[Approved] INA DAO April/May Budget

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Title: INA DAO - FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR April and May 2023

  1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
  • DAO introduction

Here is the original introduction posted on the forum Dec 2021:

INA comes from Esperanto and resembles the feminine/female.

We want to create a DAO that specifically supports persons who identify as female, their goals and creative projects, regardless of origin, skin colour or location. The goal is to provide help for female artists and projects, through onboarding, funding and connecting with other like minded womxn.

In order to reach gender equality female artists deserve more visibility in many areas. INA DAO wants to be a platform that showcases successful womxn of the NEAR ecosystem and beyond. Because a good role model makes you achieve your goals faster.

The projects we want to support should have a focus on artists who identify as female, on gender equality, education for women and inclusion.

For the set up the council would consist of: @JulianaM : Visual Artist and cofounder of Incubadora DAO & part of the Creatives DAO Council, based in Lisbon @Mette : creative cultural producer based in Lisbon, part of Arroz Studios and Arroz Criativo DAO @tabear : cofounder of muti DAO & part of the Creatives DAO Council, cultural producer, based in Leiria

We would love to expand the council to create a vibrant and global environment within the DAO.

Values for projects to be funded:

  • Cross disciplinary (artistic & entrepreneurial)
  • Innovative
  • Female lead
  • Open to the communitary growth
  • Intersectional inclusivity

Next steps: We want to start slow but steady. The first steps are to set up a DAO on Astro, create a bounty for a visual identity as well as setting up the social media channels. We would love to organise an event in collaboration with more DAOs that are locally active in Lisbon to create an event which showcases women in crypto and connect female creatives.

Long term goals: In the long run we want to organise events/talks & workshops, in the Metaverse and in the physical world, which provide education about crypto and its infinite possibilities. How to become self-sustainable and accomplish projects.

For now this is the rough structure that we have been thinking of. We are more than happy about feedback and for womxn who would like to join :heart:

  • Why team is best for the funds

@GeminiRising - artist, on council since January 2022, active in the Web3 space since 2019, also created another DAO called LP DAO in this ecospace

@klarakopi - artist, active on the Web3 space since 2020, council member since April 2022, previously on the Metaverse DAO

@beluespina - artist, council member since May 2022

We all work together very well, and since we are creatives we have come up with many innovative ways to engage and grow our community

Advisors: @chloe @tabea

  • Achievement information about the DAO

The first thing we did was set up an Astro DAO account and create a logo - we have had 7 bounty calls for artwork resulting in 7 gallery shows - we have created a series about famous women artists presented live on YouTube - we have created galleries to display these works both in Voxels and NearHub - we have held numerous AMAs with artists in our group so that we can get to know each other better - we have created a website - all this by the active council members in our group

  • We use quite a few platforms built on NEAR - Astro, Mintbase, Paras, Gorilla Shop, NearHub, we also have a gallery in Voxels, a website, a Telegram group, a YouTube page, a Twitter account, a IG account and a NEAR Social account.
  1. YouTube - 44 subscribers
  2. Instagram - 589 followers
  3. Twitter - 354 followers
  4. Telegram - 120 members
  5. NEAR Social
  6. Website - https://inadao.org/
  7. Astrodao - 53 members
  8. Mintbase store
  9. Paras store
  10. Gorilla Shop
  11. NearHub
  12. Voxels

Proposals created - 48 • Council Members - 3 • Council Advisors - 2 • Size of Community - 50 community members on Astro, 120 members on Telegram • Number of NFTs on Mintbase - 834, on Paras - 17 • Events in the Metaverse - 7 both in Voxels and NearHub

Detailed Achievements

DEC ‘21

JAN ‘22

FEB ‘22

MAR ‘22

APR ‘22

MAY ‘22

JUN ‘22

JUL ‘22

AUG ‘22

SEP ‘22

OCT ‘22 (funding hiatus)

NOV ‘22 (funding hiatus)

Ina DAO’s website updated
“A Visual Conversation” Collaborative Art Project - Part II
Council:@GeminiRising @beluespina @klarakopi
Advisors:@chloe @tabea

DEC ‘22 (funding hiatus)

JAN ‘23(funding hiatus)

FEB ‘23 (funding hiatus)

“A Visual Conversation” Gallery Opening + Exhibition on Voxels and NEARHub
Council:@GeminiRising @beluespina @klarakopi
Advisors:@chloe @tabea

  • Genre - What category does your DAO fall under

ART

  • Impact

On track to provide a space for women to create freely. Onboarded quite a few women from outside of the space, plus some of the women came over from other DAOs. We have collaborated with other DAOs to buy each other’s art, GeminiRising has had a few interviews outside of the space where she has promoted the NEAR ecosystem, we feel we are on track creating many events, educational videos and interactive community projects.

