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Start Here](https://lu.ma/k5kc8iij)\u201d, an onboarding-focused event for the local Thai community during Devcon SEA. Cori and Guil are organizing this in collaboration with Ornella from Bankless Academy and Caolan.  2) Proposed a [Regen Community Hub](https://forum.devcon.org/t/sea-community-hub-proposal-regen-hub) during Devcon SEA to connect local and regional builders with global attendees. Proposal is currently in voting stage. https://x.com/regensunite/status/1829535010317312134", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months (N/A if you are yet to participate).", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram Handle We Can Use To Contact You (you can answer N/A)", "questionId": 3, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "GVwPOIKtll3WzW60wkVto1QZ7ZJ00OgBbivji3NnzoNQ0XUrC13Uy1Ql65DECXow", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "bb870648116da8aca81697351458afafe18e7f2207fbcb2cd5fd7b87a63d3ceeef06832b5e4fe719e5bb62d8c93979045777699f8eedd848ecf24b0bd4c061fee51ace8a793b38033abd252124e213467436e29d593c45bbd336739f19786c91407addd6d55aa342d43e045a0951c4a59d5c70f837d4d5627e3d8846f9ce281c00000000000000206630632fcbbe679be182eac56818122f379926809117c2c94ceb65abb28fa30abc50a489018e944d7592f559f3517f8f"}}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes, we have participated in the last Gitcoin Grants Round (GG21), [link here](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/projects/0x662b4534f8c40a04469ac8ac3fc4728c4a450e5166aa7c22a28a3b54cc27e830)", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you participated in any Octant epoch (Epoch 0 through Epoch 4) OR a previous Gitcoin Grants round? Please provide details and evidence of your participation.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Yes, [link here](https://gap.karmahq.xyz/project/regens-unite-bridging-climate-solutions-with-events-media-1)", "hidden": false, "question": "Do you have a Karma GAP set up? If yes, please provide proof. If not, can you set one up before applying?", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our community consists of environmentalists, activists, technologists, impact investors, DAOists, and builders who care about evolving and funding public goods. Through our participation in Epoch 5, we are amplifying Octant\u2019s mission to fund public goods and bring new projects and community members into the ecosystem.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe how your project contributes to the growth and development of the Octant ecosystem.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Community-building and education are core pillars of Regens Unite\u2019s work. The programming in our in-person and digital events is curated to cross-pollinate knowledge around new funding mechanisms, tooling, resources and learnings, and bridge diverse communities who care about regeneration and public goods. Our media channels (YouTube, Paragraph newsletter) share free educational content for public learning.", "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project align with the round's focus on community and education within the Octant ecosystem?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We aim to raise funds to build the next initiatives for the Regens Unite community and support our organising, communications, programming, and facilitation work.\n****\n\nQ3 2024\n\n- **Event Planning (IRL + Digital)**: Organize the \u201cNew to Web3? Start Here\u201d onboarding event and Regen Hub community hub at Devcon 2024 (Bangkok), as well as ongoing digital webinars on regenerative topics.\n- **Content Creation**: Produce and share recorded webinars, project interviews, and event highlights from the Regen Village, featuring Octant as a partner.\n- **Launch a community spotlight page:** to feature supporters and partnerships (including Octant), amplify community projects and hubs, and connect community members.\n- **Ongoing Support of Commons Hub Brussels**: Our flagship physical regen hub launched during EthCC Brussels.\n\nQ4 2024\n\n- **Event Production**: Produce and host two events at Devcon 2024 (Bangkok)\n- **Partnership Building**: Form media partnerships and alliances within the web3 space to collaborate on global events and amplify our storytelling.\n\nQ1 2025\n\n- **Event Planning for next destinations**: ETH Denver, Brussels, Cape Town, Costa Rica, ETH Berlin\n- Enhance initiatives based on feedback, and continue expanding our community and impact in the regenerative movement.", "hidden": false, "question": "Provide a clear roadmap of your project, detailing future milestones and deliverables. How does this demonstrate your commitment to long-term impact and growth within the Octant ecosystem?", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Cori Schlicht - founding member, managing partnerships, fundraising and communications. 15 year background in commercial sales, customer success and digital communications. Helping DAOs and public goods grow since 2022.\n\nLeen Shelfhout - founding member, managing community engagement and Brussels initiatives. 20-year professional background in facilitation and participatory program design.\n\nGuil Maueler - founding member, managing creative direction and storytelling. 15-year professional background in the creative industry, creator of The DAOist brand, and working for the past 3 years helping DAOs to drive impact through powerful branding.