🚀 The first-ever Citizens Round is now LIVE! A unique opportunity to celebrate and support the unsung heroes who've been integral to
@gitcoin
's journey
Today we are thrilled to announce Citizens Retro Round
#3
, our program to retroactively reward the wider community for supporting
@Gitcoin
's mission. Upcoming:
🟢 4 educational calls, first on Feb 14 💚
🟢 Applications: March 05-19
🟢 Round
#3
: April 02-16
More 🧵👇
Applications for
@Gitcoin
Citizens Round
#2
, with a matching pool of 15K GTC, open TODAY!
We want to reward the unsung heroes driving our community's success, with a special focus on new and ongoing work during this second round.
Let's dive in 🧵👇
📣 👥 BIG NEWS! We have an opportunity to reward the unsung heroes who create value for the
@Gitcoin
community (e.g. through content, data analysis, or support)
🔥This round will be on Optimism, with a 20K DAI matching pool.
Applications are OPEN NOW until June 4th!
Only a few hours left in
@Gitcoin
Citizens Retro
#3
.
We are so grateful to the people supporting us.
That is why
💸 we've added 40K GTC in matching
🚀 sent 10K GTC to signal boosters
🍄
@owocki
added an additional 10K GTC
💙
@arbitrum
added 50% more in ARB
Who do you support?
So we mentioned that for
@Gitcoin
Citizens Retro...
... we have 40K GTC in matching funding
... and 10K GTC in signal boosting
Well, today we want to let you know that there's more.
The matching pool just increased with 10K GTC.
Thank you
@owocki
for this generous gift. 💚
What's are the best ways to support early stage web3 project builders? 🫡
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new experiment: a collaborative workshop series called “Buidl in Public” 🧵
Get ready for
@Gitcoin
Citizens Round
#2
Starting on Tuesday 10/10! 🔥
To celebrate and get all the details, join our launch Space on Tue at 11.30am ET / 03.30pm UTC.
🛎️ Reminder:
We just wrapped up
@Gitcoin
Citizens Retro
#3
.
- $55K crowdfunded
- 50K GTC in matching
- 50% extra matching (
@ThankArbitrum
)
Bringing us to a total of $140K (current value),
making this our most successful round to date.
We can't wait to see what you'll do next. 💚
We thought we were running a small funding round for our community that might receive a couple hundred donors...
Day 1 surpassed EVERY expectation we had!! 🎉
This is a community that LOVES to support one another
Wow. We have EPIC news.
Not only is our round starting tomorrow, an inspired fan donated an extra 4.20 eth to our
@Gitcoin
Citizens matching pool. 🤯
This increases our total matching funds with 50% from 15K GTC to 22.2K GTC!!
Thx
@owocki
, you legend.💚
Gitcoin Citizens Round
#2
is coming very soon.👀
Who has been
@gitcoin
's biggest
#GG18
community supportooor?
Who went above and beyond during this period of transition towards our decentralized
@grantsstack
future?
Who should we donate to?
Shill your unsung heroes below 👇
Get ready
@Gitcoin
Citizens. 🫡
Round
#3
applications starting at midnight UTC.
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday 03/05 at 09AM PST, 12PM EST, 05PM UTC for all the details.💚
⏰👉
Calling all writers! 📢✍️
We are looking for a few experienced, passionate writers to join our team 👀
Does this sound like you? Please pop your email and portfolio into our DM. We'll be in touch if we think you'll be a good fit!
7 days in, 7 to go.
🫂 +1000 unique donors.
💸 $13.5K donated.
🚀 10K signal boosting sent.
👀 More matching coming.
How will these ratios change?
Who gets your vote?
Donate today:
All stats:
More info:
2 more days.
50K GTC + donations are waiting for you.
Did you support
@Gitcoin
?
We'd love to support you.
Apply today.
✍️ Round link:
📖 Eligibility:
💚 All info:
One week to go, and our 64 grantees have
💸 received $8.000 in donations
🫂 spread over 2.639 contributions
🫠 sent by 2639 individual donors
Let's 10x this.
Still need inspiration?
👇🧵Discover what all these epic people gave to 🧵👇
Another great opportunity coming up for
@gitcoin
Citizens!
Do you want to learn data science from scratch?
Join the introductory data science bootcamp kickoff meeting run by the crew this Thursday, 1030am ET / 03.30pm UTC.
Hey
@Gitcoin
#GG19
Grantees, we have a question.
What are you missing?
What do you need?
Tell us how Gitcoin can support you better.
And inspire our
@GitcoinCitizens
.
Do you need help with marketing, education of your audience, do you have trouble getting support? Do you want
It's the weekend!
Also, the final days of
@gitcoin
Citizens Retro
#3
.
Take a minute to donate, and support the people supporting you.
Need some inspiration?
Here are some lists. We love lists.