  • Roadmap & Milestones for this Proposal

Week 1 (April 1-7):

  • Create a bounty to find 3 female artists for the residency program.
  • Promote the bounty on social media and relevant forums.
  • Review and select the 3 artists by April 7th.
  • Notify the selected artists and pay them half of the funds.

Week 2-8 (April 8 - May 22):

  • Collaborate with the 3 artists on their work for the show.
  • Provide support and resources as needed.
  • Monitor progress and address any concerns or issues.
  • Promote the artists and their work on social media and other relevant platforms.
  • Receive the final artwork from the artists by May 22.
  • Make and post famous female artists videos for YouTube every Tuesday (April 11, 18, 25, May 9, 16, 23), promoting each one the week before with posters and SM.

Week 9-10 (May 23-31):

  • Prepare and set up the metaverse gallery for the opening and show.
  • Hire a DJ for the gallery opening party.
  • Create posters for the gallery show…
  • Promote the gallery show and opening party on social media and other relevant platforms.
  • Install the artwork in the gallery.

Week 11-12 (June 1-14):

  • Host the gallery show and opening party on June 1st.
  • Collect feedback from attendees and evaluate the success of the event.
  • Mint and sell the pieces made by the artists.

Metrics:

  • Evaluate the turnout for the gallery show and the number of pieces sold.
  • Measure the increase in the number of women joining your DAO and the NEAR ecosystem.
  • Track social media metrics and gallery attendees to evaluate the effectiveness of promotion efforts.

Risks:

  • Risk of not getting funding can be mitigated by identifying alternative sources of funding.
  • Risk of artists not submitting work on time can be mitigated by setting clear expectations and deadlines, providing support and resources, and maintaining open communication.

II. PROPOSAL

Project 1

Description: INA Supports your Super Powers 3

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Create opportunities for female artists by supporting financially
  3. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  4. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines:

  1. Create a bounty for 3 female based projects - beginning of April Select 3 worthy applicants - 2nd week of April
  2. Gather artwork produced by the 3 artists - mid May,
  3. Put up show in Voxels and NearHub - end of May
  4. Host gallery show/opening in Voxels and NearHub

Budget: $2,100 Dai, $700 per artist (artists will be chosen by the council via the bounty)

Project 2

Description: Gallery Rental in Voxels

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Create opportunities for female artists by supporting financially
  3. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  4. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines:

  1. Put up show in Voxels and NearHub - end of May
  2. Host gallery show/opening in Voxels and NearHub

Budget: $400 Dai - $200 per month (to Vandigital vandal.near)

Project 3

Description: Gallery updates in Voxels

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Create opportunities for female artists by supporting financially
  3. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  4. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines:

  1. Put up show in Voxels and NearHub - end of May
  2. Host gallery show/opening in Voxels and NearHub

Budget: $100 Dai (either done by GeminiRising or KlaraKopi)

Project 4

Description: Female DJ Bounty for gallery opening

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Create opportunities for female artists by supporting financially
  3. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  4. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines:

  1. Put out bounty on forum - beginning of May
  2. Council chooses DJ - mid May
  3. DJ prepares set - till end of May
  4. Set is played at gallery opening

Budget: $100 Dai (dj will be chosen via bounty)

Project 5

Description: Website updates

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Create opportunities for female artists by supporting financially
  3. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  4. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines: Updated at the end of each month for 2 months

Budget: $100 Dai (updated by GeminiRising)

Project 6

Description: Art History; the Female Perspective

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage and teach our community
  2. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  3. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines: Every month we put out 3 live videos about famous female artists on YouTube, usually 3 Thursdays of each month

Budget: $1,200 Dai - $200 Dai per video (the council members split the task of researching, preparing slide show, presenting and posting these videos)

Project 7

Description: Creating Artwork for events and gallery shows

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage and teach our community
  2. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  3. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines: Throughout the 2 month period we will create 8-10 pieces of art that will be posted on SM to promote our activities.

Budget: $100 Dai (done by council members)

Project 8

Description: Social Media Manager

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Create opportunities for female artists by supporting financially
  3. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  4. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines: Our SM manager usually gets 150$ to manage the Instagram account (4 posts & stories per week) and 150$ for managing the Twitter account (4 original tweets a week & retweeting NEAR-related tweets) - This will now be halved

Budget: $300 Dai to Talita Lima tffl.near

Project 9

Description: Council Facilitation

Expected outcome:

  1. Engage our community
  2. Show the rest of the Web3 space and the world what we can do
  3. Create more awareness about NEAR

Activities & timelines: For making these proposals and reports, putting out community calls, arranging events, and interacting with the community

Budget: $600 Dai (council members)

  • What is the goal of the DAO’s objective:
    The overall goal of INA DAO is to engage the community, educate about art and the NEAR ecosystem, and provide a platform for female artists to showcase their work and connect with other like-minded women. The team is committed to supporting the values of cross-disciplinary, innovative, female-led, open to community growth, and intersectional inclusivity, in the projects they fund. With this funding proposal, INA DAO is poised to make a significant impact on the lives of female artists and the wider NEAR community.