\n\nXavier Damman - founding member, managing technical integrations and programs through Citizen Wallet as well as organizing events in Brussels. 20-year background in tech entrepreneurship, from Silicon Valley to web3.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe your team's expertise and how it contributes to the successful execution of your project.", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our mission is to unite regens and catalyse positive impact by connecting projects with one another. Our programs are designed to help initiatives discuss ways to stack tooling and discover opportunities for collaboration - because collaboration over competition is what regeneration is about. If we succeed in this mission, everyone benefits.", "hidden": false, "question": "How does your project complement or enhance existing initiatives within the Octant ecosystem rather than competing directly against them?", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We elevate regen voices through IRL and online events, by providing interactive platforms and participatory programs that encourage healthy debate and active discussion. Our most recent event, the Regen Village, included a 2-day program about the evolution of web3 grants funding as well as another day about on-chain capital allocation where the community had a space to share constructive feedback and ideas.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe your approach to community engagement and how you plan to contribute to a collaborative and constructive funding environment.", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The funding will be used to compensate our core team for implementing the outlined roadmap, paying for the maintenance of our digital infrastructure (website, collaboration tools, tech stack), and covering costs associated with organising events.", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you plan to use the funding to maximize your project's ongoing impact within the Octant ecosystem if selected?", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We created a sizzle after-movie of the Regen Village, which represents Octant as a partner through logo placement. This was shared on our X account which received a lot of positive feedback. Link \u2192 https://x.com/regensunite/status/1813920871091999144\n\nOn our [Regens Unite Youtube Channel](https://www.notion.so/Community-Page-8c7d4e47331949478ddb3b25e021ec07?pvs=21), we also published recorded sessions in which Octant was represented:\n\n- [Grant Allocation Strategy (Panel) @ Regen Village EthCC Brussels 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-5oRFborQ&ab_channel=RegensUnite)\n- [How to Sustainably Grow the Community (Panel) @ Regen Village EthCC Brussels 2024](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8g-qDOY_T4&ab_channel=RegensUnite)\n\n*(All sessions recorded and published at Regen Village contain Octant's logo)*", "hidden": false, "question": "What unique educational content or resources have you created for the Octant ecosystem? How has the community received these? 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Our curated, in-person gatherings have programs designed to guide participants through professionally facilitated discussions and knowledge-sharing experiences.\n\n- **Intimate & Intentional Event Curation** - With a team of experienced facilitators, we organise inclusive, participatory events.\n- **Facilitation & Programming Services -** We support other events through programming partnerships, facilitation training or consulting, and marketing.\n- **Educational content -** We produce digital media such as [after-movies, session recordings](https://www.youtube.com/@regensunite/videos), a newsletter, & a handbook to share learnings and support a growing network of climate-focused builders and regens.\n\n---\n\n![Since the last round, we\u2019ve launched_.svg](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2F240109e3-8fe6-49f4-baa2-74cfdf0fbf78%2FSince_the_last_round_weve_launched_.svg?table=block&id=df289f66-dd47-46a2-bad1-e46997d19604&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&userId=&cache=v2)\n\n***Events:***\n\n- We produced the [Regen Village](https://regenvillage.brussels/) alongside EthCC 2024 in Brussels, which included 5 days of programming partnerships with Superchain Eco, How to DAO, Kevin Owocki, Proof of Vibes, & more.\n\n![link here: [https://x.com/regensunite/status/1813920871091999144](https://x.com/regensunite/status/1813920871091999144)](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2F942087ab-69ce-46d6-ab6b-716fdffc1f73%2Ftweet_1813920871091999144_20240801_165716_via_10015_io.png?table=block&id=303a2090-aeec-4c54-afb4-d36c9cc1fbb2&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&width=670&userId=&cache=v2)\n\nlink here: [https://x.com/regensunite/status/1813920871091999144](https://x.com/regensunite/status/1813920871091999144)\n\n- 600+ attendees\n- 7823 $RegenBxl issued via NFC wristbands\n- 1 permanent innovation hub launched in Brussels: [Commons Hub](https://commonshub.brussels/)\n\nCheck out our recap video \ud83d\udc47\n\n[![Watch the video](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2Fec316815-fba5-456c-9c4f-f7e68134b8f0%2FRegen_Village_Thumbnail.png?table=block&id=7354bb24-d2aa-44f3-9935-132919e4dd20&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&width=1530&userId=&cache=v2)](https://youtu.be/FSCi_173Alw)\n\n[https://youtu.be/FSCi_173Alw?si=gxbadU9jqj3u4U-m](https://youtu.be/FSCi_173Alw?si=gxbadU9jqj3u4U-m)\n\n***Media:***\n\n- [Sizzle