[Report] Creatives Constellation Trustee - William X

Creatives Creatives DAO
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Thanks for supporting and good job!

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Maybe there can be a moderators’ account in order to make the decisions, maybe a collective moderators’ account, @williamx.

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That’s also a good call. By the way, glad that we are discussing on some nice approach here and here. If we come up with a defined matrix of questions or criteria, I think the reviewing work can be done in a fair and transparent way (even with the participation of more people) without needing a common account.

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That is a good idea. Thank you! I will read it and give my suggestions.
:slight_smile: :pray:

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Creatives DAO Moderator - William X [OCT - NOV]

Xin chào Creatives!

Over the past 2 months, Creatives DAO has gone through the restructuring process, where community funding has been temporarily postponed & many topics were raised to collect community feedbacks & contributions. With those actions, we have been working with the contact person of NF to come up with the final proposal of Creatives, where we hope to smoothening the reviewing process & creating a more healthy funding vertical in the ecosystem.

Report:

Work covered:

Hours of contribution: 200+

What’s next?

Mods team will be working for:

  • On-chain voting structure
  • Accessible evaluation process, working table to be shared to the community
  • Dedicated place to present info & stories

With NF, we will:

  • Confirm the funding to Creatives: Scheme of funding/Allocation/Evaluation
  • Facilitate new collaboration (under discussion)

For DAOs under Creatives, I personally understand how hard it is to maintaining activities during this time. I also hope our reports can keep you in the loop together with our discussion on TG. Thank you very much for your understanding and your engagement so far. Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!

William X

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Creatives DAO Moderator - William X [DEC '22 - JAN '23]

Xin chào Creatives!

This period marks the conclusion of 2022 and shape new plans for Creatives in 2023. Hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are ready to start a year full of energy. In the past two month, the communication has been actively conducted with both NF and Creatives community, which has led to positive outcomes & prepare Creatives to be ready for operating as a NEAR’s grassroot DAO. I personally feel grateful for every DAO members support & engagement.

Report:

Work covered:

  • Internal meetings (2-4 weekly) for updating proposals, meeting new Sr Community Mod, bounty for web designer (open call by @Paul), discussing on web building & community’s concerns.

  • Making Creatives DAO Introduction video. Collect materials, contact relevant authors & call for community consent. According to positive feedbacks received until Jan 25, the video will be featured on our website.

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1nXTovoM2UnzBgJSQlvt6J5ozB5_vfMHK

  • Revise evaluation metrics (with NF)

  • Creatives DAO Framework V1.0 (on progress)

  • Contact for DAO domain (done) & LLC (on progress). Thanks to @FritzWorm’s effort, Creatives DAO was legal wrapped, this is necessary to move forward with NF’s legal team for next steps.

Hours of contribution: 200+

What’s next?

  • Present the alpha version of Creatives DAO website
  • More articles & communication
  • Creatives DAO official account to live on NEAR Social
  • Updates on funding with NF

Most importantly, we stand by the community. Lots of things has happened over the past months regarding community & personal concerns. Besides being thankful for your alignment, I hope we stay strong & continue building regardless of unwanted defame & attacks. Thanks everyone for reading, hope you all have a great 2023 ahead!

Connect with me on NEAR Social

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Nice report, we understand how some certain people here who doesn’t understand us tried give problem to Creatives DAO, to tarnish our image with lies, negativity, hatred (to say) & false informations about our activities. Well, all those things made us by far stronger than them. But pls as you are working, we need to get back to work too, my question is when is it happening it’s getting late :sweat:

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Hi Will,

Wondering why the new proposal for remuneration is as a comment on a 6+ month post, labelled REPORT.

The standard should be for each new proposal to have a separate gov forum post, clearly labelled [PROPOSAL]. This both helps to track things over time and for appropriate community input.

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Hello, @williamx

I have a few concerns. But I choose to ask instead that you please clarify what you meant here:

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Hey, @AugustKinge! I am not William, but I hope I can shed some light. It means Senior Moderator, and we’ve been to a meeting to meet the new person assigned to this role.

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Thanks for your response, @kc_sollano.

I didn’t know there was such a role.