Share yours!
👇👇👇
How should you structure a media DAO? And monetize it? During a bear market? 🤔
These were the questions we discussed as a community in our third installment of “Buidl in Public”, our new series focused on support early stage web3 project builders. 🧵
Are you an early stage web3 project builder? Want advice from our community? Or to just listen in?🤔
The second installment of our collaborative workshop series supporting builders called “Buidl in Public” is this coming Tuesday at 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm UTC.
Here's how to RSVP 👇
Are you an early stage web3 project builder? Want advice from our community? Or to just watch and learn?🤔
The fifth installment of our collaborative workshop series supporting builders called “Buidl in Public” is this Tuesday at 3:30pm ET / 8:30pm UTC.
Here's how to RSVP 👇
What should a very early stage web3 project do during a bear market to survive and ultimately make it? 🤔
This was the big question we discussed as a community in our first installment of “Buidl in Public”, our new series focused on support early stage web3 project builders. 🧵
Istanbul Technical University (
@ITUblockchain
) is the first 'blockchain university' in Turkey.
They organize events & courses, where they often focus on QF & Gitcoin and publish articles like this:
Discover more & donate today:
📢 Calling all potential Gitcoin Stewards!
Join our upcoming Stewards onboarding call on Apr 22. Whether you're new or feeling lost, this 30-min intro covers Gitcoin's structure, governance, and how to get started or deepen your involvement.
Details:
Look at this fantastic dashboard which shows you amounts, rankings and so much more. Created by a citizen from our community for our community 😍
Thank you so much
@rezarwz
🙏
Are you into Social Media? 📢✍️
We are looking for an experienced Social Media Manager to join our team!👀
Does this sound like you? Please pop your email and portfolio into our DM. We'll be in touch if we think you'll be a good fit! 🤝
Tomorrow we are hosting ep. 3 of our series where we match you to work we would love to reward during
@Gitcoin
Citizens Retro 3 & beyond. 👀
Join for a general intro + special focus on Grants Stack and rapid innovation w/
@owocki
&
@MegLister
! 💚
⏰👉
🎉 Exciting News: Gitcoin's Citizen Grants Program is now LIVE!
Explore our latest initiatives, Citizens Forward (RFPs) & Citizens Innovate (GCPs), aimed at sparking innovation & boosting community engagement within the Gitcoin ecosystem.
Here's the scoop 👇
Join us in just under 3 hours to talk about the first
@gitcoin
Grants Round on
@optimismFND
where we retroactively reward our strongest supporters. Learn more about the round and our amazing grantees!
⏰ set your reminders here
What is the best and fastest way for an innovative DeSci protocol to prove its thesis makes sense? 🤔
This was one of the questions we discussed as a community in our first installment of “Buidl in Public”, our new series focused on support early stage web3 project builders. 🧵
✈️ Citizens travelling to
@EthereumDenver
✈️
@gitcoin
is seeking volunteers to help create an unforgettable Ecosystem Growth Summit on 03/01 - some roles:
🎟️ Box Office
🎧 MC Extraordinaire
📝 Feedback Champions
💪 General Support
Apply here 👇
The Citizens Round
#1
ends in just 7hrs from now! 😱
This very special round supports the unsung heroes integral to the success of
@gitcoin
and the entire ecosystem.
Comes w/ cheap
@optimismFND
gas 🥳
Grantee mega 🧵 to help you decide 👇
Or donate now
Introducing... CitizensGPT! 🎉🤖 the fastest way to learn about the round and our amazing grantees.
Check it out and let us know how it's working for you.
Great job Rohit! 🔥
An experience that matches the user's style and pace to discover content is more effective than relying solely on pre-defined information hierarchies. To test this out, I created a lightweight app to enable AI-assisted search for
@GitcoinCitizens
Round.
Should you launch a token, and if so, what are the tradeoffs?
Why does sybil resistance matter? 🤔
These were some of the questions we discussed as a community in our fourth installment of “Buidl in Public”, our new series focused on support early stage web3 project builders 🧵
Are you an early stage web3 project builder? Want advice from our community? Or to just listen in?🤔
The fourth installment of our collaborative workshop series supporting builders called “Buidl in Public” is this coming Friday at 11:30am ET / 4:30pm UTC.
Here's how to RSVP 👇
2 days into the round and the numbers already speak volumes:
- 33% of total funds raised vs previous round
- 25% of total contributors of the entire round
#2
These are just the initial numbers, dig in and support the Citizens who supported you.
Donate:
Drop everything.
Final day to apply to
@Gitcoin
Citizens Retro
#3
😱
We know you've been busy, but today is the day.
If you supported Gitcoin, we want to reward you.
💰 40K GTC matching
🚀 10K GTC signal boosting
💸 + donations
All info:
Who's doing well in our Round
#2
?
