Update reference of GG23 DeSci community round applicatioin

🌱 Gitcoin Grants
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We sincerely appreciate Gitcoin, our sponsors, grantees, donors, communities, and all Web3 contributors for their continuous support, funding, participation, and dedication to the growth of DeSci.

Since 2022, this marks our fifth time organizing a DeSci community round, reflecting our commitment to advancing decentralized science. With over 400 members in our Telegram group and 129 DeSci projects in the KarmaGAP community, we have built a strong and engaged ecosystem. Thanks to our team’s experience and newly secured funding of ~$5,600, we are ready to make the GG23 DeSci round impactful and aligned with Gitcoin’s mission.

Thanks Judges detailed feedback and score to us. Below are updates regarding our community, alignment with Gitcoin, team experience, and funding status:

1. Community Size & Engagement

  • Our Telegram group has 400+ members: Gitcoin DeSci Telegram

  • 129 DeSci projects are actively involved in our KarmaGAP DeSci community.

  • Four DeSci community rounds have been conducted since 2022, demonstrating sustained engagement:

  • Impact Summary from Previous Rounds in total:

    • Donors: 3,267
    • Small Donations: 107.3K
    • Projects Supported: 225
    • Matching Funds Distributed: $706K

  • Gitcoin has acknowledged our impact in their post-GG21 DeSci round report.

Multi-language support

In Gitcoin Grant 20 and 21, the DeSci round was the first and only community round to accept grantee applied in three different languages: English, Chinese, and Spanish. This multilingual approach has helped broaden accessibility and inclusion within the DeSci ecosystem, allowing more projects from diverse backgrounds to participate. We are committed to continuing this initiative for GG23, ensuring that language is not a barrier to innovation and collaboration in decentralized science.

Ref:
:link: GG21 Retrospective - DeSci Round
:link: GG20 Decentralized Science Reflection Report

2. Alignment with Gitcoin’s Mission

  • Our work directly aligns with Gitcoin’s intent to empower communities to fund impactful public goods.
  • We have a history of running successful community rounds that support builders integrating with Gitcoin’s tools.

3. Team Experience & Round Operations

  • Swift Evo & Maria: Active Gitcoin Grant DeSci community round operators for GG20 & GG21.
  • Scott & Zaff: Stewards for GG21 DeSci round applicant review, now GG23 working group members.
  • Godfather: Round coordinator for GG21, continuing in GG23.

We have an experienced team with a proven track record in running community rounds successfully.

4. Funding Update

  • We now meet the eligibility criteria with ~$5,600 secured:
    • Current wallet balance: $2,189.77
    • Confirmed Sponsorships: $1,000
      • $500 from Greenpill Network
      • $500 from SciHub Memecoin
    • Additional Funding: ~ $2,500
      • $2,000 CELO matching funds (we will run the round on CELO chain)
      • 10% additional matching from GLO (we will use USDGLO as the allocation token)

With these updates, our matching pool is now proportional and better structured for impact.
i- We are actively working on standardizing our impact assessment methodology with tools like KarmaGAP.

  • We follow up all 49 GG21 DeSci round projects by email last month and will trace their achievement actively by working team.
  • We recognize the need for clearer impact tracking and will refine our reporting structure further in GG23.

We appreciate the judges’ feedback and hope this information provides better clarity on our ability to run a successful GG23 DeSci round.

Ref:
https://gg23.grantships.com/view-draft/0x1cb2ea6e550a88a3b41804d77fa57b57ee5fea6a1250a91d088c5bd6d59a9d63-2

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