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Catch Up With What Happened This Week in BanklessDAO

Dec 24, 2022

Dear Bankless Nation 🏴,

Season’s greetings! It’s that time of year when many of us celebrate ‘the year that was’ and catch up with friends and family. With many DAO activities on pause for the holiday season, take some time off and enjoy.

In spite of the festivities, we should still participate in governance. The bDIP-02 proposal recently reached quorum on the DAO Forum, so please keep an eye out for a Snapshot vote on making UTC the official time of BanklessDAO.

FINAL REMINDER: Multisigs must claim and delegate SAFE tokens to daostewards.eth (or another wallet address) by December 27! Use it or lose it folks. Speaking of losing it, the InfoSec Team, in conjunction with twoeggs, is working on a Crypto Scams Survey. Please take the survey; in doing so, you’re helping to make web3 safer (and a POAP awaits you).

This week’s easy-reading editorial has Kaf taking us through his path in BanklessDAO, and his journey from regular old fiat-space employee to full-time DAO! Also, a special shout out to one of the Newsletter Team’s own — AustinFoss received a long-overdue L2 nomination. Congratulations Austin!

Wishing you happy holidays. Say hello to Santa!

Contributors: KingIBK, AustinFoss, theconfusedcoin, Kaf, anointingthompson1.eth, Warrior, WinVerse, Liquidiot, siddhearta, Trewkat, HiroKennelly

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My Path in BanklessDAO

Author: Kaf

My path to working full-time DAO started with BanklessDAO.

I can proudly say that I have experienced working in some of the best DAOs out there, and this has helped me learn and grow both professionally and personally.

Until two years ago, I worked as an employee for bosses whom, honestly, I couldn't stand. DAOs have given me an opportunity to discover a new way to make a living and build a career.

As I started considering the possibilities that DAOs offer, I started questioning everything I believed in. Our economic system is broken and DeFi can save us. Ending the abuse of power financial institutions hold over people sounded good to me.

At first, I thought about learning how to code and become a blockchain developer, but it turned out to be too overwhelming for me. I have always liked to write and decided that was the best place to start contributing.

I wrote my first article one year ago, called What is a DAO? Shortly after, a member of BanklessDAO contacted me and explained how the Writers Guild worked. In January 2022, I published an article in which I explained why DAOs will change everything. That was my first bounty as a DAO contributor, and the end of my traditional job — the start of my Bankless journey. Since I went down the rabbit hole, I haven't come out.

I would like to thank HiroKennelly for his support from the beginning. He was the one who walked me through onboarding and who supported me in the first contributions. I still remember how lost I was at the beginning:

hirokennelly.ethᵍᵐ 🏴🏴‍☠️🦇🔊 @HiroKennelly

@banklessDAO @kafcrypto Hey @BanklessWriters! @kafcrypto is getting into the rhythm of an article a month. Who wants to keep pace with this man on 🔥. Nice article my fren - making me want to go metaverse shopping!

Diving through Discord channels I came across the Translators Guild, which at the time was breaking away from BanklessDAO to create the International Media Node. The rest is history. I want to thank Ornella for her help; she took the time to answer the hundreds of questions I had in a 15-minute call that opened the door for the rest of my path.

At the time, BanklessDAO en Español was in the process of being born. We were a small group of Spanish speakers whose goal was to translate the content of BanklessDAO and BanklessHQ. We are currently a solid team of contributors from all over the world that continually seeks to expand.

After a month, I could already say that I felt comfortable within BanklessDAO. I spent the early days understanding how the DAO worked and thanks to the help of other members, my doubts were resolved. I became a contributor and consumer of Bankless content. David and Ryan's interviews are some of the best in the crypto space and their philosophy had me hooked. The interview with Vitalik is one of my favorites:

As I wanted to increase my contribution, I explored publishing articles through Bankless Publishing. However, I realized that the process to publish articles was slower than I would like. Articles have to pass several editing rounds for quality control, and the organization for the distribution of bounties was not clear to me.

So I thought: where else can I contribute?