Who needs your support? 👀
Check out who's leading in terms of donations and unique contributors on our updated leaderboard. 💸
We are very happy to announce the final results of the
@gitcoin
Citizens Round
#1
.
This is the most successful round to date in terms of crowdfunding vs matching 🤯, with a quadrupling of matching funds in donations.
Overview:
Let's dive in below 🧵👇
Congratulations
@carl_cervone
: one of our dozens of Gitcoin Citizen Round nominees! Aside from building
@hypercerts
and being a founder at
@ProtocolLabs
, Carl is a Gitcoin Steward and an elected member of the Gitcoin Stewards Council.
📖 Are you interested in reviewing grant applications?
🫡 Would you like to be a future round operator?
🔎 Can you help improve grants discoverability?
🫂 Do you want to support donors & grantees?
Join us tomorrow to learn how & be rewarded for doing so. 💸
Are you an early stage web3 project builder? Want advice from our community? Or to just listen in?🤔
The third installment of our collaborative workshop series supporting builders called “Buidl in Public” is this coming Friday at 11:30am ET / 4:30pm UTC.
Here's how to RSVP 👇
Turns out it's not just FTX International, Alameda, and FTX US, that filed for bankruptcy.
A whopping 130 companies all went down TOGETHER.
This is the definition of systemic fragility—when risk of a breakdown is high for an entire system rather than just individual parts.
🎉 Let’s pay it forward to those who have worked behind the scenes without any expectation of reward, inspiring future innovators. Together, we can create an even stronger
@gitcoin
community
Donate now! 👇
🎉 Congratulations to
@carlosjmelgar
from
@web3beach
for being nominated for the Gitcoin Citizens Round! 🏆
"Carlos Melgar from Web3Beach, for going above and beyond to onboard LATAM projects to Gitcoin and Web3 using even personal resources" - Anon
#GG19
applications are open!
Visit to learn more and see the full list of rounds that are currently open for applications.
(Apply by November 8th for a guaranteed review before GG19 kicks off!)
⏱️ One more week to get your application in.
💰 40K GTC in matching.
🚀 10K GTC extra to most impactful projects.
👀 Less than 30 applicants for now.
Did you support Gitcoin in its mission?
Apply now:
Our Kickoff Call was truly inspiring, but we did not have enough time to hear about all Grantees, so for this reason we are hosting an extra Shill Space next week! 💫
Join us to hear more on who you should donate to, and set a reminder here:
Applications for
#GG20
are open.
But did you already thank the community who supported you during previous rounds?
We call them
@Gitcoin
Citizens.
Support them today.
Or join us this Friday 04/12, 2PM UTC and meet them.
⏰Reminder:
Missed our
@Gitcoin
Citizens Round
#2
kickoff call?
No worries, catch up below! 🍿
Key points:
💪Focus on new or ongoing work
🤝 Running on the Public Goods Network (
@pgn_eth
)
💸 15K GTC in matching pool funding
🏃♂️ Don't sit on this, apply today!
🏆 The nominations keep coming! 🎉
"
@JimiCohen
for always bringing positive energy and driving Gitcoin Radio. Never met someone more dedicated to his project and the community. He regularly pulled all nighters to be in Gitcoin radio"
One of the grantees in the round is
@regensunite
: "a community-building initiative that bridges the gaps between the broad range of sectors working on regenerative solutions, connecting expertise with innovation." ☀️
Check them out:
🔥 The Gitcoin Citizens Round is heating up! 🔥
🏆 We've already received 51 nominations and 8 applications! 🏆
🤩 Our community is rallying to reward the unsung heroes who are creating value for the Gitcoin ecosystem. 🤩
📢 Get ready for the 20th round of Gitcoin Grants!🕺
🎉Applications: April 2nd - April 16th🎉
✨4 Dedicated Rounds in the OSS Program:
→Hackathon Alumni
→dApps & Apps
→Developer Tooling & Libraries
→Web3 Infrastructure
View eligibility here:
rounds running on
@gitcoin
@grantsstack
for
#gg19
:
back to basics
- web3 community & education
- web3 oss
- ethereum infrastructure
community rounds
- arbitrum citizens round
- metagov governance research
- metapool
- global chinese community
- TEC
- opencivics
- web3 social
-
61 approved grantees (and more coming!), who will you donate to? 🤯
Gitcoin Citizen
@RohitMalekar
built GrantsScope, an AI tool that will answer all your open questions, and help you decide who to support!
retroPGF + QF = retroQF
We're funding measurable, visible impact using a democratic mechanism that sends more funding where more people think it should go. ☀️
Thanks for the s/o
@optimismFND
appreciate you 🙌
Shout out to fellow retroactive funders
@gitcoin
, who launched their first
@GitcoinCitizens
round this week!
Check out this thread to learn about their approach to rewarding integral contributors.