Dear Near Ecosystem Founders,
Marketing DAO
@neardc
is inviting you to participate in our initiatives and avail yourself of our marketing support through the following avenues:
1. Secure a grant by submitting a proposal
2. Schedule a mentorship call with MDAO Councils
3. ⤵️
🧵
Thrilled to introduce the lineup of projects approved by
#MarketingDAO
for September on the
@NEARProtocol
💫
Dive into the list and join us in tracking their achievements and results 😉
** Post on
#NEAR
government forum:
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🌟 Exciting news alert!
Explore the impressive roster of projects backed by
#MarketingDAO
for November on
@NEARProtocol
Join us as we closely follow their journey and track their achievements
⬇️
* Post on
#NEAR
government forum: 🌐
We're delighted to present the array of projects endorsed by
#MarketingDAO
for the month of October within the
@NEARProtocol
✨
Take a closer look at the lineup and come along with us to monitor their progress 📈
⬇️
** Post on
#NEAR
government forum:
📯 Marketing DAO invitation
to
#NEAR
ecosystem founders, builders, Grassroots DAOs & content creators
✅ Submit an image or video
hyping your brand and work
✅ Amplify it with the
@PublicBored
display truck at
#ETHDenver
.
⚠️ Files specifications ⤵️
#BOS
#NDC
#ETHDenver2024
📣 Exciting News!
Marketing DAO presents its Bounty Program for Content Creators.
Get ready to showcase your creativity and passion.
🌟 Two Bounty Types: Campaign and PoW.
January 2024 offers $9,800 in rewards for:
10 Campaigns - $500 each
16 Proof of Work - $300 each
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Why should Marketing (Eco) DAO fund Project X?
1. Project X should have a clear goal and target audience
2. Project X should bring improvements to several metrics listed above ⤵️
We're excited to share the draft of the Marketing DAO Charter with the
#NEAR
community.
We welcome community feedback as we move toward establishing the DAO as a legal entity in the coming weeks:
🛎️ Marketing DAO Content Creator Bounties are LIVE on
@heroes_build
!!
1⃣ Proof of Work content bounty ➡️
10 slots - 500$ each
2⃣ Campaign bounty ➡️
15 slots - 300$ each
Actual topics are outlined in Editorial Calendar ⤵️
🧵
Weekly updates on MDAO grantees have been compiled in this thread 💫
🗓️ Aug, 28th - Sept, 3rd
Explore the updates and follow our grantees to stay informed about upcoming
#NEAR
community events
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#NDC
@NEARProtocol
@neardc
@Blaze0x1
We're glad to announce our upcoming Web3 PR Workshop with
@Myosin_xyz
!
🗓️ Start: March, 21st @ 3pm UTC
Founders building in the NEAR ecosystem will be able to participate in this curated workshop.
📥 Interested teams, please fill out the form to book your spot
🗳️ NDC Election Awareness 🗳️
In this NDC election season, we're thrilled to share our latest video, guiding you on how to vote, the voting process and emphasizing election integrity.
🔗 Vote at:
🔍 Monitor the election:
✨ MDAO highlights: Mid-December Edition
Catch up on the latest buzz from Marketing DAO and our dedicated grantees. Dive into the news and activities shaping our vibrant community. Stay connected for the journey ahead!
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All members of the
#NEAR
community are encouraged to interact with this post ⤵️
Feel free to contribute educational threads, share your opinions in the comments, and help spread the word 💫
What's happening on Near?
Daily active addresses for select blockchains yesterday📊👥
• 650k - Near
• 302k - Ethereum
• 292k - Polygon
• 178k - Solana
• 128k - Arbitrum
• 77k - Optimism
• 71k - Base
According to both
@Artemis__xyz
and
@tokenterminal
, the Near blockchain
🎉 Big News: the Marketing DAO BOS page is launched for all new proposals and reports! 🎉
▶️
We are thrilled to share key details for the upcoming February funding round from MDAO with this news, in light of the recent NDC Grassroots DAOs guidelines.
🔽
If you're planning to host a side event at
#NEARCON2023
and need funding, don't miss out!
Apply for a grant from the
@NEARFoundation
team right here:
▶️
⚠️ Deadline : October, 27th
Let's make
#NEARCON23
unforgettable together!
📢
#NDC
Candidate Debates on
@pitchtalk_com
21 September on
Are you running for a position in the
@neardc
election?
Participate in
#debate
:
1️⃣ Visit
2⃣Register your candidate profile
3️⃣ Await your debate pairing
1/3 ⤵️
Join us tomorrow as
@AvbNear
and
@jarednotjerry1
get together to discuss the Marketing DAO Charter and why this is a HUGE step as we transition to
@neardc
Marketing DAO March funding round 🚀
Timeline:
• 2nd - 7th of Feb: Applicants submit proposals on MDAO BOS page
▶️
• 8th - 12th: Review and feedback by MDAO Councils
Guide how to apply:
▶️
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#BOS
⚠️ September 1st - 10th : Open call for proposals
on
@NEARProtocol
governance forum
This month, our attention is directed towards backing projects that can showcase the following Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) ⤵️
💫 We're happy to extend our marketing support into January. A heartfelt thank you
@neardc
for the continued collaboration.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to apply for MDAO grants next month 😉
Let's keep growing together!
