Appreciate your thoughts here @ccerv1 and as an active steward here for a while I value your judgement. Those contributor paths pipeline is something that I have been wanting to implement in another area within the community for a while (or a version thereof), as I think itâs a very valuable. When it comes to baking that into a governance strategy, I think thatâs a wayâs away though and could be a really good longterm goal as we continue to push forward our gov goals of 2025.
I wasnât around when stewards were first onboarded. Part of the problem IMO with consistency over the years that I have been here is that there has been many handovers of processes and a lot of turnover so perhaps thatâs where things have gotten lost and a lot of stop-starts. That being said, though, one of the top feedbacks that we have received is that stewards should be compensated/incentivized better and I did see a lot of decline in activity/engagement since I started. This is part of what we aim to solve for this year: Gitcoin Governance Strategy 2025. And thatâs why Iâm confident that this will be different and that it may be a strong stepping to a stronger incentive structure such as contributor paths.
The one change we could make is elect the council for 6 months instead of a year and at the end of that term we re-evaluate the value. That way weâre also keeping ourselves accountable. I would love to also hear @Sovâs thoughts here!
From the perspective of the GG Council and their responsibilities (which this new council structure would also be responsible for), is that those members expressed interest to become more engaged within the Gitcoin ecosystem on a broader level as it helps with context setting when making decisions about Community Rounds within GG, so I would personally be excited to see a council be more engaged in a few different areas beyond only the gov forum.
Weâll take this to a vote next so that we can get it finalized.
Thanks for tagging me. I am down to make the term on this a trial of six months to test the waters.
I hear all the thoughts and concerns here from others. For me (and I may be biased in this view), I would like to see from the council a generative aspect that drives towards our North Star distribution goals through our tools, and I believe that aligning compensation to this is needed (and the direction many other DAOs are going).
For that, I think we would need individuals and teams with relationships/clout across the wider Ethereum Ecosystem to help us move the needle in this respect versus what we have seen to this point.
I have updated the post reflecting initial 6 months to be a trial period, subject to mandatory evaluation and potential adjustment. Thank you everyone for your input! Excited to see some next steps here.
Itâs always nice to see governance at Gitcoin progressively being decentralized and having community engagement! To add ontop of this, I would also suggest a delegates training program being open to the commmunity like the Round managers training so the quality of delegates is always high and members from within the community being empowered.
Just chiming in on here as well, Iâd like to recommend Borderless Africa which Iâm part of. Also a delegate at Scroll, where we voice the sounds of African builders. Would be great to see Gitcoinâs growth in Africa and attract top talent to The Ethereum ecoystsem.
Thanks for nominating! As someone who was also part of the earlier GG council, Iâd probably make way for new blood.
My wife Nidhi Harihar joined the regen space around 6 months ago. Sheâs very diligent and i think she would be a great fit!
I think what I like about this is the clear demarcation of work required:vote on GG community rounds, expand partnerships with other DAOs and take part in core governance.
If it was just core governance i would be worried, but given the other responsibilities i see it more as a replacement of the 2024 GG council with some extension to general governance and partnerships.
One update I would like to highlight is that after some reflection and feedback, we have lightened the scope of work for the delegates, removing the âecosystem growthâ piece, ensuring that the expectations outlined for the delegates and compensation may balance out more.