In episode 117, we focus on Gitcoin Grants Round 18! We start off with a short overview of Gitcoin, as well as an accessible introduction to Quadratic Funding, the innovative matching funds mechanism behind Gitcoin grants. We then highlight 10 current Gitcoin grantees including Solar Foundation, Mycelia, Solarpunk DAO, Earthist, OceanSoles, ReFi Medellin, VoiceDeck, Urbanika, Grassroots Economics, and Endangered Tokens.

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--Links to Gitcoin Grantees Covered in this Episode--

Solar Foundation
Mycelia
Solarpunk DAO
Earthist
Ocean Soles
ReFi Medellin
VoiceDeck
Urbanika
Grassroots Economics
Endangered Tokens
Previous Episodes with GG18 Grantees

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In episode 116, we’re excited to welcome Maria Li, Co-Founder of Steward, a Web3 community that aims to create a bridge between the natural world and digital world. We discuss how Web3 tools can help individuals reconnect with nature, the concept of decentralization in natural ecosystems, driving philanthropic action with NFTs, inclusion in Web3, and much more.


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--Three Key Takeaways--

• Nature is the first truly decentralized system. Mycelium networks and Aspen networks serve as a great example of this and demonstrate the resilience that comes with a decentralized network.
• The natural and digital worlds have traditionally been viewed as separate, and sometimes even paradoxical. Web3 presents new opportunities to celebrate nature through art, community, and creating new mediums for individuals to connect with nature.
• New technological movements have traditionally been led by men and have excluded women and non-binary folks. In Web3, there is an opportunity to build a more inclusive ecosystem from the ground level and ensure that the space is representative.

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In episode 115, we’re excited to welcome Ali Husain, Advisor at Navigate, a Web3 organization using blockchain, AI, and crowdsourcing to optimize global mapping. We discuss how they’re using next generation technologies to improve mapping data, the power of decentralized communities to crowdsource data, using Web3 tools to incentivize community participation, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• The average individual regularly contributes data to mobile applications (such as a map, social media platform, online marketplace, etc.) to the benefit of the corporation, but are rarely rewarded for their contributions. Web3 enables new opportunities to decentralize the crowdsourcing of data and recognize users for their contributions with token rewards.
• Currently, most data is not openly available to the public. By crowdsourcing high quality map data and imagery, and making it open to the public, it will catalyze new use cases that are in the public good.
• Web3 solutions, including the self-custody of data, may not be for everyone at this time, but as more people start to understand the importance of data sovereignty, it’s important to have decentralized solutions that give individuals the opportunity to take ownership of and make decisions related to their personal data.

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In episode 114, we’re excited to welcome Alicia Cepeda Maule and Steven Aguiar of Givepact, a crypto philanthropy platform that allows individuals to support the causes they care about while joining a donor-led social impact DAO. We discuss how Web3 tools can address the pain points felt by nonprofits, using proof of impact NFTs to recognize donors, the power of DAOs as a new tool to build community and engage donors, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• Web3 can help reimagine how we engage donors, growing the relationship from one that is passive and transactional, to one where donors play an active role in the organization’s activities and governance.
• Proof of Impact NFTs are a valuable tool to recognize donor contributions, creating a transparent on-chain record of donations while gamifying the donation process and incentivizing donors to continue giving.
• Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) create opportunities to democratize decision making amongst the community and build a strong community of champions for charitable causes.

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In episode 113, we’re excited to welcome Bolaji Akinboro and Arkan Akin, Co-Founder’s of TóróNet, a Layer-1 blockchain with a vision for a world of access where finance and technology serve communities so they can fulfill their aspirations for a better life. We discuss how blockchain can drive financial and social inclusion in emerging economies, how Web3 tools can support smallholder farmers, why blockchain is well suited to address some of the most pressing international development challenges, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• When it comes to international development efforts, real change happens at the community level, led by last mile communities. As such, it’s important to make sure that new technologies like blockchain are accessible to these communities and have a simple User Experience (UX)/User Interface (UI).
• Technology alone won’t solve the world’s most pressing international development challenges, so it’s important to partner with local and international NGOs, governments, and communities when using blockchain technology to implement international development projects.
• When onboarding new individuals to Web3, it’s important to lead with the benefits, not the technology. NGOs and community members don’t necessarily care about the tech behind a project, but rather the benefits and impact of the project itself.

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In episode 112, we’re excited to welcome Nick Lambert, CEO of Dock, a decentralized identity company that enables organizations to issue, manage, and verify fraud-proof credentials efficiently and securely via blockchain. We discuss how decentralized identity can protect us in our digital world, the innovations of soul-bound tokens and Zero-Knowledge Proofs, how decentralized identity will revolutionize industry in the coming years, and much more.