For better clarification, could you tell me if it the role is for Creatives DAO particularly or for the Forum (i.e. the entire Near Community)?

Cheers.

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Thanks K & @AugustKinge for the follow up. He’ll be in charge of the community in general. FYI: DamnThatsCrazy New Sr Community Mod Intro Post

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Hey! I do love to be helpful my friend! Big hug.

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Creatives DAO Council Report - William X [February 2023]

Chao Creatives!

It’s another month with amazing initiatives happened around the ecosystem, and Creatives movement is one of them. February was a productive month for the Creative DAO, with several new initiatives being launched. As a moderator, I stepped down from the council position of NxM and VAD to fully focus on Creatives DAO activities.

Report:

Work covered:

  • Meetings (3-5 weekly, both internal & external) for discussion regarding: grant proposal, guidelines, website, legal wrapper & trust instrument, Creatives Support WG & POAP experiment. Weekly update with Senior Community Mod @DammnThatsCrazy

  • Finalize Creatives DAO proposal with NF, introduce new [Guide] CreativesDAO Guidelines and Procedures

  • Discuss the guidelines both on call & record Loom video for reuse purpose.

  • Complete Creatives DAO website, a separate report for this will be collectively published.

  • Resume weekly community calls on Monday 4PM UTC (with amazing participation of the community). Experiment with satori.art to distribute POAP token. Shout out to @kc_sollano for amazing POAP designs.

  • Work on Creatives DAO Support Working Group draft

  • Work with NF CM on the Closing of Sub-Categories on the Creatives DAO Forum

  • Other communication tasks on TG, email (external) & forum

Hours of contribution: 150+

What’s next?

We are working hard to prepare Creatives DAO for the transition of community treasury once it goes live on NDC, this includes requirements on legal status & framework of the DAO. The outcome of these on-going tasks will be reported to the community when they are shaped. The mods are receiving very active support from Foundation regarding this.

DAO internal activities:

  • Creatives DAO will start receiving new proposals from March 1

  • CTA to shape Creatives DAO Support Working Group

  • Community calls happen weekly on Monday 4PM UTC (confirmed via community poll)

  • CTA to shape an active community on Near Social (Have you had an account there? be on Near Social to engage with our amazing community). Connect with me on NEAR Social :wink:

Overall, February was a successful month for the Creative DAO, and I am proud of the work that we accomplished as a community. March will be a busy month with major changes on the ecosystem (and it’s true with Creatives DAO as well). I’m excited to see us go live next month!

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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Creatives DAO Council Report - William X [March 2023]

Xin chào!

CreativesDAO had a busy March 2023. The DAO resumed its funding scheme and prepared for the transition to the Community Treasury. In addition, moderators organized weekly community calls and held office hours to provide extra support to DAOs. We also worked with the legal team to develop the Trust Instrument and reviewed CDAO charter with the GWG.

Moderators were fully committed to working in three different work schemes: CDAO internal community & proposals/Legal/Getting the DAO ready for the Community Treasury as part of the NDC.

Work covered:

  • Resuming funding scheme: CreativesDAO resumed its funding scheme in March, and the DAO received 35 proposals. All proposals were carefully reviewed with 9 approved proposals.

  • Opened & hosted Office Hours: We opened office hours to meet DAOs & founders to provide extra support. In March, 18 calls were booked, of which 15 were conducted. CDAO mods office calendar is always up, if you’re interested, please connect via Calendly - Creatives DAO

  • Hosted & assisted weekly community call: Organized 4 weekly community calls, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Weekly Sync with NF Sr Community Moderator: Participated in all weekly syncs with the NF contact person to discuss progress, provide updates, and address any issues. (1/4 calls were cancelled due to schedule conflict)

  • Legal Document: Worked with The Walkers law firm to develop the Trust Instrument. This is expected to be done in 1-2 weeks ahead to prepare the CDAO for community treasury.

    • Took charge of email communication & schedule meetings
    • Reviewed drafts
    • Attended discussion calls

  • CreativesDAO Charter: Worked with the GWG to finalize CDAO charter. A weekly sync with the GWG was set up for further updates beyond the charter, starting from March 23, 2023. Extra calls were also set up in March to better prepare the DAO with required documents.

