# \[Proposal\] NEAR Toronto - September 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketing DAO\ **Tags:** marketing-dao\ **Created:** [September 14, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-near-toronto-september-2023/36266 "2023-09-14T15:39:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SalShuttlesworth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/salshuttlesworth/32/47067_2.png) [@SalShuttlesworth](https://gov.near.org/u/SalShuttlesworth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/proposal-near-toronto-september-2023/36266/1 "2023-09-14T15:39:37Z")
**[PROPOSAL] NEAR Toronto - September 2023** [Proposal] NEAR Toronto - September 2023 - $2500 > Community Name: NEAR Toronto > AstroDAO: near-toronto.sputnik-dao.near > Funding Scheme : 1 month (September) > 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 September 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 (457)](https://twitter.com/NEAR_Toronto) > [Instagram (1078)](https://www.instagram.com/near_toronto/) > [Telegram (555)](https://t.me/+lxfXsnD_XdI4YTZh) > Email: [NEARTorontoHub@gmail.com](mailto:NEARTorontoHub@gmail.com) > Website: [nearto.org](http://nearto.org) > [NEAR Social (12)](https://social.near.page/u/near-toronto-rc.near) **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 **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 - w/ Creation of Developer Channel) > Category: Developer 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 > - Future NDC Governance members > - Future Project Buidlers > > **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, Developer Education, and BOS elements > Budget: $1000 USD > Quantifiable Goal: 30+ Developer Attendees to first NEAR TORONTO Development Focused Event > Category: Developer Onboarding, Education, BOS usage and builds > > Each event organized by the NEAR Toronto community involves a prerequisite of a NEAR wallet to claim a ticket which directly contributes to increasing: > > - active BOS Tools/dApps > - active Developers (and prospective developers) > - 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) with funnel to Telegram for NEAR Toronto new Developer Channel > Category: Developer Onboarding, Education, BOS Tools/dApps > > 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 Partnerships Developed Per Month in 2023 that support developer community growth initiatives > Category: Developer Onboarding, Education, BOS Tools/dApps > > 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 Near Wallet ID: near-toronto.sputnik-dao.near Name: Sal Chaudhry Telegram handle: @salshuttlesworth Email: [neartorontohub@gmail.com](mailto:neartorontohub@gmail.com)