[Closed] NEAR Toronto - August 2023 $2,500

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[PROPOSAL] NEAR Toronto - August 2023

Community Name: NEAR Toronto
AstroDAO: near-toronto.sputnik-dao.near
Funding Scheme : 1 month (August)
Previous Proposal: N/A
Previous Report: N/A

1. Community: NEAR Toronto Regional Community

NEAR Toronto was started in June 2023 and is looking forward to August to continue building on the success of its initial launch event. NEAR Toronto aims to empower individuals and businesses in Toronto and beyond to explore, adopt, and thrive in the world of blockchain technology and beyond.

2. Social Media (Metrics #)

Twitter (233)
Instagram (1070)
Telegram (334)
Email: NEARTorontoHub@gmail.com
Website: nearto.org
NEAR Social (3)

3. The TEAM: Current Voting Contributors:

The current voting contributor team members are as follows:

Sal C.
Core Lead
TG: SalShuttlesworth

Alex A.
Core Team
TG: alex0x00

Shawn B
Core Team
TG: Benz_Mint

In a variety of capacities, other contributors for August could include but are not limited to:

Other Contributors

Justin B.
TG: JCB_1985
Shawn B
TG: Benz_Mint
Russ B.
TG: russlive215
Ant M.
TG: @antmarshall
Gagan S.
TG: @Gdsninja
Andrew L.
TG: @a_liutiev
Chloe L.
TG: @chLoethede
Blake B.
TG: Blakeblizzy

4. Problem Statement:

The Toronto blockchain ecosystem suffers from being underserved, disjointed, and spread-out, hindering its full potential for growth and innovation.

5. Problem

To solve the above problem, the NEAR Toronto community will develop community growth initiatives, event planning, a quality social media presence, partnership development initiatives, and tools to onboard projects.

6. Tasks & Metrics

6a. Task: Community Development, Support, and Management
Community Growth: Track the number of new members and contributors joining NEAR Toronto Community Channels
Budget: $500 USD
Quantifiable Goal: 4.5% Month Over Month Growth (Telegram)
Category: Onboarding, Education

Each new member brought into the NEAR Toronto community through (“Community Development, Support, and Management”) is realized or potential NEAR user which has a direct impact on increasing active

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions
  • of Tools on BOS

6b. Task: Community Event Planning, Development, and Coordination
Event Participation: Measure the attendance and engagement levels at our in-person and virtual events. Events will include Onboarding, Education, and BOS elements
Budget: $1000 USD
Quantifiable Goal: (Individual Goal for Each Event - To Be Provided in Report)
Category: Onboarding, Education, BOS

Each event organized by the NEAR Toronto community involves a prerequisite of a NEAR wallet to claim a ticket which directly contributes to increasing:

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions

Events also build awareness which contribute to increasing:

  • of Tools on BOS

6c. Task: Social Media Planning, Content, & Coordination
Social Media Growth: Monitor the growth of our social media channels and the reach of our content.
Budget: $500 USD
Quantifiable Goal: 4.5% Month Over Month Growth (Twitter/LinkedIn)
Category: Onboarding, Education, BOS

Each new member brought into the NEAR Toronto social media channels increases their exposure to educational, support, awareness, news, and other communications that contributes to increasing the number of:

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions
  • of Tools on BOS

increasing the # of active Users and Transactions.

6d. Task: Partnership Outreach
Partnership Development: Track the number and quality of partnerships (categorized into: Onboarding, Education, & BOS) formed with other projects and organizations.
Budget: $250 USD
Quantifiable Goal: 2 Quality Partnerships Developed Per Month in 2023
Category: Onboarding, Education, BOS

Each partner developed and brought into the NEAR Toronto community is encouraged and brought into the ecosystem due to interest or fit to build on NEAR (& BOS) which has a direct impact on

  • of active Developers
  • of Tools on BOS

And subsequently:

  • of active Users and Transactions

Additionally, partners that are already building on NEAR are able to expand their reach to the non-NEAR users in the community and therefore directly impact the increase:

  • of active Users and Transactions

6e. Task: Project Onboarding Outreach & Development
Project Onboarding: Create a landing page and introduce a project onboarding flow and track the number and quality of projects brought into the NEAR and NEAR Toronto ecosystem. Providing supportive materials/resources to help guide them towards learning to build (education) and building on BOS
Budget: $250 USD

Project onboarding initiatives brought into the NEAR Toronto community are is directly related to the increase:

  • of active Developers
  • of Tools on BOS

And subsequently impact the increase:

  • of active Users and Transactions

UPDATE Aug 1, 2023: Metrics and Budget updated as per @IgbozeIsrael. Total request altered to $2500 due to reflect funding limitations.

Near Wallet ID: near-toronto.sputnik-dao.near
Name: Sal Chaudhry
Telegram handle: @salshuttlesworth
Email: neartorontohub@gmail.com

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Hello! I am glad your team is here already.
Can you please separate your introductory post from your proposal for a new community? It is best at this time.

Thanks, Thanks

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Thanks for the feedback! @IgbozeIsrael

The post has been simplified and now excludes the majority of info that can be found on the introductory post. For those interested the intro post can be found here.