    • Participated in writing the first draft of the charter since Jan 2023
    • Reviewed and updated the charter
    • Attended all syncs with GWG (3 meetings in March)

  • Internal Meetings: The mods held 4-6 internal meetings weekly, syncing nearly every day with three different streams of work: CDAO internal community & proposals/Legal/NDC

Hours of contribution: 150+

What’s next?

  • April funding round is about to open from 1-7 of April, 2023
  • Call for community consent in the CDAO charter once done (we’re working with GWG to come up with a public version)
  • Public the Trust Instrument once done
  • New guidelines for DAOs regarding: KYC process & how to receive funding after the transition to Community Treasury
  • Weekly Community Calls to be conducted as usual
  • Office hours are constantly opened

Overall, I appreciate the hard work of all other members in @creativesdao-council team, March was a busy month and we expect to have April go with lots of updates to the community. Especially, I want to say big thanks for Creatives community who are actively engage with us to build up the DAO. There will be a lot to digest as we keep moving forward, we’ll do our best to make sure you’re kept in the loop, please attend our weekly sync.

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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your work is amazing Will, what I can see you are very patient under pressure and very reasonable to explain in detail to the community, kudos :pray:

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Yes i agree Mr. William have emotional inteligency and calm

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Thank you @Wiswiz and @frado, I appreciate your compliments, those are encouragement for me to stand still and definitely the healing therapy for any trauma we may face in Web3.

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We need to Keep our meditation.

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Creatives DAO Council Report - William X [April 2023]

Dear community!

April marked significant progress for the Creatives DAO, with important updates related to its operation. During this month, the DAO finalized its Charter and registered the Legal Instrument under Guernsey Law through a collaborative effort involving the council team, The Walkers legal firm, and the NEAR Foundation legal department.

The councils of the Creatives DAO demonstrated full commitment in 3 key areas: managing the internal community and its operation, addressing legal matters, and preparing the DAO for the Community Treasury as part of the NDC. These tasks were successfully completed, showcasing the DAO’s dedication and competence.

Work covered:

  • Funding review: In April, we received 21 proposals, 9 proposals were approved for funding. A dedicated report for funding can be found here: [Report] CREATIVES DAO APRIL FUNDING REPORT

    • Prepared transparent sheet workspace
    • Reviewed proposals with extra research on Astro & DAO’s associated materials

  • Office Hours: We opened office hours to meet DAOs & founders to provide extra support. In April, 14 calls were booked and conducted. Meet us on our office hour via Calendly - Creatives DAO

  • Weekly community call: Organized 4 weekly community calls, which provided opportunities for members to connect, discuss DAO activities, and ask questions.

  • Weekly Sync with NF Sr Community Moderator: Participated in all weekly syncs with the NF contact person to discuss progress, provide updates, and address any issues. Besides weekly sync, 2 extraordinary meetings were conduct in April regarding legal processes.

  • Weekly Sync with GWG & NDC Legal: In order to facilitate seamless collaboration between CDAO and the NDC, we consistently seek advice from the Governance Working Group and the legal team of the NDC. These discussions cover various aspects such as process improvements, community updates, and joint planning for the NDC Grassroots sprint initiatives.

  • Creatives DAO Trustees x Enforcer: In April, 4 meetings took place involving the CDAO enforcer. These meetings focused on several key topics, including introduction, DAO’s operation, Trust Instrument review, duty review, sign on the trust deed, sync with the NF legal team & sync with The Walkers.

  • Internal Meetings: We held 4-6 internal meetings weekly to discuss on three different streams of work: CDAO internal community & proposals/Legal/NDC (Lost count due to the large number of meetings (formal and informal))

Major updates in a nutshell:

Hours of contribution: 150+

What’s next?

  • Monthly funding round is running as usual
  • New guidelines for DAOs regarding: KYC process & how to receive funding after the transition to Community Treasury
  • Weekly Community Calls to be conducted as usual
  • Office hours are constantly opened
  • New partnership & initiatives

That’s it! April was such a big month for Creatives DAO. Thank you all for your great support and big hug to all @creativesdao-council for your dedication & hard work.

Stay NEAR, stay Creatives!
William X

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