Marketing (Ecosystem) DAO constellation: September funding round report (request)

Dear Community!

During the September 2023 submission period (through 9/10), the Marketing (Ecosystem) DAO team @jarednotjerry @Bakaka @so608 @Klint @cryptocredit @Dacha received (including proposals postponed from the previous month):

  • 51 proposals
  • Total amount requested: $239 522
Name Proposal Created $ Requested
August 2023 - NEAR Editorial Academy (NEARWEEK) [Closed] August 2023 - NEAR Editorial Academy (NEARWEEK) 08/11/2023 5000 N
Near Ukraine Guild Media Partnership in September [CLOSED] Near Ukraine Guild | Media Partnership in August 08/11/2023 $6,000.00
NEAR Indonesia’s August: Focus NDC electiom and BOS [CLOSED] NEAR Indonesia's widget BOS for NDC election and community 08/12/2023 $3,000.00
C1 Guild Marketing proposal for August-September 2023 [CLOSED] C1 Guild Marketing proposal for August-September 2023 08/12/2023 $1,946.00
Near Vietnam [Closed] NEAR Vietnam community building - Sept 2023 08/12/2023 $2,500.00
NEAR NDC Elections X Political experience [Metademocracia] [CLOSED] NEAR NDC Elections X Political experience [Metademocracia] 08/16/2023 $2,500.00
Sookaast [CLOSED] NEAR YouTube Social Media Promotion Budget SOOKAST SEPTEMBER - October 08/27/2023 $4,000.00
Talks on NEAR Youtube & Socials - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER [CLOSED] Talks on NEAR Youtube & Socials - SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 08/27/2023 $2,000.00
NEAR China Community August Funding Proposal [CLOSED] NEAR China Community August Funding Proposal 08/27/2023 $3,000.00
Building days with BOS Workshops + NEAR Social promotion series in Mexico [APPROVED] Building days with BOS | Workshops + NEAR Social promotion series in Mexico 08/27/2023 $4,100.00
LATAM is BOS Creation of content about Blockchain Operating System [CLOSED] LATAM is BOS | Creation of content about Blockchain Operating System 08/27/2023 $5,900.00
Degens [APPROVED] NDC Degens Sept 08/27/2023 $10,000.00
Marketing campaign for MotoDEX NFT game NEAR native launch [Closed] Marketing campaign for MotoDEX NFT game NEAR native launch d 09/01/2023 $16,000.00
Near positive vibes September 2023 [CLOSED] Near positive vibes | September 2023 09/01/2023 $3,300.00
NEKO Morning Show Podcast-Monthly Funding Request September [APPROVED] NEKO Morning Show Podcast-Monthly Funding Request September 09/01/2023 $3,300.00
NEAR at NIGHT Twitter Spaces - Monthly Funding Request September 23’ [APPROVED] NEAR at NIGHT Twitter Spaces - Monthly Funding Request September 23' 09/01/2023 $4,128.00
Mini games Play Portal on NEAR/BOS. Milestone 1, September [CLOSED] Mini games Play Portal on NEAR/BOS. Milestone 1, September 09/01/2023 $5,500.00
Tech (Crunch) Disrupt 2023 Marketing support - Event Date 18th September [CLOSED] Tech (Crunch) Disrupt 2023 Marketing support - Event Date 18th September 09/01/2023 $4,249.00
Near Insider [CLOSED] September 2023 - Content & AMA base on NDC Objective | Near Insider 09/01/2023 $4,000.00
Blockchain Rio travel support [closed] Blockchain Rio travel support - Already funded 09/03/2023 $950.00
Near Brazil - September $2000 [APPROVED] - Near Brazil - September $1500 09/03/2023 $1,500.00
Near french Dao Monthly marketing and community Growth Budget - September [APPROVED] Near french Dao Monthly marketing and community Growth Budget - September 09/03/2023 $2,000.00
Chill&Shill Budget September [APPROVED] - Chill&Shill Budget September 09/05/2023 $5,000.00
Wild User Interviews Podcast September 2023 [CLOSED] Wild User Interviews Podcast September 2023 09/05/2023 $8,000.00
LATAM is BOS Creation of content about Blockchain Operating System [CLOSED] LATAM is BOS | Creation of content about Blockchain Operating System 09/05/2023 $5,900.00