  • Overall Roadmap and Milestones:

Goal: Engage the community, educate about art and the NEAR ecosystem, and provide a platform for female artists to showcase their work and connect with other like-minded women.

Scope:

  1. Onboard more women into the INA DAO community
  2. Increase community engagement by promoting events and projects
  3. Launch “INA Supports your Super Powers” residency program
  4. Showcase artists from the community through metaverse exhibitions
  5. Establish stores on Gorilla Shop, Mintbase, Paras, website, and social media to support the community and showcase what’s possible for creatives to build on NEAR
  6. Launch the Art History series to bring visibility to female artists that were mostly ignored by the mainstream

Timeline:

1 (April - May)

  • Complete the current round of the “INA Supports your Super Powers” residency program to onboard new female artists.
  • Launch a monthly virtual meet-and-greet event for INA DAO community members to network and discuss their projects.
  • Host the INA DAO community-led exhibition on Voxels and NEARHub showcasing the works of the residency artists from the previous round.
  • Continue the Art History series with more instalments featuring the life and work of a prominent female artist. 6 female artists - 3 per month

2 (June - July)

  • Create new round of the “INA Supports your Super Powers” residency program and onboard new female artists.
  • Create next INA DAO community-led exhibition on Voxels and NEARHub showcasing the works of the residency artists from the previous round.
  • Host the next monthly virtual meet-and-greet event for INA DAO community members to network and discuss their projects.
  • Continue the Art History series with more instalments featuring the life and work of a prominent female artist. 6 female artists - 3 per month

3 (August - September)

  • Begin the third round of the “INA Supports your Super Powers” residency program to onboard new female artists.
  • Create third INA DAO community-led exhibition on Voxels and NEARHub showcasing the works of the residency artists from the previous round.
  • Host the next monthly virtual meet-and-greet event for INA DAO community members to network and discuss their projects.
  • Continue Art History series with the first instalment featuring the life and work of a prominent female artist. 6 Featured female artists - 3 per month

4 (October - November)

  • Begin the fourth round of the “INA Supports your Super Powers” residency program to onboard new female artists.
  • Host the fourth and final INA DAO community-led exhibition on NEARHub showcasing the works of the residency artists from the current round.
  • Continue Art History series with the first instalment featuring the life and work of a prominent female artist. 6 Featured female artists - 3 per month
  • Host a year-end virtual gala to celebrate the achievements of the INA DAO community and provide an opportunity for community members to network.

Resources:

  • Funding: $5000 per quarter
  • Personnel: 3 council members, 2 advisors, selected residency artists, DJs, social media manager, Art History presenters.

Dependencies:

  • Complete residency program before assembling exhibitions with resultant arts
  • Open DJ bounty one month before the exhibition
  • Advertise events at least two weeks before they happen on social media

Risks:

  • If INA DAO doesn’t receive a grant, they will need to explore other funding sources through De-Fi and selling NFTs.

Metrics:

  • Number of community members onboarded

  • Number of NFTs and merchandise sold

  • Number of metaverse events and exhibitions hosted by INA DAO

  • Feedback and engagement from the INA DAO community.

  • What will the community or the team members’ role be?: To onboard new female artists into our DAO and the Near ecosystem. To help guide and encourage all members in our DAO by helping with things such as minting and promotion of artist’s work. To create short how-to videos for our members. To find new ways of self-sustainability such as learning about DeFI.

Total request number: $5,000 Dai

DAO on-chain address (target wallet): geminirisingv2.near or inav2.sputnik-dao.near

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It’s been quite a ride! It looks amazing :purple_heart::purple_heart::purple_heart:

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Hi @GeminiRising, thank you for submitting a proposal to Creatives DAO.

Could you provide more information about the budget:

  • For the tasks that you know who will be in charge: add the wallet address
  • If there is any task to be done by councils or voting members, please note as well

Thank you!

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Hi William!
Could you please point out where should we add these informations? We didn’t understand it very well. Thanks!

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Hi @klarakopi,

Please give more detail on the budget: the tasks will be done by which person (where applicable) and add the wallet.

Eg:

It’s OK if you haven’t planned in advance, only where applicable. Thanks!

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Hello, I have updated what I could regarding the breakdown - it is beside the budget amount line for each project.

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That’s amazing!! Thank you for approving INA DAO. Time to get to work!!

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Thank you for your support and trust! We are thrilled to be able to keep building our projects with the same love and dedication we always had, even during the pause in the best way we could​:purple_heart:
Have a great month and let’s keep creating!

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This proposal was approved on March 16th under the CreativesDAO funding vertical for the following details:

See full: [Report] CREATIVES DAO MARCH FUNDING REPORT

Cc: @creativesdao-council

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