I asked several members if they needed help with writing content and was quickly told that there was an opening at the Decentralized Arts (DA) newsletter. I spoke with Grendel and Kouros, who told me the steps to follow. I want to thank them also for giving me the opportunity.

My first article for DA was about Minted Film, an art documentary financed through a collection of NFTs produced by 19 Studio and Unleyek.

Since then I have published more than 30 articles for Decentralized Arts on topics that I know well, like Monaverse and Decentraland. Decentralized Arts became one of the projects that created the most content for BanklessDAO, which led them to being a fully self-managed project by the start of Season 6.

Grendel created a Decentralized Arts group on Discord, where we collaborate weekly to produce quality content. The truth is that it is one of my favorite places to contribute, since I have the opportunity to get to know projects that interest me as well as connect with reputable artists and creators. Thanks to the editing done by Frank America and Nonsense, the articles look spectacular. I look forward to Decentralized Arts being a reputable brand in web3. That's what the team is building towards.

Another person I would like to mention is Ernest of Gaia, one of the most active contributors within the DAO and with whom I recently collaborated to launch a course about Notion. The course is aimed at people who want to know how to take advantage of Notion within a DAO. The final reward is a skin/wearable NFT with which you look amazing in Decentraland.

Roughly speaking, that has been my path at BanklessDAO. Obviously I am forgetting many contributions, connections, and learning opportunities that I have made. In short, practically everything I know about web3 I owe to BanklessDAO. All this free knowledge that they offer to their contributors is invaluable.

BanklessDAO not only offers resources of all kinds to learn, but also gives you the opportunity to practice the principles of a decentralized workplace. You learn by building.

I have contributed to other DAOs, some of which have perished, not able to overcome the many obstacles that have arisen in the bear market. Many communities start out enthusiastically, but run head-on into the difficulty of decentralized governance.

Managing a community of people from all over the world is not an easy task and 2022 has been a disaster for the price of cryptocurrencies. However, BanklessDAO has remained strong and the future is bright, which motivates me to continue helping more people #gobankless.

As a contributor, I am concerned about the regulation of crypto spaces in general and DAOs in particular. Let us hope that the rulers do not hinder what for me is a true revolution.

Finally, I think that after a year I have acquired certain skills that are very useful when it comes to being a DAO contributor. My last article published on Bankless Publishing precisely describes 7 Essential DAO Skills that will make you stand out in any DAO.

BanklessWriters @BanklessWriters

At BanklessDAO we believe that DAOs are the future of work. But working in DAOs is not easy, it can be downright scary. In this thread, we will uncover the essential skills needed to thrive in this environment. 🧵👇(0/12)

To anyone who wants to get started contributing to DAOs, I would recommend learning about BanklessDAO like I did and I would give one final piece of advice [adjusted from JFK’s original] for those who want to shine in the DAO ecosystem:

“Don't ask what a DAO can do for you, ask what you can do for a DAO.”

🗓 Weekly Recap

Community Highlights

📺 Weekly Rollup Recap With Liquidiot

As we lean in to the holidays, the Weekly Rollup Recap is doing its part to get you in the spirit. Santa takes over the intro, and Liquidiot keeps the laughs coming as he digs in to what happened in the DAO last week. This format is a great way to consume the Rollup. Give it a try!!

🎙️ BanklessDAO AMAs

Cult DAO is a community that is all about pushing decentralization forward, and they do this by funding projects that serve noble causes. In under a year, Cult DAO established one of the most active communities in web3. In this AMA, we're joined by Artorias (Co-founder), and he explains how Cult DAO discovered their mission and values, product market fit, north star metric, and the challenges they have overcome since their inception.

🎁 Giveth This Holiday Season

It’s giving season — want to give a gift that gives back? Giveth is a zero-fee crypto-philanthropy platform that unlocks DeFi4good by rewarding you with GIV tokens when you donate to verified impact projects. Use your GIV to participate in the GIVeconomy, earn additional rewards, and maximize your impact this holiday season!

Head over to Giveth to learn more and donate today, and follow them on Twitter for the latest updates!

