Dao Cadence Updates
Overview
Welcome to Gitcoin’s Cadence—a comprehensive guide that outlines various DAO wide activities throughout the year. This post serves as a roadmap for community members, detailing when and how you can expect updates from the buidlers and crew @ Gitcoin. From setting wide-reaching goals to budget approvals and Steward Council elections, this cadence is designed to keep you informed, engaged, and empowered. Your voice matters, and this guide is your roadmap to making an impact.
Why an Annual Cadence?
In the spirit of our ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability, and community-led decision-making, we’ll be rolling out (and constantly updating) some of the key events and communications within the DAO. This calendar serves as a guide for the multitude of activities we’ll undertake throughout the year. It’s designed to keep you—our most important partners—informed, engaged, and empowered.
Where does this live?
- You can find the calendar view, here
*Find out more on Gitcoin’s Governance by checking out the manual here - We’ll keep this pinned post up to date on the forum
The Cadence
Seasons
At the core of our cadences are Seasons - 3 month periods (similar to quarters in many companies) that involve a number of different planning activities.
As of the writing of this post (October 2nd, 2023) we are in the 2nd half of Season 19, with Season 20 starting on November 1st and ending on January 31st.
Purpose and Essential Intents review
Timeframe: September, yearly (pre Goals)
Objective: Revisit our north star intents, update if necessary
Community Engagement: CSDO proposed intents posted in the forum for feedback. Ratified by CSDO.
DAO Wide Goals
Timeframe: September, yearly
Objective: Establish overarching goals for the DAO for the year.
Community Engagement: CSDO proposed goals posted in the forum for feedback. Ratified by CSDO.
Gitcoin Success Metrics
Timeframe: October, yearly (post Goals & EIs)
Objective: Review and update Gitcoin’s key performance indicators (KPIs).
Community Engagement: CSDO proposed KPIs posted in the forum for feedback. Ratified by CSDO.
Workstream Budget Requests
Timeframe: Bi-seasonal (every 6 months)
Objective: Workstreams submit budget proposals for community review and approval.
Community Engagement: Workstream Budgets posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, moved to vote by community.
Workstream mid-duo-season Budget Updates
Timeframe: Midway through each bi-seasonal period (every 3 months)
Objective: Workstreams give updates on progress towards goals, amend any numbers to account for next season.
Community Engagement: Workstream Budget updates posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, moved directly to Snapshot if no increase in budget is required.
Workstream/Product Strategy
Timeframe: Bi-seasonal (every 6 months)
Objective: Outline the strategic direction for each workstream and product, also part of the workstream budget process
Community Engagement: Open for community input and alignment.
CSDO Charter Review
Timeframe: Bi-seasonal (every 6 months)
Objective: Review and update the CSDO charter to reflect governance changes, structure, and any lessons learned.
Community Engagement: Posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, ratified by CSDO.
Stewards Call
Timeline: Monthly
Objective: Regular update and check-in with Gitcoin’s Stewards
Community Engagement: Open to all Gitcoin Stewards, with minutes published for transparency. Interested in becoming a steward? Join here [URL]
CSDO Virtual Offsites
Timeframe: Every 6 weeks
Objective: Virtual gathering for in-depth discussions on items mentioned here, improvements to make to Gitcoin as a team and other building exercises
Internal DAO Wide Feedback
Timeframe: Yearly
Objective: Collect internal community feedback on sentiment and improvements
Internal Peer Reviews
Timeframe: Quarterly
Objective: Peer-to-peer reviews for workstream leads.
Steward Council Elections
Timeframe: Bi-seasonal (every 6 months)
Objective: Elect new members to the Steward Council.
Community Engagement: Open nominations and community voting.
DAO Budget/P&L
Timeframe: Yearly
Objective: Present a detailed budget and profit & loss statement.
Community Engagement: Posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, ratified by CSDO.
DAO Financial Report
Timeframe: Monthly
Objective: Overview of the DAO Budget vs Actuals monthly, context for community members to know expenditures
Community Engagement: Posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, ratified by CSDO.
Other goodies to look out for:
- Weekly Digest
- Gitcoin Weekly!
- Twitter Spaces
Your Role in the Cadence
We invite each and every one of you to give feedback on when we are actioning things, suggest improvements or let us know what other items should be on this list. Your voice matters, and this cadence serves as a guide for when and how you can make the most impact.
This cadence is our commitment to transparent, inclusive, and effective governance. We look forward to your active participation as we continue to shape our decentralized future together. GTC is the token that binds us together, and as we expand its use, it will continue to be used for governance over our most important things, but we have an opportunity to ensure those who are most vested in our ecosystem can also reinforce the outcomes that matter most to them.
Feel free to share your thoughts, questions, and feedback. We’re all ears!
