Greenpill Dev Guild: Regeneration Through Collaboration

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Project Description

The Greenpill Dev Guild is a community of regenerative builders focused on advancing regen space by building decentralized public goods that empower Greenpill Chapters and the broader community.

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Budget Breakdown

Funding Requested: 60,000$ / ETH

  • Green Goods: We are requesting $20,000 / ETH for the final development phase, data collection, and executing the pilot in Rio Claro, Brazil.
  • Impact Reef: We are seeking $10,000 / ETH to refine the alpha version, integrate user feedback, and launch the beta.
  • Greenpill Commons: $10,000 / ETH is needed to complete the platform, conduct user testing, and engage the community.
  • Operations & Team Growth: $20,000 / ETH to sustain weekly meetings, support workstreams, and compensate the core team across various functions, including community, product development, and business development.

Plans should you fall below, reach or exceed funding goals:

If we fall below our funding goal, we will focus on core functionality, minimize design expenses, seek additional funding from other sources, and refrain from initiating new projects. If we reach our goal, we will stay focused on completing the outlined milestones and concentrate on the work ahead. Should we exceed our funding goal, we will save a portion of the excess funds in our treasury and allocate some to fund partnerships and provide additional compensation to our builders.

Impact Measurement and Reporting

Inputs > Activities > Outputs > Outcomes > Long Term Impact

Short-term Outcomes (0-3 months):

In the short term, we expect to achieve several immediate results, including the launch of the Green Goods MVP on Arbitrum and Impact Reef MVP on Optimism. We also plan to allocate more funds to regenerative games during this period.

Mid-term Outcomes (3-6+ months):

We anticipate completing the pilot of Green Goods and expanding our community to multiple gardens. We also aim to broaden the scope of Impact Reef, integrating it into a larger public goods ecosystem and onboarding additional projects. Furthermore, we will grow the Dev Guild to facilitate more learning opportunities for builders and support strategic partnerships.

Long-term Impact (5+ years):

Our vision is to generalize Green Goods into a platform that accommodates various forms of capital, including living, spiritual, and material. We aspire with Impact Reef to create a standard methodology for measuring qualitative input in public good projects. We plan to continue growing our community and building tools that support chapters in maximizing impact, allocation, and coordination.

Outcomes Measurement:

  • Code Commits: Tracking the number and frequency of code commits in our repositories will provide insight into our development progress.
  • App Deployments: We will measure the success of our deployments by monitoring the performance and adoption of our applications.
  • Attestations Made: The number of attestations created for Green Goods and Impact Reef will serve as a key indicator of community engagement and project impact.
  • Tokens Minted: We will track the minting of tokens associated with our projects to gauge the level of user interaction and participation.
  • Endorsements on Karma Gap: Community and peer endorsements on Karma Gap will reflect the credibility and support our projects receive.
  • Community Polls: We will conduct polls on Telegram, Discord, and WhatsApp to gather feedback and measure community sentiment.
  • Social Media Mentions: The frequency and reach of social media posts mentioning the Dev Guild on Twitter and Farcaster will help us assess our visibility and influence in the ecosystem.

Interim Reporting

Regular Updates:

To ensure transparency and keep all stakeholders informed, we plan to provide consistent and timely updates on our project’s progress. These updates will be shared across Twitter, Telegram Discord, and Farcaster to reach our community effectively.

  • Monthly: We will post updates on our Dev Guild forum and eventually on Mirror/Paragraph to highlight the month’s progress and upcoming milestones.
  • Quarterly: We will provide a more comprehensive overview of our activities and developments on the Greenpill Network, ensuring that our broader community remains engaged and informed.

Milestone Verification:

We will use a variety of methods based on the platforms we use to validate that our deliverables are met and to showcase our progress to stakeholders.