Fresh Content

🎙 BanklessDAO Podcasts

Get Involved

🔒 InfoSec Crypto Scams Survey

The InfoSec team is working on a Crypto Scams Survey and needs responses from bDAO! A shiny, neat POAP will be issued to all members who complete this survey. Let’s help make Web3 safer!

✅ December Coordinape Results

Thank you to all those who participated in this month’s Coordinape round. The aggregated and identity-protected data can be viewed here. Please navigate to the correct page for your membership level. Questions may be posted in the #contributor-renumeration channel. Thank you!

📊 cNPS Survey Results — Season 6 Month 2

We measured the community’s satisfaction with BanklessDAO and achieved a Community Net Promoter Score of 34, a 3 point decrease from the November score. A quick analysis indicates that Guest Pass showed a decrease in satisfaction with the DAO, L1s indicated a slight increase in satisfaction, and L2s experienced a decrease in satisfaction. Feedback was received from 50 Guest Pass holders, 56 Level 1 contributors, and 82 Level 2 contributors, with the total sample size equalling 188 members.

Learning Opportunities

🤼‍♂️ DAOlationships — CRM Database

DAOlationships uses a relational database to manage its cross-DAO collaborations, enabling better data management and improving their ability to scale. This system has four primary bases: Products & Services, Accounts, Contacts, and Opportunities. If you wish to learn more about the CRM, join anointingthompson1.eth on Tuesday, December 27 at 14:00 UTC in the DAOlationships voice channel. To set a reminder, RSVP to the event.

🤖 How To Sesh Bot

Sesh is a bot used to create calendar events and set up polls in Discord. Do you want to know how to register and get your events on the sesh calendar? Join the Education Department on Tuesday, December 27 at 14:00 UTC in the watercooler voice channel to learn about use of sesh. To set a reminder, RSVP to the event.

🧑‍🎓 BANK Utility: Bank and Balancer

The Bank Utility series shows new members what they can do with their BANK tokens across different web3 protocols. This session will concentrate on BANK and Balancer. Join the Education Department on Wednesday, December 28 at 14:00 UTC in the watercooler voice channel to learn how to use your bank on Balancer. To set a reminder, RSVP to the event.

🎁DAOlationships Demo — Brainstorm by DeepDAO

Brainstorm is an intuitive, easy-to-use discussion app for tokenized communities open for everyone to see, but only for DAO token holders to participate. Instead of using scattered Web2 tools, your DAO can enjoy the richest DAO data context on the planet, powered by DeepDAO. Join us on Wednesday, December 28 at 19:30 UTC in the watercooler voice channel to learn about brainstorm. To set a reminder, RSVP to the event.

🏛 Governance

Snapshot Vote

🗳️ Delegate DAO SAFE Tokens To DAOstewards.eth

At the end of September the Safe project, a “spin-off from Gnosis”, launched SafeDAO and the SAFE token. Until December 27, Gnosis Safes are able to claim their airdropped SAFE, and bDAO has dozens of these safes. Transfer of SAFE tokens to other accounts is disabled; for the time being it truly is a valueless governance token. All that a holder can do is delegate the tokens to a nominated address which is then able to vote on the token holder’s behalf.

Discussion about what bDAO should do with our SAFE tokens was started by Jengajojo, later continued by 0xbaer, and now a vote has landed on Snapshot. If passed “the BanklessDAO multisig will delegate the multisig SAFE tokens to DAOstewards.eth.”

Voting closes at 11:00 AM UTC on December 26.

✅ Action Items

🗳️ Respond: Fill out the InfoSec Crypto Scams Survey and get a cool POAP.

✔️ Connect your wallet to ThriveCoin and add your bDAO contributions.

🏃‍♀️ Catch up: Review this week's Community Call notes or listen to the recording.

🎄 Relax and have a wonderful Holiday Season!

🤣 Meme of the Week

Thanks Trewkat!

Reauty DAO @ReautyDao

Degens in 20 years #nft #meme #ReautyDAO #web3 #nftcommunity #memes

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