--Three Key Takeaways--

• At its base level, decentralized credentials can be viewed similarly to a crypto wallet – with each different type of credential (i.e. a University Diploma, proof of age, etc.) taking the form of a “token” within each individual’s decentralized wallet.
• Trillions of megabytes of data are created every day, much of it unverified – leading to a host of issues such as fraud, misinformation, scams, and a breakdown in trust online. On-chain credentials can help restore trust by giving individuals piece of mind that the data they are interacting with is authentic and verifiable.
• When it comes to decentralized identity, it’s about shifting power away from centralized actors and putting individuals in control of their “stuff” – their credentials, identifying documents, music, data, and everything in between!

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In episode 111, we’re excited to welcome René Pinnell, Co-Founder of Artizen Fund, a movement using Web3 tools to unlock human creativity by reinventing how we fund art, science, technology, and design. We discuss the challenges with getting funding for human creativity and how Web3 can address this, Artizen’s innovative artifact fundraising process, how blockchain can help eliminate bureaucracy and put power in the hands of communities, and much more.


--Three Key Takeaways--

• Human creativity, and especially the arts, is chronically underfunded despite being core to human civilization, with creatives often having to spend substantially more time seeking out funding than engaging in creative work.
• Web3 enables innovative ways that didn’t exist before to organize the community and raise funds. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and other blockchain tools are democratizing crowdfunding by ensuring projects with the most widespread public support receive the funding they deserve while giving individuals new ways to support causes they care about.
• Crypto allows organizations and causes to cut out intermediaries such as payment processors who not only take a cut of all transactions, but who also have the ability to deplatform and shut down movements.

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In episode 110, we’re excited to welcome Joshua Kagan, CEO & Co-Founder of Bonfire, a Web3 startup using the power of blockchain technology to enable every day people to have access to wealth generation. We discuss how blockchain can democratize access to the wealth-building power of real estate, how tokenization will revolutionize the way people of all income levels invest in physical assets, how Web3 can level the playing field for younger generations through the creation of a fairer economy, and much more.


--Three Key Takeaways--

• For most people, a house is the biggest asset they’ll ever own, and is a reliable path to building intergenerational wealth. However, real estate ownership has become a pipe dream for younger generations as prices, interest rates, and demand have all increased.
• Tokenization makes it easier for the masses to gain access to real estate and other physical assets that were previously out of reach by lowering the cost of entry, providing liquidity in a way that hasn’t existed before, and lowering bureaucratic barriers that slow down real estate transactions.
• There are billions of people around the world who lack access to physical assets like real estate to help build their wealth. Tokenization can level the economic playing field by facilitating access to these tools to help individuals escape cycles of subsistence living.

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In episode 109, we’re excited to welcome Chauncey St. John, Founder of Angel Giving, a web3 platform with a mission to democratize access to growth funds so any nonprofit organization can achieve a more secure financial future. We discuss how Web3 can improve charitable endowments and other giving tools, navigating the highs and lows of Web3 as a nonprofit, advice for nonprofits who are hesitant to engage with Web3, building through challenging times in the Web3 ecosystem, and much more.



--Three Key Takeaways--

• Traditional charitable fundraising methods, such as grant seeking and corporate sponsorships can be unreliable, leaving many nonprofits in a consistent state of precarity. Web3 offers innovative new fundraising tools to help nonprofits escape this cycle of precarity and build towards financial sustainability.
• Large nonprofits have long had access to charitable endowments which are largely inaccessible to smaller nonprofits that don’t have large financial capital to put forward. Web3 can change this by providing this game changing tool to nonprofits of all sizes, regardless of the size of their balance sheet.
• Web3 has faced a lot of adversity lately, including the collapse of prominent crypto exchanges and projects. While painful, this adversity may have been necessary to “clear the way for new growth” and allow the space to mature and come back stronger.

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In episode 108, we’re excited to welcome Rob Keanalley, CEO at Aquatic Metaverse, a digital asset entertainment and education brand focused on marine life conservation, and also the company behind Salty Sharks. We discuss how Web3 tools can help engage global communities around important causes, using metaverse experiences to raise awareness and educate about marine conservation, why NFTs are a powerful force for social impact, and much more.


--Three Key Takeaways--

• NFT philanthropy is about more than raising funds, it’s also about raising awareness, educating the community, and creating new champions for your cause.
• Metaverses, virtual reality, and augmented reality experiences can create new and cost-effective ways to educate individuals about causes such as marine conservation, by creating engaging ways for individuals to explore and learn about important issues.
•  Web3, with its focus on decentralization and its global user base, make it a perfect fit for causes and organizers looking to grow global social movements.

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