TNE Society onboarding (Developers&musicians) and social media marketing September (CLOSED) TNE Society onboarding (Developers&musicians) and social media marketing September 09/05/2023 $2,900.00
Freelancer DAO [APPROVED] Freelancer DAO proposal for September 09/05/2023 $3,950.00
Proposal for Video Creation on B-BOSS “Building on the BOS Seminars” [CLOSED] Proposal for Video Creation on B-BOSS “Building on the BOS Seminars” 09/05/2023 $2,000.00
Developer onboarding BOS Workshops + NEAR Social media promotion in Nigeria (SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER) [CLOSED]Developer onboarding BOS Workshops + NEAR Social media promotion in Nigeria (SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER) 09/08/2023 $9,750.00
Marketing funding for mental maze (September, 2023) [APPROVED] Marketing funding for mental maze (September, 2023) 09/08/2023 $3,300.00
NEAR Health Activities for AUG/SEPT; BOS & NCD [CLOSED] NEAR Health Activities for SEPT/OCT; BOS & NCD 09/08/2023 $1,500.00
NEAR TĂĽrkiye September 2023 [Approved] NEAR TĂĽrkiye September 2023 09/08/2023 $2,950.00
Boneyard Gaming Sept 2023 Podcast/Social Media/Content creation budget [Approved] Boneyard Gaming Sept 2023 Podcast/Social Media/Content creation budget 09/08/2023 $2,800.00
[Proposal] NEAR AFRICA GAMERS FOR SEPTEMBER [closed] near africa gamers for september 09/08/2023 $1,700.00
[Proposal] NearBuild Funding Proposal: September 2023 [CLOSED] NearBuild Funding Proposal: September 2023 09/08/2023 $10,000.00
[PROPOSAL] RC Funding Proposal: September 2023 [CLOSED] RC Funding Proposal: September 2023. CLOSED since a new proposal is made 09/08/2023 $5,000.00
Nearity September 2023 [Approved] September 2023 - Social media, AMAs, infographics, MarketingDAO in September milestone - Nearity 09/08/2023 $2,800.00
[Proposal] Near Hausa September Proposal [CLOSED] Near Hausa September Proposal 09/08/2023 $2,950.00
[Proposal] NEAR Hunters community. September [CLOSED] NEAR Hunters community. September 09/08/2023 $3,000.00
Near Arabic [APPROVED] NEAR Arabic - September 09/10/2023 $2,400.00
[Proposal] Book Fair - Brazil - Oct/Nov [CLOSED] Book Fair - Brazil - Oct/Nov 09/10/2023 $4,000.00
[Proposal] NEAR China Community September Proposal [APPROVED] NEAR China Community September Proposal 09/10/2023 $3,000.00
Learn and earn with Ludero (Prev. LazyFi) [CLOSED] Learn and earn w/ Ludero (Prev. LazyFi) 09/10/2023 $5,500.00
[PROPOSAL] Driving the NEAR INDONESIA Strategy for Increasing Active Developers and Users on September [APPROVED] Driving the NEAR INDONESIA Strategy for Increasing Active Developers and Users on September 09/10/2023 $2,000.00
[Proposal] NEAR Media & News - September, 2023 [APPROVED] NEAR Media & News - September, 2023 09/10/2023 $1,800.00
[PROPOSAL] Pulsar Finance Support and Expansion on NEAR - September [CLOSED] Pulsar Finance Support and Expansion on NEAR - September 09/10/2023 $33,300.00
[PROPOSAL] Professional User-generated Content - Funding Request Sept [APPROVED] Professional User-generated Content - Funding Request Sept 09/10/2023 $2,800.00
[Proposal] Near Ukraine Guild BOS tools and education in September [APPROVED] Near Ukraine Guild | BOS tools and education in September 09/10/2023 $3,100.00
[Proposal] Aurora ES Near community. - September, 2023 [APPROVED] Aurora ES Near community. - September, 2023 09/10/2023 $2,500.00
[PROPOSE]fraDAO ETH Milan september 2023 [CLOSED] fraDAO ETH Milan september 2023 09/10/2023 $749.00
[Proposal] ShardDog Funding Proposal https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-sharddog-funding-proposal/36246/1 09/10/2023 $10,000.00

