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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: Network Effects", "EI: Community First", "EI: Financial Longevity", "EC - People: Deepen engagement and grow participation in Gitcoin\u2019s ecosystem", "EC - Innovation: Experiment with Gitcoin\u2019s products and build prototypes ", "EC - Impact: Forward Gitcoin as a powerful impact-driven brand"], "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": "As described in the grant text, this work focuses on both creating new mechanisms to incentivize the support of public goods along-side Gitcoin team members, and pairing this with large-scale outreach initiatives which shine a spotlight on Gitcoin and build our community. ", "hidden": false, "question": "How did your work directly support the area you selected above? ", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "As also linked in the grant text, the impact of this work can be verified by, for example:\n\u2014 Viewing the over 100 (and counting) Proof of Philanthropy NFTs which have been minted by Gitcoin community members (https://opensea.io/collection/proof-of-philanthropy) - tracking and offering social proof for tens of thousands of dollars contributed to public goods\n\u2014 Reading large-scale news articles and interviews where I discuss and drive awareness for Gitcoin (ex. https://cointelegraph.com/news/keith-comito-is-at-the-intersection-of-blockchain-longevity-and-decentralized-science) and noting the large readership metrics.\n\u2014 Verifying the open source code repository for Proof of Philanthropy here: https://github.com/lifespanio/proof-of-philanthropy\n\u2014 Reading the several news pieces and videos I co-produced driving awareness for Gitcoin (https://www.lifespan.io/?s=gitcoin) and viewing publicly available analytics data to verify significance\n\u2014 Coming to any large-scale longevity x crypto events (Zuzalu, Vitalia, etc.), and verifying that I'm the guy wearing the Gitcoin hat, giving numerous related presentations, and generally preaching the gospel of public goods ;)", "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", "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": "Some of the earlier work was partially funded through previous Gitcoin Citizen rounds, totaling ~2k (including matches). Some of the PoP NFT-related development has been funded by other Gitcoin grants, totaling about 4k (but none of this went to me personally).   ", "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": "No", "hidden": false, "question": "Has this work been previously funded outside Gitcoin? If so, by who and for how much?", "questionId": 8}], "project": {"id": "0x39fff014a4951e9d089d90e8ac279df31e47eddb05d6d1a506bb2856d74e9769", "title": "Keith Comito: Building in Public and Bringing Gitcoin to the Masses!", "logoImg": "bafkreih2hquppiw77oa4ys5ftd626kqkuqtwsylv2wgzkweunp7vr5j734", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiazrnw3gmc2mad5xqt6mekgbnu5upb34fz475prjw6jszfqz7xxwm", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://twitter.com/keithcomito", "bannerImg": "bafkreia6klejpuyt3vyvnwbdlrskl3slufehl3duzjlj6hpbmpiinjpbwa", "createdAt": 1709833373369, "userGithub": "KeithComito", "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..GE_MiMaEzqIUKk0tta-rYrz3W4x47foVyEAOsEMz4FyA4gzPLAzpJzW91WYfaI-x2ZGUw501QzBNxWCrynaICQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-03-07T17:40:23.696Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-03-07T17:40:23.696Z", "expirationDate": "2024-06-05T17:40:23.696Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xa51E0a99B53d5B00937a2631d5865468A3543B7d", "hash": "v0.0.0:Izna9sxDZXkEQxNJdhu0b+A9cbcRu2B9vvRJqRG5F+U=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#KeithComito"}}}, "description": "**Since first joining** the **Gitcoin** community as a **cause round curator** in **May 2021** I've been actively leveraging my expertise in **leading grassroots movements** (such as for **longevity research** with [**Lifespan.io**](https://www.lifespan.io/board-of-directors/) and [**VitaDAO**](https://www.vitadao.com/contributors)) and skills as a high-impact [**technology inventor**](https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Keith+Comito&scholar&oq=Keith+Comito) to bring in **many new members** into the Gitcoin ecosystem, foster the creation of **large-scale PR initiatives** to raise awareness, and work with Gitcoin leads to **create new [attestation / social reward models](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/0xd875fa07bedce182377ee54488f08f017cb163d4/0xd875fa07bedce182377ee54488f08f017cb163d4-7) and regenerative funding mechanisms** for public goods.\n\n# **Recent Gitcoin-Related Work**\n\n**Examples of recent projects** I've worked on to **help the Gitcoin community**:\n\n- **Inventing [\"Proof of Philanthropy\"](https://pop.lifespan.io)** - a **new type of \"[Demi-Soulbound](https://www.keithcomito.com/p/demi-soulbound-nfts-and-proof-of)\" dynamic NFT ,which scales** in power and aesthetics **based on tracked on-chain philanthropic giving**, **including donations to Gitcoin campaigns**. A successful [open source](https://github.com/lifespanio/proof-of-philanthropy) [prototype](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX7QSRU6omc) has been developed with (w/ art by Gitcoin artist [Colton Orr](https://twitter.com/mettahead)), and is **already tracking donations to specific Gitcoin campaigns** (for example those to this Vitalia-related [grant](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/0xf89aad3fad6c3e79ffa3ccc835620fcc7e55f919/0xf89aad3fad6c3e79ffa3ccc835620fcc7e55f919-13)).   \n\n[![Proof of Philanthropy Header Art](https://d16c97c2np8a2o.cloudfront.net/ipfs/bafkreibedlxc6s2b3ho7oklvl2ncik2ydogtzpmamopol33gke5g3u27q4)](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/0xd875fa07bedce182377ee54488f08f017cb163d4/0xd875fa07bedce182377ee54488f08f017cb163d4-7 \"Proof of Philanthropy Gitcoin Campaign\")\n\n- **Over 100 of these prototype NFTs have already been [minted](https://opensea.io/collection/proof-of-philanthropy)** by public-goods supporters and upgrades are currently in progress, including  **integrations with Gitcoin Passport**.