: Infinite Garden game → perfect example of a sponsorship. I’ll prob vote yes on a minimum budget here but ideally this would not be a GCP but a sponsorship
Who decides?
Agree with definition and budget allocation. If timing is too short to estimate here or make a decision you could ask for additional sponsorship budget through a GCP. (but hope it will be asked for the overall budget)
Roles and responsibilities:
Driver: External applicant for funding or Gitcoin contributor who’s deeply involved
Approver: MMM
Contributor: MMM Team
Informed: CSDO, Foundation