Following conversations with both NDC, NF and MDAO Advisors, MDAO focused on updated KPIs for September MDAO September KPIs. This month, we are focused on supporting projects that can demonstrate the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

  • Increasing numbers of active Developers
  • Increasing numbers of active Users and Transactions
    • On-chain onboarding
    • On-chain engagement
    • On-chain participation in ecosystem dApps
  • Increasing numbers of Tools, dApps on BOS
  • Increasing the number of people educated about NDC governance, BOS, and active projects in the ecosystem

As a reminder, here is the current MDAO schedule for monthly review and funding of proposals. As we move through the review process each month, note that we may elect to close or postpone proposals when we have inadequate information or outstanding questions and requests at the close of the review period:

  • 1st - 10th - time submit your proposals;
  • 10th- 15th - reviewing time by councils and advisors;
  • 18th - MDAO will send a funding request to NDC trust;
  • 19th-30th - KYC (for new applicants) and payments.

As you prepare and submit your proposals, we wanted you to be aware of these timeframes.

MDAO approved the funding request to the NDC trust:

MARKETING DAO request September 2023
Description Link Amount
Remumeration https://gov.near.org/t/marketing-ecosystem-dao-constellation-september-funding-round-report-request/36301 $16,000.00
Advisors https://gov.near.org/t/marketing-ecosystem-dao-constellation-september-funding-round-report-request/36301 $3,000.00
Expenses on MDAO trust https://gov.near.org/t/marketing-ecosystem-dao-constellation-september-funding-round-report-request/36301 $1,000.00
Marketing DAO grants
Building days with BOS Workshops + NEAR Social promotion series in Mexico [APPROVED] Building days with BOS | Workshops + NEAR Social promotion series in Mexico $4,100.00
NEKO Morning Show Podcast-Monthly Funding Request September [APPROVED] NEKO Morning Show Podcast-Monthly Funding Request September $3,300.00
NEAR at NIGHT Twitter Spaces - Monthly Funding Request September 23’ [APPROVED] NEAR at NIGHT Twitter Spaces - Monthly Funding Request September 23' $4,128.00
Near Brazil - September [APPROVED] - Near Brazil - September $1500 $1,500.00
Near French Dao Monthly marketing and community Growth Budget - September [APPROVED] Near french Dao Monthly marketing and community Growth Budget - September $2,000.00
Chill&Shill Budget September [APPROVED] - Chill&Shill Budget September $5,000.00
Marketing funding for Mental maze (September, 2023) [APPROVED] Marketing funding for mental maze (September, 2023) $3,300.00
NEAR TĂĽrkiye September 2023 [Approved] NEAR TĂĽrkiye September 2023 $2,950.00
Boneyard Gaming Sept 2023 Podcast/Social Media/Content creation budget [Approved] Boneyard Gaming Sept 2023 Podcast/Social Media/Content creation budget $2,800.00
Nearity September 2023 [Approved] September 2023 - Social media, AMAs, infographics, MarketingDAO in September milestone - Nearity $2,800.00
Near Arabic [APPROVED] NEAR Arabic - September $2,400.00
NEAR China Community September Proposal [APPROVED] NEAR China Community September Proposal $3,000.00
Driving the NEAR INDONESIA Strategy for Increasing Active Developers and Users on September [APPROVED] Driving the NEAR INDONESIA Strategy for Increasing Active Developers and Users on September $2,000.00
NEAR Media & News - September, 2023 [APPROVED] NEAR Media & News - September, 2023 $1,800.00
Professional User-generated Content - Funding Request Sept [APPROVED] Professional User-generated Content - Funding Request Sept $2,800.00
Near Ukraine Guild BOS tools and education in September [APPROVED] Near Ukraine Guild | BOS tools and education in September $3,100.00
Aurora ES Near community. - September, 2023 [APPROVED] Aurora ES Near community. - September, 2023 $2,500.00
ShardDog Funding Proposal https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-sharddog-funding-proposal/36246/1 $10,000.00
Marketing DAO CONSTILATION grants
NDC Degens September 2023 [APPROVED] NDC Degens Sept $10,000.00
Freelancer DAO September 2023 [APPROVED] Freelancer DAO proposal for September $3,950.00
Total request: $93,428.00

