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", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We presently have close to 100 members in our Co-Active, and over 10 women-led and focused communities in our Si3 ecosystem. Over the coming 4-5 months leading up to introducing Collab Commons publicly, we aim to onboard close to 100 communities from our database into the Si3 ecosystem. Our goal is to then activate CC with several hundred of our members and communities to accelerate the visibility and financial inclusion of our members. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Where should we look to see the impact of your project? Please provide links to public websites and/or the latest values for key metrics you track privately. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Si3 as an ecosystem received 2500 ARB from ArbitrumDAO's minigrants round in April 2024. We also received $5,000 in funding from Livepeer, spread throughout three milestones in Q423 and Q124. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Prior Funding Amounts, Sources, and Dates for the project in USD", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Grants"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of the following funding sources do you have? Check all that apply", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "number", "answer": "2", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?  ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Somewhere in the Metaverse", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "No", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you applying for any other OSS rounds in GG20? (Reminder: you can only be accepted into one) ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Collab Commons (CC) is a collaboration-driven campaign CRM. The opportunity for CC came from the problems faced by communities in emerging tech and web3. While it is encouraging the openness many web3 organizations and communities hold to partner with one another, the challenge is in the structuring of these partnerships - from campaign set up, terms, management and tracking. \n\nThe concept for CC has been initiated by Si3's creator Kara Howard, who is a former VP of Growth & Partnerships at web2 marketing automation firm CleverTap. She and her team of marketing and collaboration leaders are developing with their lead blockchain developer a system that will support the streamlining of collaboration between communities, organizations and micro-influencers...allowing the web3 ecosystem engage more easily in what it aims to do. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe your dApp or App, focusing on its innovative utility or service within the ecosystem. Highlight the problem it solves or the need it addresses.", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The CC greatly improves the user experience for collaborative campaigns, as it is a simple and intuitive CRM and campaign management platform. Presently, web3 campaigns and partnerships are managed in tools like Google Sheets, and a variety of additional rewards tools. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how your application improves user experience in the Web3 space. Include any specific design choices or features that enhance accessibility and practical utility.", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "This project strongly contributes to financial inclusion, one of the core goals of Si3 and it's Si Her Co-Active. We will be introducing CC to our womxn & non-binary co-active members, as well as database of 400 womxn & non-binary led and focused web3 communities, DAO's and NFT collections.  We believe that CC will allow us to much more easily unify and accelerate together...driving impact as unique professionals, as well as the diversity ecosystem as a whole. \n\nWe are also very excited about introducing this as an open source platform for the ecosystem to collaborate on features and development. Presently, other CRM and web3 marketing automation tools are often cost-prohibitive for startups and communities, particularly for women who receive 4x less funding than men in web3 *(BCGX, 2023): https://www.bcg.com/press/16february2023-women-are-being-shut-out-of-web3.\n\nFinally, education is a core value of our Si3 ecosystem and Co-Active. We will be introducing our 'Si Her Collab' educational programming to our CC platform users, which guides on best practices for forming partnerships, activating and tracking marketing campaigns, and navigating deeper levels of decentralization and collaboration on an emotional level. ", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways does your project contribute to financial inclusion, education, or social impact? Explain the specific areas of impact and the target audience or communities you serve.", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We haven't acquired our license yet, as we will be determining this along with our members and communities in how they will be wanting to utilize and build with Collab Commons. \n\nWe are beginning development and our code will be available on public repos. ", "hidden": false, "question": "What type of open source software (OSS) license(s) do you have? Is all of your code available on public repos or is some portion of your codebase private?", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We are moving into the front-end development stage of the Collab Commons, as we have completed the design stage. In our estimates, we will be finished with front-end development in 6-8 weeks, and upon receiving funds from this grant will begin our back-end development. \n\nOur roadmap is the following: \n\nApril 2024 (Collab Commons UI/UX complete) \nMay 2024-mid June 2024 (front-end development complete) \nLate May 2024 - July 2024 (back-end development) \nAugust 2024 - initial Alpha release and user feedback ", "hidden": false, "question": "What stage of development is your application currently in, and what are your immediate next steps? Provide a roadmap or development timeline if available.", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Funding from this round will go towards development, and user feedback studies with our existing Si Her members and communities. ", "hidden": false, "question": "How would funding from this round support your project's development and goals? Outline specific areas where the funds would be allocated (e.g., development, user research, community building).", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We believe we are the right team fit for creating and introducing this project to the ecosystem, due to our strong expertise in Arbitrum blockchain development, web2 and web3 marketing, community building, and partnerships. