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Please make sure your proposal has your name or alias both title and description. Only individual submissions are allowed.", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["EI: Community First", "EI: Network Effects", "EI: Financial Longevity", "EC - Innovation: Experiment with Gitcoin\u2019s products and build prototypes ", "EC - Impact: Forward Gitcoin as a powerful impact-driven brand", "EC - People: Deepen engagement and grow participation in Gitcoin\u2019s ecosystem"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of Gitcoin\u2019s Essential Intents ('EI') and/or the Ecosystem Collective\u2019s focus areas ('EC') does your Grant support? How does your work support this area? (Essential Intents: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/update-gitcoin-s-ratified-essential-intents-2023-2024-and-a-recap-of-our-successes/16818, Ecosystem Collective Focus Areas: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/introducing-gitcoin-s-ecosystem-collective/17954)   You can select more than one.", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "### Supporting Network Effects\nI've actively contributed to expanding Gitcoin's network by organizing and participating in community-centered projects and events. For instance, by organizing Space Sustainability Twitter Spaces with partners like Cosmos4Humanity and Lunco, I've helped bring diverse groups within and outside the Gitcoin community together. These collaborative efforts not only enhance the Gitcoin ecosystem's visibility but also strengthen its network through increased participant engagement and knowledge sharing.\n\n### Prioritizing Community First\nPutting the community first has been at the core of my involvement with Gitcoin. Through initiatives like DeSpace Fridays and my role as a Founding Steward for Space Founder Circles, I've focused on facilitating open dialogues, establishing community norms, and ensuring that community needs and ideas lead our projects. My election as a DeSci steward further allowed me to advocate for community-led decision-making, emphasizing inclusivity and active participation in shaping the future of Gitcoin's ecosystem.\n\n### Ensuring Financial Longevity\nMy efforts in leading MoonDAO for DeSci and planning for DeSpace Quadratic Funding directly contribute to Gitcoin's financial sustainability. By attracting projects and facilitating funding rounds, I've worked towards ensuring a steady flow of resources, essential for the ecosystem's growth. These initiatives aim not just at funding projects but at creating a more resilient financial foundation for the Gitcoin ecosystem, showcasing the potential of Quadratic Funding in achieving sustainable financial models.\n\n### Deepening Engagement and Growing Participation\nOrganizing web3 onboarding events across cities and partnering for Gitcoin Radio has significantly deepened engagement within the Gitcoin ecosystem. These initiatives, part of the CoordiNATION effort, aimed to not just educate but also to actively involve people in our ecosystem, thereby expanding our reach and fostering a stronger, more active community.\n\n### Experimenting with Gitcoin\u2019s Products and Building Prototypes\nAs one of the first to test out Grants Stack in May 2023 I was able to prove the product and gather important feedback to enhance usability and ux on Gitcoin.\n\nBesides that, I'm continuously experimenting with new concepts to incentivize DeScientists through retroactive rewards and grants funding.\n\nOne concept I'm exploring right now to ensure the financial sustainability of the DeSci Grant rounds are based on DePin and Server DAOs.\n\nIf we fund and govern hardware we can tap into crypto business models to sustainably fund ecosystem growth through for example, Grants Stack.\n\n### Forwarding Gitcoin as an Impact-Driven Brand\nMy contributions have strongly aligned with forwarding Gitcoin as an impact-driven brand. Through DeepVenture.io and MoonDAO for DeSci, I've spearheaded initiatives that merge regenerative finance with critical sectors like the space industry and scientific research. These projects not only highlight Gitcoin's commitment to supporting public goods and environmental sustainability but also position Gitcoin as a leader in driving meaningful, positive change in the world.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "How did your work directly support the area you selected above? ", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "### **Impact on Gitcoin**\n#### Past DeSci QF Impact Assessment\n- [Impact Assessment Document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QNJ2jGOBlh0uwfPfNnxPxzqtX_yfelym8AF8_wGsQsY/)\n\n###### Decentralized Science Quadratic Fund\n- **The stats:**\n    - $75,000 in Matching\n    - $18,623.54 Crowdfunded\n    - 65 Total Projects\n    - 267 Donors\n    - 1042 Total Donations\n\n###### Decentralized Space Quadratic Fund\n- **The stats:**\n    - $2500 in Matching\n    - $1,019.32 Crowdfunded\n    - 19 Total Projects\n    - 160 Donors\n    - 560 Total Donations\n\n#### **For the upcoming DeSci Round:**\n- Raised so far: 35k by previous sponsors, Research Hub, Public Nouns, and Arbitrum.