According to the NDC Fair Voting Policy, MDAO councils and advisors who are running for NDC governance seats abstained from voting in September’s funding round.

Additionally, we are glad to inform you that Marketing DAO within Near Foundation Grassroots support initiative approved four proposals from applicants who filled out the form and one proposal was postponed to October.

Name Proposal
ShardDog Funding Proposal https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-sharddog-funding-proposal/36246/1
Marketing funding for Mental maze (September, 2023) [APPROVED] Marketing funding for mental maze (September, 2023)
NEAR at NIGHT Twitter Spaces - Monthly Funding Request September 23’ [APPROVED] NEAR at NIGHT Twitter Spaces - Monthly Funding Request September 23'
NEKO Morning Show Podcast-Monthly Funding Request September [APPROVED] NEKO Morning Show Podcast-Monthly Funding Request September

MDAO councils will reach out to the following teams soon to draft their proposals for the next funding round (October):

  • Near Toronto
  • NEAR Vietnam
  • New Festival Town
  • Near-chan DAO
  • The BOS Community
  • The RedFlag Studios
  • Marma J team

Have a great week!

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Thank you very much for the detailed information @Dacha although I couldn’t find the proposal submitted by Writers guild for this same month among the list of projects likely to be considered.
Thank you very much as I await feedback.

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Thanks @Dacha for the great rundown here. It has been an exciting month working under the new review structure/timeframes for the second time since the MDAO transition to the NDC. It has been an exciting time in the NEAR ecosystem during the election period, and in my view many of the proposals and teams seeking support for funding are demonstrating enthusiasm to keep building and working toward the next phase for the community amid many changes and challenges. I look forward to seeing the progress from approved proposals and connecting with others seeking funding via marketingdao@proton.me or via Telegram to discuss Q4 proposals before the next review period.

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Dear @Oblakofficialss I believe it’s because
you put your proposal into Creative DAO
category. If you would like to get support
from Marketing DAO you need to create
a proposal for the DAO. Feel free to reach me
out on telegram for future guidance or join
MDAO chat. Have a wonderful day!

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thank you for the hardwork guys

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Great work @Dacha - looking forward to see the reports on these projects.

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How can you justify paying $4,000 to some Council members with minimal activity since last month?

Compensation needs to be adjusted based on an actual times and duties performed. I am sure there are many valuable tasks happening on the background, but $4,000 is a full time salary. This seems like an ongoing waste of money when most of the work is being carried out by one or two people.

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I believe all this would be looked into after the election.
Many things going on that seems unfair and justice must be made.
A new structure need to be made to ensure people get paid according to worth or report.

There was a mechanics that was introduced before to the NDC mods which we where paid according to % of activity or availability met.
We need to choose what we want, most times being bias and too much favoritism in the Ecosystem.
We where asked to reduced remuneration for core contributors in FDAO to 20% of total budget but other proposals were approved with core contributors been paid almost 50% remuneration.

I would seize to talk more for now and talk more when I see after the election there’s no change or improvement.

Say No to Cartel

Say No to favoritism

Say No to Bait and Switch

Say No to bridging of rules

Say No to projects without report

Say No to things that wouldn’t introduce peace to the Eco.

Peace out :v:

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cool lets engage in all communities and their bounties

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