metadata: {"signature": "0xb89715c192838dde3517290301917f1ac7808a9dfa69fb1b61da09dc61bdc59f01aef84ec482db5c462e2d07d8390c1a72452efb9ad6624985c8ebbb895a90781c", "application": {"round": "0x1b0caf40f491dce9c51e7e33d6e86112bb0bb91b", "answers": [{"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Aggregation of Web3 grants news and events", "Other"], "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project contribute to the advancement of the Web3 grants ecosystem?", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "**Current/Previous Work**\n\n- We currently aggregate Web3 grant program news in two places: our ReFi news feed and our weekly ReFi recaps. \n\n- For the GG20 climate round, we did [an analysis](https://carboncopy.news/features/breaking-down-gg20-climate-round-ccn/) of the results and hosted an X Space with Coleen Chase and Jon Ruth of Climate Coordination Network to discuss the round in more detail.\n\n- We covered the launch of the Gitcoin Grants Canvas launch with [an article](https://carboncopy.news/features/painting-ecosystem-success-gitcoin-launches-grants-program-canvas/) by Tereza Bizkova.\n\n- In February, we published the [State of ReFi Report](https://carboncopy.news/reports/The%20State%20of%20ReFi%20Report%202024.pdf). In it, we highlighted public goods funding through Web3 grant programs as a core component of ReFi.\n\n- A feature of our recently launched ReFi project database is that each project gets its own profile page. We're in the process of integrating fundraising data from Web3 grant programs. So far, we've added climate round data from GG17 through GG20 and Celo H1 data. An example can be found here: [Kokonut Network](https://carboncopy.news/project/kokonut-network/).\n\n\n**Plans**\n\n- After publishing [an article](https://carboncopy.news/features/nigerian-ngo-funding-dilemma-web3-grants-traditional-donors/) about Web3 grant funding for grassroots NGOs in Nigeria, we received requests for a guide on how to get started in Web3 grants. We also plan to set up a small community to gather Nigerian NGOs together. We are currently in the process of completing these two things. If they work, we can look to expand to other parts of Africa and beyond.\n\n- We plan to continue posting Web3 grant news on our channels and provide analysis of the climate round for GG21.\n\n- In the 2025 edition of the State of ReFi report, we will create a dedicated section for Web3 grants with data-driven insights and statistics. The model we really want to highlight is the idea that Web3 grant mechanisms are the solution to taking the $10+ million that large donors want to give and distributing it across hundreds and thousands of grassroots projects.\n\n- We will continue adding more Web3 grant fundraising data to our database, including Octant, PotLock, Optimism, Arbitrum, and other Gitcoin Grant rounds.\n\n- We would also like to host Cartographer Syndicate content on CARBON Copy, especially analysis about the Web3 grant ecosystem.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your previous work or plans related to the Web3 grants ecosystem.", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "In four areas:\n\n1) **Awareness** - We are aiming to spread awareness of Web3 grants beyond the Web3 space, not just to recipients but to donors as well.\n\n2) **Onboarding** - Awareness is only the first step. We also want to get recipients especially onboarded onto Web3 and applying for grants.\n\n3) **Reputation** - Web3 grant fundraising is a big part of a ReFi project's reputation. By tracking this data, we are giving stakeholders an accurate picture of a project's fundraising efforts and helping to demonstrate the impact of that Web3 grants can have on things like climate impact.\n\n4) **Funding** - We hope that our efforts could potentially attract funding for Web3 grant programs from outside Web3.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project create value for the Web3 grants ecosystem?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our two founders have a combined forty years of tech, blockchain, journalism, and comms experience. \n\nThey've spent much of the past 7 years helping blockchain companies explain their offering and position themselves in the mainstream media.\n\nBefore that, Kent Babin spent nearly 10 years on the implementation and operation of Azerbaijan's first online payment system, while Savan Wijewardene worked as a journalist across a number of countries.\n\nCARBON Copy is their first foray into creating a Web3 product.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your team's expertise in your chosen focus area within Web3 grants. Include relevant experience, publications, or past projects.", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Three ways:\n\n1) We will post insights and analysis on the CARBON Copy website and share on our channels.\n\n2) The State of ReFi report will be published in Q1 2025.\n\n3) Project profile pages will be updated as new Web3 grant fundraising rounds are added.", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you plan to share insights, methodologies, or tools developed through your project with the Cartographer Syndicate and the broader Web3 grants community?", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "List any contract addresses with the associated network(s), EOAs, or deployer addresses your project has deployed.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you received any previous grants or support for your work in Web3 grants? If so, please provide details and estimated funding amounts.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Please confirm that you have read and agree to comply with the ethical standards outlined in the eligibility criteria, including Gitcoin's Quid Pro Quo policy (https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/gitcoin-grants/general-questions/what-is-our-quid-pro-quo-policy)", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "", "hidden": true, "question": "Do you have any potential conflicts of interest to disclose? If yes, please provide details.