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Hello there, beautiful soul!

Hope this message finds you well. 

Funding fatigue. What or how are you feeling right now? It's been quite a ride since this whole experiment first started about 1.5 years ago. We've been running ever since. It's perhaps ever so important to pause for a moment and reflect. Are we looking after one another? Are people being left behind? Are we listening to each other's needs? Is everyone in the community feeling supported and energized? Or is the fatigue slowly making its way in...? If you are experiencing the same - you are not alone. Here are some words for you from us during the last town hall. It's few minutes - but give it a listen if you can.

If you have thoughts or ideas about how we can address some of these issues and concerns - let's talk and figure it out. The collective wisdom of this community is phenomenal. Let's leverage that also when looking after our collective mental and physical health. It's not all about the funding only.

Take a break whenever you can.

D.

Town Hall
 


Missed it? No worries.

📚 Slidedeck: https://bit.ly/3MUMKcE
🎥 Timestamped recording: https://youtu.be/GIRXcCKwBNk
⭐️ After town hall break out rooms: https://bit.ly/33i38SB 

  • Want to open your break out room next time? Book it with Catalyst Swarm via this form at least 24hrs in advance and get those conversations rolling!

💡 Next: Mar 23 @ 18:00 UTC. Register now via this recurring link

Community run town hall events around the world:

🌍 Africa: https://t.me/+4YRXZk41Hu9kMmQ0 (bi-weekly)
🌏 Eastern Hemisphere: https://discord.gg/9wj4ZPTdjf (bi-weekly)
🌎 LATAM: https://discord.gg/rPhy4Dtt89 (weekly)
🌏 Pacific: https://bit.ly/34mXMG2 (weekly)
🌏 South Asia: https://t.me/+HphLyJfyS7EyYWRl (weekly)

Have another one you are running locally? Message me and I'll include it here!

Proposals are finalized. What now?

Proposers stayed up late in many parts of the world to finalize their proposals to meet Mar 17 deadline. I hope, if you are a proposer yourself, that you are taking well needed rest now. Meanwhile, Community Advisors have also started their journey to review and assess all proposals. They have a little more over week to complete this work according to the guidelines. Here is the tentative timeline of what lays ahead of us.
 


Still interested in helping with reviewing few proposals yourself? Read on more below.

Help assess proposals 

Proposals are submitted, edits are finalized. Now, it is the time to assess all of them. I've hinted about this role during last week's weekly recap here.  Now, time has come for your input as a Community Advisor (CA) - should you accept this challenge (you can still join). Your domain expertise and knowledge is fundamental to evaluate and assess Fund8 proposals.

Your role is to provide:

  1. Voters with a thoughtful perspective to help them make informed decisions about which proposals to fund
  2. Proposers with feedback so they can improve their proposals over time

✍️  Deadline for CA work: Mar 25 at 11AM UTC
🏁  Deadline to register for CA work: Mar 23 at 11AM UTC

Here are all the resources you need to know about. First, check out the email we circulated yesterday to the first batch of signed up CAs.

Resources for you to bookmark to help you guide 

If you are a Proposer in Fund8 - you can take a break now. Well done for getting your proposals finalized in time! We will be in touch next week when Proposer flagging of substandard reviews begins. Make sure to reference the timeline above.

Fund8 Idea Fest

The Idea Fest is an open Community event where Proposers can meet their potential Voters and vice cersa. This is your spot, to promote your finalized Fund 8 Proposals to the Community, to find collaborators and to present your Ideas and Projects to the Voters.
 


More about Swarm - web, twitter.


Why IdeaFest?

  • To present your finalized Fund8 Proposals
  • To connect Proposers and Voters
  • To meet the Teams behind impactful projects
  • To find collaborators for your projects
  • To have fun and celebrate the future builders of Cardano

Where to find more information?

Presenters' sign up: https://forms.gle/qnKEDFAvcpXwmXY27
Zoom event registration: follow this link
Catalyst Swarm Discord: https://discord.gg/9pbRF2PfcU

Catalyst Communities & beyond

Every week - join the conversations, sessions, workshops with your fellow community members. Follow the calendar for the latest events here
 

Get in touch

Do you have amazing projects that you are part of and wish to share your story? Write me and let's tell this story to the world.

Or let's talk Catalyst & Voltaire via twitter, or telegram, or reddit. Will do my best to get back to you soon.

Enjoy your weekend ahead!

Danny & the Project Catalyst team

Daniel Ribar
Community at Project Catalyst
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