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Hey team! Feel free to connect at anytime, I’m also in Toronto :slight_smile:

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Could you add your near social handle please? Seems you missed it

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Thank you @IgbozeIsrael

NEAR Social account/link has been added.

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Hey Kristel :wave:

It’s always great to meet other Torontonians in the ecosystem! We really had no idea there were so many of us until recently. Let’s sync up when you get the chance - feel free to reach out to me at neartorontohub@gmail.com or on telegram: salshuttlesworth.

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Hello!
Your team is doing great.

However, given the limitation we have in budget, could you reduce your budget please.

Thanks.

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After consideration from all admins, and MDAO guidance, moving to approve $2,500 due to our limited funding for August. Wait for an update concerning funding.

Thanks to @marketingdao-council for your support.

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Proposal updated to reflect the change as well. Thank you MDAO for your support and thank you RCDAO for facilitating.

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Hello! @SalShuttlesworth , your application was approved by RCDAO (part of the Marketing (Ecosystem) DAO constellation). The proposal will be included in the following request to NDC Trust @TrustNDC (~ on August 15th). Expected payment time ~ August 16th-August 31st. Some additional requirements may apply. Please join NDC Marketing HUB Telegram: Contact @ndc_marketing

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Hello @SalShuttlesworth . Unfortunately, RCDAO couldn’t find support at Near Foundation because the current approach is still discussing with the Foundation. Due to the specific limits and KPIs for August and September, NDC Trust cannot support this proposal. You can re-apply with focus ONLY on increasing:

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions
  • of Tools on BOS

Marketing DAO councils and advisors will review it and approve/reject and send request to NDC trust. Please join our chat: Telegram: Contact @ndc_marketing

Thank you!

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Hi @Dacha ,

I hope this message finds you well… I believe this may reply may have been sent in error as the application was approved with notification by you two weeks ago.

If this message was not sent in error - we’d like to request that you kindly reconsider as all of the above initiatives in proposal are related to growing the number of active users and transactions on NEAR.

Blockquote
6a. Task: Community Development, Support, and Management
Community Growth: Track the number of new members and contributors joining NEAR Toronto Community Channels
Budget: $500 USD
Quantifiable Goal: 4.5% Month Over Month Growth (Telegram)
Category: Onboarding, Education

Each new member brought into the NEAR Toronto community through (“Community Development, Support, and Management”) is realized or potential NEAR user which has a direct impact on increasing active

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions
  • of Tools on BOS

Blockquote
6b. Task: Community Event Planning, Development, and Coordination
Event Participation: Measure the attendance and engagement levels at our in-person and virtual events. Events will include Onboarding, Education, and BOS elements
Budget: $1000 USD
Quantifiable Goal: (Individual Goal for Each Event - To Be Provided in Report)
Category: Onboarding, Education, BOS

Each event organized by the NEAR Toronto community involves a prerequisite of a NEAR wallet to claim a ticket which directly contributes to increasing:

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions

Events also build awareness which contribute to increasing:

  • of Tools on BOS

Blockquote
6c. Task: Social Media Planning, Content, & Coordination
Social Media Growth: Monitor the growth of our social media channels and the reach of our content.
Budget: $500 USD
Quantifiable Goal: 4.5% Month Over Month Growth (Twitter/LinkedIn)
Category: Onboarding, Education, BOS

Each new member brought into the NEAR Toronto social media channels increases their exposure to educational, support, awareness, news, and other communications that contributes to increasing the number of:

  • of active Developers
  • of active Users and Transactions
  • of Tools on BOS

increasing the # of active Users and Transactions.

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6d. Task: Partnership Outreach
Partnership Development: Track the number and quality of partnerships (categorized into: Onboarding, Education, & BOS) formed with other projects and organizations.
Budget: $250 USD
Quantifiable Goal: 2 Quality Partnerships Developed Per Month in 2023
Category: Onboarding, Education, BOS

Each partner developed and brought into the NEAR Toronto community is encouraged and brought into the ecosystem due to interest or fit to build on NEAR (& BOS) which has a direct impact on

  • of active Developers
  • of Tools on BOS

And subsequently:

  • of active Users and Transactions

Additionally, partners that are already building on NEAR are able to expand their reach to the non-NEAR users in the community and therefore directly impact the increase:

  • of active Users and Transactions

Blockquote
6e. Task: Project Onboarding Outreach & Development
Project Onboarding: Create a landing page and introduce a project onboarding flow and track the number and quality of projects brought into the NEAR and NEAR Toronto ecosystem. Providing supportive materials/resources to help guide them towards learning to build (education) and building on BOS
Budget: $250 USD

Project onboarding initiatives brought into the NEAR Toronto community are is directly related to the increase:

  • of active Developers
  • of Tools on BOS

And subsequently impact the increase:

  • of active Users and Transactions

I hope this helps clarify and alleviate any concerns regarding this approved proposal and how it directly supports every focus outlined.

The initial proposal has been updated to include this.

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Good evening!
We also got “the last minute” key KPI for August from NDC, focusing on the upcoming Elections in NDC. We all need to get at least 500 people to participate so that the Grassroots DAOs continue receiving funding.
Please re-apply on September 1st. Thank you!