\n\n[![Proof of Philanthropy Ouroboros Example](https://pop.lifespan.io/static/media/welcome.6c9aecb1.gif)](https://pop.lifespan.io \"Proof of Philanthropy NFT Prototype Minting Service\")\n\n  \n- **Worked with Gitcoin** and other organizations in the **ReFi community** to build on this to **create new public goods [funding models](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LBPQ2lytjo&t=97)**: for example - variations of quadradic funding suited to specific scenarios (such as **Inverse Quadratic Funding**, or IQF), and the **\"Ouroboros\" endowment mechanism** - originally presented at [Zuzalu](https://www.lifespan.io/news/highlights-from-the-longevity-biotech-conference-in-zuzalu/) and described in detail at our [2023 Longevity and DeSci Summit](https://www.lifespan.io/ending-age-related-diseases-2023/).   Development of these positive-sum models has recently begun, together with leaders of various aligned organizations - such as **Gitcoin, Hypercerts Foundation, Lifespan.io, Endaoment, Better Giving, Weavechain, and VitaDAO**.\n\n[![Proof of Philanthropy Data Sources and Perk Provider Examples](https://www.lifespan.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/POP_ExampleFlowchart-scaled.jpg)](https://pop.lifespan.io \"Proof of Philanthropy NFT Prototype Minting Service\")\n \n**[Watch the video below for more information:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4br11JRX8-k)**\n\n[![Proof of Philanthropy, Demi-Soulbound NFTs, and Web3 Games for Good - Keith Comito: EARD2023](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4br11JRX8-k/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4br11JRX8-k \"Proof of Philanthropy, Demi-Soulbound NFTs, and Web3 Games for Good - Keith Comito: EARD2023\")\n\n- **Hosting Gitcoin leaders to speak** at Lifespan's **events** - most recently the [Longevity and DeSci Summit](https://www.lifespan.io/ending-age-related-diseases-2023/) - creating **connections with hundreds of key leaders** across multiple industries and **impactful [coverage](https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-longevity-de-sci-summit-new-york)** from outlets such as **CoinTelegraph**.  \n\n[![Longevity and Desci Summit NYC](https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-08/9e84c3eb-7f1b-49e7-be55-9e0d68c68868.jpeg)](https://www.lifespan.io/ending-age-related-diseases-2023/ \"Longevity + DeSci Summit NYC: Ending Age-Related Diseases 2023\")\n\n- **Working on a** [**decentralized intervention for Alzheimer's disease**](https://www.lifespan.io/the-mindset-project/), which - while not directly Gitcoin related - will eventually help many Gitcoin community members if successful.\n\n  \n\n# **Earlier Work**\n\nSome examples of **earlier work** include:\n\n  - **Producing** [**dozens of articles, tutorials, and announcements**](https://www.lifespan.io/?s=gitcoin) regarding **Gitcoin** for Lifespan.io's news outlet, reaching **several million people per year**.\n\n- **Co-leading the inaugural [Longevity Cause Round in GR12](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/gr12-results)**, together with Lifespan, VitaDAO, and Gitcoin team members, **curating projects** in the round, as well as submitting a few of Lifespan's projects, and **continuing to curate Longevity and DeSci cause rounds for GR13-GR15**. This included writing [**comprehensive tutorial articles**](https://www.lifespan.io/news/gitcoin-launches-crypto-funding-round-for-longevity/) which onboarded **hundreds of new Gitcoin members**, produced related [video content](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3iP18Sm_14) and outreach [materials](https://www.lifespan.io/news/gitcoin-gr12-is-a-win-win-for-aging-research/) summarizing the [success](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/gr12-results) of the round, reaching over 30k members in the Lifespan.io community.\n\n- **Discussing** [**Gitcoin on CoinTelegraph**](https://cointelegraph.com/news/keith-comito-is-at-the-intersection-of-blockchain-longevity-and-decentralized-science), as part one of the most viewed articles on the platform in the categories of Medicine and Science:\n\n[![IMAGE ALT TEXT](https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=717/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/storage/uploads/view/dd9608ceee469a69a56d171c242e360a.jpg)](https://cointelegraph.com/news/keith-comito-is-at-the-intersection-of-blockchain-longevity-and-decentralized-science \"CoinTelegraph: Keith Comito on the benefits of blockchain tech and decentralization in longevity research\")\n  \n\n- **Educating the teams of large influencers** to foster the creation of [content to raise awareness for Gitcoin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4y_RezV1aU), and **explaining Gitcoin to adjacent communities** - such as on the [Enjin](https://youtu.be/cRuMikSJRFc) and [Axie Infinity](https://youtu.be/n1sQrJ9U330) podcasts:  \n\n**[Watch the video below for more information:](https://youtu.be/cRuMikSJRFc)**\n\n[![IMAGE ALT TEXT](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cRuMikSJRFc/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://youtu.be/cRuMikSJRFc \"Rewriting Medical Science With Crypto Funding: Keith Comito of Lifespan.io | The Enjin Room Podcast\")\n\n***Thank you for letting me build in public!***\n\nI want to thank everyone for reading this, and for supporting me if you can. For the last few years I've been doing most of the above work with zero personal compensation, and was beginning to question how long I could keep it up. Knowing that retroactive funding models like this are arising to support people like me is more meaningful than I can express.\n\nI appreciate you all so much, and I\u2019m looking forward to working with you in the future\n\n### Thank You!", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectTwitter": "keithcomito"}, "recipient": "0xa51E0a99B53d5B00937a2631d5865468A3543B7d"}}