Dev Guild S1 Budget Application

Budgets/Grants
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#1

Authors: @kempsterrrr @mulford.eth
Supporting Bdusget Steward(s): @Narb

Links to the previous discussions on this topic - [DRAFT 0] Dev Guild S1 Budget Application

Summary

Dev Guild Budget Application for Season 1. It defines the high-level goals of the Guild, plans to deliver on these goals, team responsible and the requested budget.

The requested budget is 7,200 $CODE.

Mission, values and goals alignment

The Dev Guild supports the mission of the DAO by providing a home for Developers in the org to make connections, find educational resources, learn and build projects together. The guild goals for Season 1 are the following:

  • Provide onboarding and support for developers interested in contributing to the DAO, learning or working on their own projects
  • Educate members in different areas of web2 and web3 development
  • Help contributors build web3 tools and public goods, by providing support, information and mentorships

Brand usage

The Dev Guild has no direct plans to use the Developer DAO Brand other than how it is already used on Github repo’s the guild works on.

Scope of work

Define Core Team

A core guild team is required for managing the processes, infrastructure, and strategy, and supporting all the educational and building efforts. At least 3 members are needed to have an operating multi Safe. The current members who have volunteered to be in charge of it are

Define Core Tasks

Any member can volunteer for any of the following tasks, and if there are multiple volunteers, the Guild will vote to define one.

Role / Candidates Tasks to perform $CODE/Season
Guild Coordination(nonstack / kemp) Dev Guild Guild Coordination, Setting agenda and moderating weekly meetings 5 * 15 * 16 = $1,200
Guild Treasurer(ing)? (Mulford) Ensure budgets and payments are distributed and recorded at a regular cadence 5 * 15 * 16 - $1,200
Talent Coordination (vacant) Welcoming and onboarding new guild contributors, helping people find the project they would like to work on. 5 * 15 * 16 = $1,200

The Guild’s general focus for Season 1 will be Education. The Dev Guild’s primary aim will be to support these initiatives during Season 1 by funnelling members who are looking to contribute to these projects.

  • School of Code: [Draft 0] s1 Budget Proposal: D_D School of Code aka Education Platform

  • Workshops: regular workshops led by members and partners to help people learn technical skills in web2 and web3:

  • Target is 1 workshop per week, every week for S1

  • Team Budget: 5 hours

  • Speaker Budget: 5 hours

  • 10 hours * 15 CODE per hour * 16 weeks in Season = $2,400 CODE

  • Mentorship: [DRAFT 1] Mentorship Program Budget S1 Application

  • Github Repo Standards and kits: Create a standard structure for Developer DAO’s Github repo including issue/PR/action templates and dApp starters across blockchains - 5 hours per week = 1,200 $CODE

Financial implications

Core Team 3,600 $CODE
Workstreams 3,600 $CODE
Total 7,200 $CODE

Team

See outlined in Scope of Work section

Success Metrics & KPIs

  • Min 10 Workshops
  • Issue/PR templates created and rollout across all projects
  • Github maintenance automation/guidelines created
  • 50 Builders activated as contributors/learners

Next Steps

  • Vote to support: yes/no
  • Fill vacant Talent Coordination role

VOTE

  • Yes, I support this application
  • No, I do not support this application

0 voters

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#2

Thanks for getting this up!

I am in favor of the guild being a support system for our people and projects! I was unclear (as many were, i imagine) about what we might do our first season.

We should do what we can at the next dev guild sync to fill the vacancy or make a decision for what to do about that role. Since the guid is to mostly be a funnel for our projects in S1, hopefully we can get someone willing and able in that most vital position!

One thing i might add for a success metric is creating a methodology to determine a guild or DAO led initiative. A process to help determine/vet the next crop of ideas we want to foster and support to help set the objective for further seasons. In my mind, we are setting ourselves up for success by making the guild at large a good idea factory we can then put funds and people behind.

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#3

Building awareness of the need for Talent Coordinator would be an approach I would encourage and not rushing into it just because it is vacant. Let’s be mindful and learn from our past.

e.g. The Mentorship programme has just unofficially started, and the dust hasn’t even settled on that…by a long stretch. I’d be interested to hear what this role proposes in this context and how this type of coordination is going to work. I really want to avoid any more mess of communication. I’d like to see a real sense of consciousness in relation to that.

Agree with this. Thinking ahead, and taking the time and space to do that organically. We’re setting up processes elsewhere to give clarification to what these fostered ideas might be in line with our DAO values.

#4

As a budget steward, I pledge support for this initiative

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#5

If no one else is willing/interested, I will pick up the Talent Coord as well. I already have ideas that i have expressed about building the funnel for dev guild and our projects. @kempsterrrr