after-video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSCi_173Alw&list=PLGWVbDCsjn0jivWTsKYeIHey6gv_0kTv0&index=1) from Regen Village Brussels 2024\n- [Session recordings](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWVbDCsjn0jivWTsKYeIHey6gv_0kTv0) from Regen Village Brussels 2024\n\n![[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWVbDCsjn0jivWTsKYeIHey6gv_0kTv0](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWVbDCsjn0jivWTsKYeIHey6gv_0kTv0)](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2F3373e5cd-9808-409d-b2ef-003462a3ad1d%2FScreenshot_2024-08-01_at_17.07.24.png?table=block&id=656e6292-b365-4258-8dcf-a90f0585757e&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&width=1420&userId=&cache=v2)\n\n[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWVbDCsjn0jivWTsKYeIHey6gv_0kTv0](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWVbDCsjn0jivWTsKYeIHey6gv_0kTv0)\n\n---\n\n![What your funds are supporting_.svg](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2Fb5a64797-7d0a-4239-b250-e07b78f289ca%2FWhat_your_funds_are_supporting_.svg?table=block&id=3d5eab30-b361-4d8e-9cf9-4f9987a4fe83&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&userId=&cache=v2)\n\n\nOur goal is to raise funds to build out the next initiatives for the Regens Unite community, and support our organising, communications, programming, and facilitation work.\n\n**1.\u00a0 IRL & Online Events \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1**\n\n*Bangkok*: we are in discussion with other partners to coordinate an onboarding-focused event at Devcon 2024\n\n*Going Digital*: we are continuing to dedicate time to hosting accessible, community-sourced digital webinars covering a range of topics around regenerative solutions, economies, personal practices, and tools.\n\n**2. Educational Media and Storytelling Platform \ud83c\udfa5**\n\n*Recorded Content*: we are producing recorded event sessions from our digital webinars, 1-1 project interviews, and after-movies from our last events in Berlin, London and Brussels.\n\n*Community Spotlight Platform*: we are planning a series of interviews, building out a dedicated community page on our website, and creating the platform infrastructure to connect regenerative projects with resources and one another.\n\n**3. A Collaborative Regen Ecosystem \ud83e\udd1d**\n\n*Media Partnerships and Regen Alliances:* Regenerative development requires collaboration over competition, so we\u2019re brewing an alliance of community-building initiatives across the web3 ecosystem. We are also organically expanding our impact and reach through aligned storytelling partnerships.\n\n---\n\n![What Regens Unite is bringing to web3.svg](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2F03e3e609-0541-48a4-9976-280b7e65b737%2FWhat_Regens_Unite_is_bringing_to_web3.svg?table=block&id=caf641bc-7377-465b-9c3d-9421562d02be&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&userId=&cache=v2)\n\nIt\u2019s no secret that web3 needs more diversity and more expertise to achieve true systems change at a global scale. If we want to build regenerative systems and address the climate crisis effectively, we need everyone involved in the solution design process.\n\nWe are evolving the web3 space by:\n\n- **Bringing in expertise** from sectors outside of web3 to broaden the regen movement\n- Providing an avenue for innovative web3 projects to conduct research and receive **rapid feedback** outside of their bubble\n- Designing events with high-quality interaction, and safe spaces for experimentation to **co-create web3 projects with local regens.**\n- **Driving inclusivity and diversity in web3** through curated attendance, using application processes & scholarships\n- **Creating toolkits and media** to elevate project stories, educate on the regen movement, and inspire new groups to get involved\n\n\n![Screen Shot 2023-08-14 at 8.36.29 PM](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1WnhShlC.png)\n\n\n---\n\n\n![Where we're going.svg](https://regensunite.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407%2F668b2193-8cb7-4aaa-834b-1fdd24fe4a81%2FWhere_were_going.svg?table=block&id=b7dc65be-6e9e-4256-9dda-66428992dcb9&spaceId=7bc385fa-917d-4c6b-af2b-58bba8eaf407&userId=&cache=v2)\n\nRegens Unite was born in May 2022 with a seed event in Brussels. Since then we have initiated **18 events** in different locations, grown a **Telegram group of 700+ regens**, and formed **a small, distributed team** passionate about advancing a regenerative future.\n\nWe have a growing pipeline of requests from event organizers across the world to grow the movement, and we are continuing to build a platform to connect regens with learnings, resources, and mutual support.\n\n**Thank you in advance for your support. Every donation counts to help us further our mission to unite all types of regens around the world!**\n\n---\n\n\ud83d\udfe2 [Visit our Website](https://regensunite.earth/)\n\n\ud83d\udfe2 [Join Telegram group](https://t.me/regensunite)\n\n\ud83d\udfe2\u00a0[Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/regensunite)", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "regensunite"}, "recipient": "0x08e40e1C0681D072a54Fc5868752c02bb3996FFA"}}