\n- Plans include utilizing tools like Hypercerts for verifiable impact measurement, alongside community feedback and project progress reports, to assess and improve the efficacy of funded projects over time.\n- Implementation of Gitcoin\u2019s Passport to increase points for holders and a reason to fund DeSci projects, strengthening the Passport initiative while overcoming Sybil attacks.\n\n#### **Socials**\n\n##### Deep Ventures Space Sustainability events\n- 1.4k impressions\n- 155 attendees\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/DeepVentureio/status/1648669522960719877)\n\n##### MoonDAO DeSpace Friday\n- 4.4k impressions\n- 260 attendees\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/OfficialMoonDAO/status/1649370290143760389)\n\n##### MoonDAO DeSpace Friday (Another Event)\n- 1.8k impressions\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/OfficialMoonDAO/status/1654461218617450496)\n\n##### DeSci World Cornerstone event\n- >10k impressions\n- 680 attendees, with incremental increases of +255 and +49 attendees in subsequent events.\n- [Event Link 1](https://x.com/DeSciWorld/status/1653442461400977408)\n- [Event Link 2](https://x.com/DeSciWorld/status/1648355156277493760)\n- [Event Link 3](https://x.com/DeSciWorld/status/1650543588609228800)\n- [Event Link 4](https://x.com/DeSciWorld/status/1653442464810926081)\n\n##### DeSci Round Ops Cornerstone event GG19\n- 5.6k impressions\n- 135 attendees\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/DeSci_Round_Ops/status/1725569160090976599)\n\n##### GreenPill Germany Gitcoin Radio\n- 301 attendees\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/GreenPillGER/status/1655187340283764736)\n\n##### GreenPill ReFi Munich Ethereum Munich Kick-Off\n- 2.9k impressions\n- 36 in-person attendees\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/GreenPillGER/status/1688509847241637889)\n\n##### GreenPill Berlin Science Week (Public Goods Funding and Research Incentive Mechanisms, Decentralized Science, Impact Assessments in Science)\n- 4.4k impressions\n- 62 in-person attendees\n- [Event Link](https://x.com/GreenPillGER/status/1719340045541179506)\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe the impact your work has had on Gitcoin and how you measured this. Please include links/proofs to work you did to support Gitcoin in its mission in either your grant or below. Submissions without links or images to prove your impact will be denied. ", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "link", "answer": "", "hidden": false, "question": "If you are using Karma\u2019s GAP (https://gap.karmahq.xyz) to log your Milestones, please link your Grant here. ", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you seeking funding for work that\u2019s already been completed? Note that only grants seeking retroactive funding will be eligible.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "DeSci Round, Gitcoin Citizens", "hidden": false, "question": "Has this work been previously funded through Gitcoin\u2019s Grant Stack? If so, by what means and for how much?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Bootstrapped", "hidden": false, "question": "Has this work been previously funded outside Gitcoin? If so, by who and for how much?", "questionId": 8}], "project": {"id": "0x909e64b5c0d25f8ac651fc20ee1a1c915ddc7d0731d91f0ef334b54238359701", "title": "ManuelOlariu", "logoImg": "bafkreifvrxegungd42yfcyxtws3g3zwtn72mx5piadjyep3tuiayiaa4mq", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreidofx4dc4hxmbtr5djo2ceayryqdellfmf6bwpon5epiyp3vlnfqq", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.manuelolariu.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreiaysjegpv2ycwxxtswdo6mw4icjubtcjzwoy3zgmyohsfeg7shsym", "createdAt": 1696964001411, "userGithub": "ManuelOlariu", "credentials": {}, "description": "# Gitcoin @ ReFi, DeSci, DePin and DeSpace:\nI have been an active contributor to the Gitcoin community, focusing on various roles and initiatives aimed at fostering community engagement and contributing directly to Gitcoin\u2019s essential intents. My commitment to the community is evident through my involvement in projects like DeepVenture.io, MoonDAO, GreenPill and DeSpaceQF.\n\n# Contributions and Impact:\n## DeepVenture.io\nI served the Gitcoin community by organizing Space Sustainability Twitter Spaces, involving collaborative efforts with Decentralized Space projects like Cosmos4Humanity and Lunco in Gitcoin Beta and GG18, focusing on educational and promotional content on how to converge Regenerative Finance with the Space industry.