ELECTIONS ARE NOW COMPLETE** (post updated 7.26.2023)
Gitcoin has elected the next cohort of members to its Gitcoin Stewards Council. The Gitcoin Stewards Council was created in March 2022 as a governance mechanism and has continued to refine the objectives, selection methods, and compensation of selected Gitcoin Steward Council members.
The newly elected council will serve its new term for 180 days
Gitcoin Workstream Steward Council members:
Member | Workstream |
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@Jeremy | Passport |
@azeem | Public Goods Funding |
@Viriya | Marketing Memes and Merch |
@nategosselin | Allo/Grants Stack |
@kyle | Gitcoin Foundation |
Quadratically elected Steward Council members:
External Council Members:
Snapshot results:
https://snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x9c7b678d5667312bbcb1bd0e534998a36a431b46687ed2c0b0190bc7f6b2b0b3
Steward Council Voting is now live! (post updated 07.18.2023)
As per the Proposal: V2 of the Steward Council & the [Proposal] - Amendments to the Steward Council the vote for the next Steward Council is now live.
This vote will be conducted on Snapshot using “token weighted quadratic voting” which means every GTC token holder can cast any percentage of their delegates tokens to the candidates using the Quadratic Voting methodology.
Given this is a Quadratic Vote, we are implementing a higher level of sybil protection via Gitcoin Passport. Gitcoin Passport helps users build robust online reputations and enables project leaders to create trustworthy digital experiences. Click here to set up your Gitcoin Passport.
As you setup your Gitcoin passport, you will need to add at least one of the following 25 stamps to your Passport:
- Google account, ENS owner, Proof of humanity, Twitter account, POAP owner, Facebook account, Brightid, Github account, Grants contributed to at least 1, Grant contributions at least $10, Grant owner of at least 1 Grant, Linkedin account, Discord account, Snapshot voter, Snapshot proposer, ETH at least 1, ETH tx at least 1, ETH gas at least 0.5, Gitcoin GTC at least 10, GTC staked at least 1, Comm GTC staked at least 1, NFT holder, ZkSync account, Lens account, GnosisSafe singer/owner
Click here to vote:
https://snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x9c7b678d5667312bbcb1bd0e534998a36a431b46687ed2c0b0190bc7f6b2b0b3
The voting period will close on Tuesday July 25th. Given this may be your first time using or updating your Gitcoin Passport, we recommend NOT waiting until the last moment to vote.
How do I get help?
Send an email to support@gitcoin.co or go to https://passport.gitcoin.co/ and press on the “chat” button in the bottom left of your screen
Frequently asked questions FAQ:
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Q: What is quadratic voting and how do my votes count?
A: See this quick explainer from RadicalxChange -
Q: I thought we only vote for 5 days - why is this listed as seven?
A: this vote will end over the weekend, which is not the full five “work” days - so we extend it over the weekend to make sure everyone has plenty of time to vote. -
Q: Can I change my mind once voted if I see a certain candidate are / are not being upvoted?
A: Yes, votes can be changed at any time while the proposal is active -
Q: I (don’t) have a lot of voting power delegated to me, will my vote have a higher/lower impact on the vote as compared to other stewards?
A: Yes, unlike our last Steward Council vote, we are using token weighted quadratic voting this round and your influence is quadratically calculated based on tokens delegated to you. -
Q: Do I really need to set up the Gitcoin Passport?
A: Yes, this tool helps cut down on sybil attacks related to quadratic voting. -
Q: ok, so how do I set up this Gitcoin passport?
A: Go to https://passport.gitcoin.co/ and follow the prompts to link your wallet, and see what stamps you may already have have, and add new stamps as needed -
Q: I see a lot of stamps on Passport - which one(s) do I need?
A: To make this easy, we opened up the stamps required to any ONE of these 25 stamps: Google account, ENS owner, Proof of humanity, Twitter account, POAP owner, Facebook account, Brightid, Github account, Grants contributed to at least 1, Grant contributions at least $10, Grant owner of at least 1 Grant, Linkedin account, Discord account, Snapshot voter, Snapshot proposer, ETH at least 1, ETH tx at least 1, ETH gas at least 0.5, Gitcoin GTC at least 10, GTC staked at least 1, Comm GTC staked at least 1, NFT holder, ZkSync account, Lens account, GnosisSafe singer/owner -
Q: HELP! I cannot seem to get passport working with snapshot! What should I do?
A: Send an email to support@gitcoin.co or go to https://passport.gitcoin.co/ and press on the “chat” button in the bottom left of your screen
Got this far??? Now go vote for your favorite Steward to join the steward council!
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Gitcoin Steward Council: Elections thread and update (posted 07/10/2023)
TL:DR
This post is the official announcement of nominees for the Gitcoin Steward Council election. This post also outlines the nominations process and announces the representatives from the individual workstreams.
This post has four sections:
- Background on the Stewards Council & election process
- How nominees were selected & appointed workstream representatives
- Announcement of the nominees
- What happens next
As we are piloting a new quadratic voting methodology, this post does not include specific voting instructions. Those specific instructions will be distributed shortly to the voting stewards.
To recall - this is our current voting schedule:
1.Background on the Steward Council:
In May of 2021 Gitcoin launched GTC, the native governance token for Gitcoin. Along with the creation of GTC, the governance of Gitcoin was handed over to the community via a group of individuals known as Stewards. Stewards are trusted leaders with delegated (including self-delegated) voting power to make decisions on behalf of the community.
To support a move towards more active and engaged governance participation, and recognizing governance took a significant amount of time, the Steward Council was created in March of 2022 and it consisted of the most active and engaged stewards as illustrated by the steward health cards found at https://delegate.gitcoin.co/
At the conclusion of v2 of the council, several iterative changes were made to the Steward Council which are articulated in this forum post Amendments to the Steward Council. Key to this elections are adjustment in the election mechanism and reducing the number of elected representatives from 10 to 8 (two for each workstream).
A complete history of changes can be found here:
- Introducing the Steward Council - December 2021
- The Steward Council - Formation & Mandate February 2022
- Proposal: V2 of the Steward Council October 2022
- Amendments to the Steward Council May 2023
2.How nominees were selected & appointment of workstream representatives
Following Proposal: V2 of the Steward Council, Gitcoin Workstreams worked to identify 3 nominees per work stream and those nominees were reviewed by CSDO. Additionally, the work streams each have one representative who will sit on the Steward Council on their behalf. There has been no recent change changes to the appointed representatives, and they are:
- PGF: Azeem
- GPC: Nate
- MMM: Viriya
- Passport: Jeremy
- Gitcoin Foundation: Kyle
3.Announcement of the nominees:
The following steward have been nominated by the Gitcoin Workstream leaders to stand in this upcoming election.
Nominees are encouraged (but not required) to post a comment below with additional information about themselves and why they feel they would be a good addition to this Council. Voting Stewards are encouraged to ask questions here of the candidates, to read their original steward posts above.
4.What happens Next?
- Nominees can post up additional information regarding their candidacy this week
- Next week, the voting period for the steward council will open for 7 days
- Upon closure, the top 8 vote receivers will be announced as the next Steward Council
If you have questions contact shawn:
Discord: shawn16400#5507