  • Karma Gap Impact Reports: We will generate detailed reports through Karma Gap to document our impact and progress.
  • Contract Deployments: Successful deployment of smart contracts for Green Goods will be a key indicator of our technical milestones.
  • Attestation Creation: We will create attestations for both Green Goods and Impact Reef as part of our milestone achievements.
  • App Deployments: The successful deployment of our applications at greengoods.app and impactreef.app will serve as verification of key project deliverables.
  • Social Proof: Growth and engagement within our community will be evidenced through social media activity on platforms like Twitter and Farcaster.

Sustainability Plan

We have identified several strategies to ensure that our project remains viable and continues to grow with an initial focus on Grants to fuel premium features and onchain revenue.

  • Grants: We will continue to seek grant funding to support our initiatives while maintaining a lean and efficient team structure.
  • Premium Features: Developing premium features within our products, which users can access through subscription models, will provide a recurring revenue stream.
  • Onchain Revenue: We plan to establish on-chain revenue models tied to specific user actions, ensuring that our ecosystem can self-sustain financially.
  • Strategic Partnerships: We will forge partnerships with established non-profits and DAOs that align with our values and can provide additional support and resources.

Case Studies and Testimonials

Gathering Feedback:

We will actively engage with our community and stakeholders to gather insights that will help us refine our products and partnerships.

  • Community Forum : We will use our forum on Charmverse to facilitate discussions and gather feedback from our community.
  • WhatsApp and In-app Feedback : For Green Goods, feedback will be collected directly from gardeners via WhatsApp and in-app feedback mechanisms.
  • Workshops for Impact Reef : We will conduct workshops and incorporate in-app feedback tools to gather user input and suggestions for Impact Reef.
  • Social Sharing by Chapters : Greenpill chapters will be encouraged to share their feedback and the impact of the Guild on their social media platforms and forums.

Showcasing Success:

  • Social Media Posts : We will regularly post updates and success stories on our Twitter account and Farcaster channel.
  • Formal Reports: Detailed reports and updates will be published on the Greenpill hub and our Dev Guild forum, providing a comprehensive overview of our achievements.
  • Blog Posts : We will create in-depth blog posts on Mirror/Paragraph that highlight our milestones, case studies, and testimonials, showcasing the impact of our work.

Advancing Values of Freedom and Privacy

Our projects advance the values of freedom and privacy by building strong on-chain primitives centered around impact and coordination. This enables communities to easily bring their value on-chain and be rewarded for the value they create. Additionally, our tech stack prioritizes privacy by storing no Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and relying solely on on-chain data as the source of truth.

Supporting Decentralization

We support decentralization by building a decentralized community within the Dev Guild, creating projects with decentralized governance structures, and assisting the Greenpill Network in defining its decentralized structure with attestations, tokens and allocation mechanisms.

Team Information

Our team consists of builders across different domains helping to build the community and projects.

Social Proof

Our project is recognized within the regen and Greenpill ecosystem, with endorsements from Kevin Owocki, Greenpill Brasil and Grant Ships.

Transparency

We are committed to transparency in our operations. Any funding received from Octant will be held partially in our treasury. Through our governance process, we will allocate funds to different branches and projects within the Guild. On a monthly basis, we will convert a portion of ETH into stablecoins to pay contributors across various branches and projects.

Other funding

Since the last Epoch, we have received the following grant funding:

  • ReFi in Arb : 20,000 ARB
  • Giv Arb : $2000
  • Donations : $1000
  • Treasury Contribution : 0.5 ETH
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Would love to understand what each of these tools do, and info around usage.

Can you also share more around the cost breakdowns for the events + team growth you’ve outlined?

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Thanks for reaching out and wanting to learn more about our projects. I’ll share a brief overview and some key links to provide more context.

Starting with our tools and usage, each of our projects are in the development stage and near MVP status.

  • Impact Reef: Currently set for release mid September for the OP retro round and we will have workshops to help projects get their community to provide endorsements of their work. This makes it easier for Optimism badge holders to evaluate projects with a combination of quantitative data from Open Source Observer and qualitative data from Impact Reef.