\n![DeepVenture](https://i.postimg.cc/rwzYqMTS/Screenshot-2023-04-17-171355.png \"DeepVenture\")\n\n## ReFi DAO\nI served as a Founding Steward for Space Founder Circles, facilitating dialogue, establishing community norms, and coordinating various initiatives to onboard more people to public goods funding with Gitcoin and attracted committed projects focused on Decentralized Science and Space Exploration into the Gitcoin ecosystem applying for Grants.\n![ReFiDAO](https://i.postimg.cc/wTwGK3Cq/Screenshot-2023-08-16-122726.png \"ReFiDAO\")\n\n## MoonDAO for DeSci\nI led the last MoonDAO project to support public goods in Science. I also played a crucial role in allocating and transferring sponsorship for the last DeSci Round on Gitcoin, contributing meaningfully to the community.\n![DeSciBeta](https://i.postimg.cc/Twn4B06F/De-Sci-beta.png \"DeSciBeta\")\n![Gitcoin Grants](https://i.postimg.cc/jqQ1XMvJ/Gitcoin-Grants.png \"Gitcoin Grants\")\n![Gitcoin Citizen](https://i.postimg.cc/rsJYwpz9/Gitcoin-Citizen-De-Sci.png \"Gitcoin Citizen\")\n\n## DeSpace Fridays Event Series\nI co-hosted and moderated, providing a platform for Space projects for further discussion and collaboration within the Gitcoin community in the GitcoinBeta DeSci Round.\n\n## DeSci Stewardship\nElected as one of the 5 DeSci stewards, responsible for setting up rounds, reviewing applications, managing grants, coordinating marketing efforts, and providing ongoing support to grantees.\n![DeSci](https://i.postimg.cc/YSWnmRh0/desci-grantees-1.gif \"DeSci Gitcoin Beta\")\n\n## GreenPill Germany\nI co-organized Gitcoin Radio in partnership with the Solarpunk Guild and GreenPill, involving daily Twitter Spaces discussions related to Gitcoin Rounds and the overall Regenerative Finance ecosystem in Gitcoin Beta GG18 and GG19.\n![GreenPill Germany](https://i.postimg.cc/6pSb3g6F/Screenshot-2023-09-21-202243.png \"GreenPill Germany\")\n\n## CoordiNATION\nWith the CoordiNATION between ReFiDAO, Regens Unite and GreenPill, I was involved in web3 onboarding events in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, contributing at both local and global ETH events, expanding the reach and impact of the Gitcoin community and educating people about the benefits of Quadratic Funding and Hypercerts.\n\n# Goals and Future Contributions\n## DeSci QF\nMy aspirations are intertwined with the enhancement and progression of the Decentralized Science (DeSci) ecosystem through the DeSci Grants Round on Gitcoin. My objective is to utilize the DeSci Grants Round to ignite passion and innovation, enabling collaborative scientific pursuits and fostering the creation and dissemination of knowledge. This initiative is crucial for supporting groundbreaking research and development projects, especially those that may lack traditional funding avenues. By reinforcing the DeSci ecosystem, I aim to promote the principles of open science, facilitate the exchange of ideas and findings, and ensure the continuous advancement of science in a decentralized and inclusive manner. We're actively looking for more community leaders to join this.\n![DeSci Playbook](https://i.postimg.cc/8cD0Gvk5/desci-playbook.png \"DeSci Playbook\")\n\n## DeSpace QF\nIn alignment with my ongoing commitment to the Gitcoin and DeSpace communities, one of my primary goals is to fortify and expand the reach of DeSpace Quadratic Funding (DeSpace QF) to support the burgeoning Decentralized Space ecosystem. Quadratic Funding is pivotal in ensuring equitable distribution of resources and fostering innovation within the community. By leveraging DeSpace QF, I intend to catalyze community-driven projects, facilitate collaborative endeavors, and amplify educational initiatives focused on decentralized space technologies and sustainable practices. For sure it\u2019s always starting with raising funds for this growing web3 ecosystem.\n![DeSpaceQF](https://i.postimg.cc/WbNHf0fY/despaceqf-1.jpg \"DeSpaceQF\")\n\n## Copernic Space\nWe are building a marketplace for Decentralized Science and Space Exploration I decided to open source most of our achievement on the research side of the marketplace. With this we\u2019ll equip the Gitcoin ecosystem with capabilities to use Space technologies for their projects.\n\n# Submission Type\nThis submission is mixed, focusing on both retroactive and proposed work, with a clear demarcation between the two. \n\n# Conclusion\nMy varied roles and contributions across different communities reflect my unwavering commitment to the principles of open science, decentralized governance, and community collaboration. I eagerly look forward to the opportunity to continue serving the Gitcoin community and further supporting the growth and success of the Decentralized Science and  Space ecosystem through this grant.\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "ManuelOlariu"}, "recipient": "0xAe90CeC6d54633C8fFb5F55C69DB296775A2B4F0"}}