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Is there anything else you'd like to share about your project or team that wasn't covered in the previous questions?", "questionId": 9}], "project": {"id": "0x31e242a4e85e6d033f63dc6d2d97ae6245bc1a50e5560266c23ad3a1d5608a63", "title": "CARBON Copy", "logoImg": "bafkreia5kqza65efhqfomjfoydnkbnzxha7adxsxpgpn5ukg4is3edv2sq", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreia77abyr3pb3bh6kc73fr3ejstvledji3tneof73i52nvrmuyilde", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://carboncopy.news", "bannerImg": "bafybeig5arvlizu7rkvktvg4jdopdcgth2r54vnkl63lgkpxaou2drnjle", "createdAt": 1712638977118, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..Ku_DOTCjI2PDQv-oYnPSpaC0MSjR3Ht0YT7KR8fyqvoIVw6EKZjxD7G5p5qMDA5H1_v3e4zat79bRWLLv6HhCA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-09T04:52:10.293Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-09T04:52:10.293Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-08T04:52:10.293Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x687EaD20dee82DcD9f04409BdE1b134e915ab1FB", "hash": "v0.0.0:TB3ATLMUFvGg4/08gHhr/dKL1umilfvwLhLY5VpMyW8=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#carboncopy_refi"}}}, "description": "We fill the information void in Web3 regenerative finance (ReFi) by providing a combination of news, education, expert analysis, industry reports, and project evaluation to help industry stakeholders better understand the space and to get projects more exposure.\n\nA core part of this is our comprehensive, curated ReFi company database. Each company has its own profile page complete with contact info, news, media coverage, content feed, token and fundraising data, and more. Each category in our taxonomy also has its own dedicated page showing aggregated data.\n\nWe are also developing a suite of educational tools to help projects expand and promote their regenerative impact. The first tool is a regenerative self-assessment survey based on a framework developed by Kate Bennett.\n\n# The ReFi Project Database\n\nOur database is a curated mapping of the Web3 regenerative finance space. We hope it will serve as a source of truth for the space and help new projects, in particular, establish an online footprint.\n\n## Features\n\nAll of the projects are accessible in one paged list:\n\n![ReFi project listing](https://carboncopy.news/images/db-article-list.png)\n\nEach project has its own dedicated profile page, including direct integration with Karma GAP milestones:\n\n![Project profile page](https://carboncopy.news/images/db-article-project.jpeg)\n\nEach category in our taxonomy has its own dedicated page with aggregated data:\n\n![Category page](https://carboncopy.news/images/db-article-category.jpg)\n\n# Other Activities\n\n**Industry Reports** - We released the 2024 editions of our cornerstone industry report, [The State of ReFi](https://carboncopy.news/reports/state-of-refi-2024/), in February in coordination with ReFi DAO and [The Impact DePIN Report](https://carboncopy.news/reports/impact-depin-2024/) in July in coordination with Arkreen, Switch Electric, and Shamba Network.\n\n**Regenerative Self-Assessment** - We have launched a survey based on the research of [Kate Bennett](https://au.linkedin.com/in/ktlbennett) to help ReFi/Web3 projects become more regenerative in their organisation and impact. \n\n**Articles & Interviews** - We are slowly building a team of writers that produce rich analytical articles on ReFi topics, with a specific focus on localised impact. Example: [Exploring ReFi's Potential in Nigeria](https://carboncopy.news/features/exploring-refi-potential-nigeria/)\n\n**X Spaces** - We have started to host monthly X Spaces around topics relevant to the ReFi space. We've so far discussed the GG20 Climate Round with Climate Coordination Network, the Impact DePIN Report with Arkreen, Switch Electric, and Shamba Network, and the launch of our project database with Pranav Khanna. \n\n**Weekly ReFi recaps** - We aggregate the news, wins, content, and thoughts from the ReFi space each week into a single article so stakeholders can stay up to do with what's happening. Example: [This Week in ReFi: July 20th-26th](https://carboncopy.news/this-week-in-refi/july-20th-26th-2024/)\n\n**ReFi News Feed** - We aggregate news from across the ReFi space into a single RSS feed that anyone can subscribe to or integrate into their projects. As the ReFi space grows, we see this as an important source of truth for crypto and tech media outlets.\n\n# Roadmap\n\nLooking forward, we are currently working on the following:\n\n## 1) Impact metric integration on project profile pages\n\nAt the heart of our mission is the desire to help ReFi projects demonstrate and promote their impact. To that end, we are working towards integrating impact data directly on the project profile and category profile pages.\n\n## 2) ReFi Dashboard\n\nWith project data integrated, it will allow us to put together an aggregated dataset of impact across the ReFi space.\n\n## 3) Nouns-style community for database management\n\nWe want the ReFi project database to remain a public good. As such, we are aiming for a community approach where decisions regarding the database are not made by us.\n\n## 4) 2025 editions of the State of ReFi and Impact DePIN reports\n\nWe aim to use this year's reports plus the data we are aggregating to produce richer, more insightful reports in 2025.\n\n## 5) Latin American and Southeast Asian content\n\nWe are looking to expand the geographic scope of our content and offer analysis from wherever ReFi is making impact.\n\n# Links\n\n**ReFi Project DB** - [https://carboncopy.news/projects/](https://carboncopy.news/projects/)\n\n**Regenerative Self-Assessment** - [https://carboncopy.news/regenerative-assessment/](https://carboncopy.news/regenerative-assessment/)\n\n**Discord** - [https://discord.gg/53TpqNgPC5](https://discord.gg/53TpqNgPC5)\n\n**CARBON Copy RSS Feed** - [https://carboncopy.news/feed.xml](https://carboncopy.news/feed.xml)\n\n**ReFi News RSS Feed** - [https://api.carboncopy.news/feed](https://api.carboncopy.news/feed)", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "carboncopy_refi"}, "recipient": "0x9f15d1F23922b46F75E6FF0E60823e858e593968"}}