  • Green Goods: Completing Arb in ReFi grant milestones for MVP of the app enabling us to start the pilot in Q4 this year. Here we’ve already had one community event with 7 local gardeners and will continue to have more in Rio Claro, Brazil. We have also had discussions with Silvi Protocol around integrating some of their features with our app to enhance and streamline the onchain plant observation process.

  • Greenpill Commons: Currently in a design phase and in the queue for development work in September once the projects above go into production. Our usage goal with this tool is to enable Greenpill Chapters to identify problems in their community and crafting actionable solutions.

When it comes to team growth and events, for the past 2 quarters many members of the Guild have done a ton of work without compensation so part of the funding is to retroactively pay for those contributions. For the more present and future, it’s around enabling us to sustain our community retain builders for different projects, and onboard new members to expand efforts.

Our projects are not just applications as we also provide design and technical expertise for the Greenpill Network. For example, our designers are currently leading the efforts to revamp the branding of the Network. We also plan to host workshops starting in September to teach skills like Hypercerts, EAS, Charmverse, Karma GAP, etc for Greenpill Chapters and the greater regen community.

We’re committed to building in public and fostering coordination across organizations. Our weekly call is open to the public and everyone who comes is welcome to discuss their projects, ideas and garner feedback.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the our event/team growth.

  • Workshops : $4000
  • Retro Payments : $10,000
  • Network Projects : $6000

Hope this answers your questions and feel to message me if you have more!

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Congrats on receiving 17.3741 ETH this epoch! Questions re roadmap now since a bunch of points noted earlier were for Sept. What goals and outcomes will this epoch funding be used for?

Additionally, has the Green Goods pilot started and did Greenpill Commons gone into production?

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Thanks! Appreciate all the support from the Octant community and accepting us a project in Epoch 5. Excited to give an update will break it down by months.

September

Given our limited funding for full development costs on Green Goods and Greenpill Commons, we focused on making strategic, iterative improvements. For Greenpill Commons, our core UI designer, Marcus, polished designs and implemented a unified design system, ensuring consistency across projects like Green Goods. We reached a key milestone with Impact Reef, completing our initial Optimism Mission request and transitioning to QA. Additionally, our community building efforts continued through weekly calls, monthly Twitter spaces, and partnership outreach with other regen-minded individuals and communities. We also began planning our Q4 workshops and GitCoin community round operation for Allo advancement.

October

October was a pivotal month with multiple milestones across workshops, grant operations, community growth, and project advancements. We hosted two workshops focused on Hypercerts and Passport integration with public goods ecosystems. These workshops allowed us to gain insights from the tool builders, discuss updates, and offer technical support while brainstorming real-world applications. Another milestone was our first GitCoin round to support Allo builders, marking the beginning of our sustained Allo funding initiative. We also celebrated a full year of weekly calls, the cornerstone of the Greenpill Dev Guild’s growth and community.

In terms of projects, Impact Reef advanced through the QA process, while Green Goods received a design polish. Our new product lead, Chris, initiated the development of GreenWill, a mini-app rewarding users with SBTs based on their Greenpill activity, starting with Guild.xyz and planning integrations with social platforms like Farcaster.

November/December

As the year draws to a close, we’re prioritizing the completion of QA for both Impact Reef and Green Goods, hosting our final Karma Gap and EAS workshops, and setting development goals for our projects. We’re also creating a foundation for further grant operations with Allo and exploring new avenues to strengthen public goods ecosystems, including opportunities within Octant. After a productive month of external grant rounds, we’re now focusing on internal priorities like governance, multisig structure, and documentation updates.

The funding from Epoch 5 will support ongoing development through these months and provide retroactive payments for completed work. We’re excited to continue growing, supporting the Greenpill community, and exploring synergies across ecosystems. In addition, we’re planning an application for the Octant Community Fund Round 2, where we aim to introduce novel ideas for GLM staking to encourage support for public goods and grow GLM stakers.

Feel free to checkout our Karma Gap and Milestones Database for more detail. We would love your thoughts and feedback and are always open to discuss these ideas during our weekly call or in a 1:1 conversation.

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