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 22}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 23}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "No", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 24}], "project": {"id": "0x5ef8358af65a36f5cba4615139a12cabc6e35d1b5da8a184f54f42c533e245fd", "title": "Collab Commons with Si3", "logoImg": "bafkreienckvagzpru65gsjliyutrebrmdvji6davrnb5v2uudqdekydrt4", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreifvfyekikaiuw6gcoih5q4q6a5xackww3g4djsf6yvox2nc5hacym", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.si3.space/", "bannerImg": "bafkreigf6j3w27ubjlho4ydj4kfpvabklf4uhf732s7fp2p6lkil5sllkm", "createdAt": 1712874159290, "credentials": {}, "description": "**OUR MISSION**\n\n[Si3](https://www.si3.space/) is an ecosystem architecting and facilitating a more decentralized, equitable and collaborative web. As an ecosystem, we offer tools and resources including our Si Her Co-Active, unifying and accelerating womxn and non-binary professionals, communities and businesses in the Web3 era. \n\n**IMPACT OPPORTUNITY:** \n**Data shows womxn represent 27% of the web3 industry** (BCGX\u2019s **\u2018**[Web3 Already Has a Gender Diversity Problem](https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/how-to-unravel-lack-of-gender-diversity-web3)\u2018 study, 2023). In an effort to provide more visibility and opportunity for womxn, we have introduced our siher.eth site template with ENS Domains and IPFS storage. Our members are utilizing this site to demonstrate their web3 professional brands and apply for job opportunities, accelerators, investment, speaking opportunities, and collaborations.\n\n***In February 2024, we were the 1st place winners in ArbitrumDAO\u2019s minigrant series out of 28 applicants in the \u2018Future of Web3 Identity\u2019 category.* \n\n**Member\u2019s SiHer.Eth examples:**\n\n**[Alex Overgaag](https://alex.siher.eth.limo/)**\n\n**[Aiamara Garcia](https://nemerie0x.siher.eth.limo/)**\n\n**[Iyanuayo Olajide](https://iyanuayo.siher.eth.limo/)**\n\n**INTRODUCING COLLAB COMMONS**\n\nTo further Si Her\u2019s mission of accelerating visibility and opportunities for the diverse web3 ecosystem, we are building a CRM and marketing automation system that will provide structure for partnerships and execution of collaborative marketing campaigns. We will be introducing this system to our database of (400) diversity-focused and led communities, NFT collections and DAO\u2019s. We will be utilizing Arbitrum for the blockchain functionality of the database within this system.\n\n[![Collab-Commons.png](https://i.postimg.cc/VvMP5Gfh/Collab-Commons.png)](https://postimg.cc/q6k55GCc)\n\n**FINANCIAL INCLUSION OPPORTUNITY:** \n\n**Data shows men-founded web3 startups raise almost four times more capital than women-founded startups** (BCGX, 2023). In our experience and analysis, the majority of grant funds in the developer-centric grant funding ecosystem are also being directed towards men. In an effort to support more financial opportunity and inclusion for women, who often self-fund their projects, we are introducing our \u2018Trade With Her\u2019 12-part learning series on crypto and DeFi-related topics. Our aim is to move our members into action and increase their earning potential within the crypto markets to support their projects, communities and well-being.\n\n[![Trade-With-Her.png](https://i.postimg.cc/ydZbTDMg/Trade-With-Her.png)](https://postimg.cc/62BcWp5t)\n\n**EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY:**\n\n\u2018**Learners trained with VR were up to 275% more confident to act on what they learned after training - a 40% improvement over classroom and 35% improvement over e-learning**\u2019 (PwC\u2019s [2022 US Metaverse Survey](https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/emerging-tech/metaverse-survey.html)). Confidence for women is a large issue that many face, particularly in technology: 78% of women in the tech industry believe they need to work harder than their colleagues to show their value **([Trust Radius, 2021](https://solutions.trustradius.com/buyer-blog/women-in-tech-report/)).**\n\nIn an effort to improve confidence and learning engagement and retention, we are introducing our immersive education experience in partnership with female-founded Metaverse Tangra. Within this space, we are creating an inclusive educational and collaborative environment, integrating our tech ecosystem partners. As a part of this grant, we would like to include Arbitrum within our Metaverse world and introduce Arbitrum\u2019s blockchain, grant and builder opportunities.\n\n[![Metaverse.png](https://i.postimg.cc/ZnjFPZ5v/Metaverse.png)](https://postimg.cc/FkdLmMch)\n\n**Si Her Success Signals:**\n\n1.  $5k USD grant from Livepeer (Dec 2023)\n2. $4k USD grant from ArbitrumDAO and first place win (out of 28 submissions) in their \u2018Future of Web3 Identity\u2019 category (Feb 2023)\n3. Successful 12-hour 'Si Her Summit' livestream event with 50 organizations and womxn speakers (Feb 2023)\n4. Successfully created automation system for publishing and re-publishing our members siher.eth sites (March 2023)\n\n\n**Collab Commons Project Leaders:**\n\nKara Howard is a growth marketer & women-in tech community architect. Previously, she was VP of Growth & Partnerships at Accel and Sequoia-backed marketing automation firm CleverTap, where she led awareness-building activities for the US market as the company grew from Series A to Series B (now at Series D). For the first ten years of her career, Kara was a financial analyst in London and NYC, and Equity Researcher on Wall St. Over the last ten years, her work in Equity Research has evolved into an active community builder for women in emerging tech.\n\nKsenia Stark is the Co-Founder of impact and creator house \u2144O\u148b\u214bNOIS\u0548\u15b5NO\u03fd. She is a Web3-native entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in digital and brand strategies, from setting up the virtual presence and driving PR & e-commerce projects to working in strongly regulated industries overseeing compliance and scaling markets of \u20ac500K daily turnover. Ksenia believes in meaningful connections and the power of emerging technologies and media to positively impact humanity.\n\n[Si3.space](https://www.si3.space/)\n\nX: [Si3_ecosystem](https://twitter.com/si3_ecosystem)\n\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "si3team", "projectTwitter": "si3_ecosystem"}, "recipient": "0x50Db4A9fDC9fAb79Df51Fa7AEcDB68acDb219A29"}}