Your success is our priority! ❤️🔥
Thank you to everyone who's applied so far to our open call for MarketingDAO advisors 🔥
So much talent in the NEAR ecosystem! If you're interested in joining the MarketingDAO in an advisor role, learn more here:
Building something amazing in the NEAR ecosystem?
If your project creates serious impact by bringing devs, active wallets, transactions + builders to the landscape, you may be eligible for community funding via the Marketing DAO.
👀 guidelines 👇
Marketing DAO has partnered with
@myosin_xyz
! 🎉
Joining forces to elevate marketing initiatives within the
#NEAR
ecosystem, supporting founders and creators.
Stay tuned for more updates!
#BOS
MDAO Office Hours Twitter space!
🗓 February 20
⏲ 4pm UTC / 11am EST
If you require help with marketing for your project or are interested in Marketing DAO activities,
You're welcome to join us:
🪄
#NEAR
#BOS
#NDC
#Marketing
Thank you to everyone who submitted an application top our Open Call for Marketing DAO advisors.
We've closed applications for this round -- announcements coming up soon!
📣 Cast your vote and ignite the power of Community Funding on
#Near
! Your VOTE is the key!
🌟 The NDC House of Merit and Councils of Advisors recently approved a 3M budget to empower the Community and open funding to support NDC priorities.
The next is voting by Near
Interested in working with the
#NEAR
Marketing DAO and applying?
You can:
- Join our upcoming AMA
- Connect with us here or via email at marketingdao
@proton
.me
- Read the NEAR Community Marketing DAO Handbook 16
Join Marketing DAO Near Service Provider Database!
👉
🌐 We're creating a big list to connect
#NEAR
founders, builders, and teams with experts in social media, marketing, graphic design, and more.
April funding round of the MDAO Grant Program is now open!
🔗
This initiative will reward $50,000 to forward-thinking projects and entrepreneurs on
#NEAR
!
❗️To apply, submit a proposal on MDAO
#BOS
page by March 11, 2024!
🔗
What does the
#NEAR
MarketingDAO fund? Projects we've been able to fund recently have in common:
- Established track record w/ demonstrated growth
- Quality content w/ unique perspective + voice
- Audience engagement
- Fair market value for work
- Open to feedback
See who 👇
Increasing numbers of:
✅ Active developers;
✅ Active Users and Transactions (On-chain onboarding, On-chain engagement);
✅ Tools and dApps on
#BOS
;
✅ Educated people about
@NearDC
governance, BOS, and active projects in the
#NEAR
ecosystem.
🪂 Jump in
🔎 Process for submitting proposals:
* Starting this month, paste your proposals into the Description area on the Proposal & Report Submission Form:
* Refer to the NDC Application Template to use the structure:
🔽
🎉
#NEARCON
is here!
🗣 There is an impressive lineup of speakers and attendees from top-tier companies, including Google and Fabric Ventures.
You can view the speakers at , and the schedule is live at
It's good to be back. Here's the TLDR 🧵 ↓
🎉 We resumed opps on on November 9, 2022
🔎 We have two core areas of focus eligible for funding: Content and Social Media
⛔ Marketing DAO funding for Education and Events remains on pause
A few things are no longer eligible 👇
Exciting News Alert!
Gear up for our one-of-a-kind "DON'T SAY SORRY" Contest kicking off on December 6th!
This time, let's break free from the ordinary and embrace the theme: "Don't Say Sorry."
#SheIsNear
#BOS
#ExpressWithoutSorry
⏭️
📝 Standard Requirements:
- Engage audience
- Demonstrate efforts to promote outside the ecosystem
- Mention of support from
#NEAR
- Include a compelling call to action
- Cross-collaborations
▶️ Check out the full description on NEAR governance forum:
6/
Hey
#NEAR
frens, if you're building on NEAR and need help or feedback on your
#marketing
strategy, I've added a few office hours spots.
Doesn't need to be related to an
@MarketingDAOers
application -- just want to help support community 🚀 DM me for the cal link
Continuous outreach to new audiences is pivotal for
@NearDC
's growth
Let's make it together!
👉 Marketing DAO February Funding BOS Full Proposal Process:
🗓️ Create original content to drive broad awareness of the topics from the Editorial Calendar:
📨 Reach out to us via Marketing DAO HUB on Telegram:
📋 Refer to the complete guidelines in the forum post:
💡 KPIs and metrics will be used to evaluate the performance:
• Accounts retention after 1/2/4/8 weeks
• Account acquisition cost
• Median number of dApps used by P95 accounts retained for 1+ week
• Number of accounts retained for 1+ week
• Social engagement score
🔽
We're proud to have supported the
@iindyverse
team and its recent adventure to
@sxsw
for SXSW Pitch '23 with
#NEAR
Community funds.
Are you a NEAR community member building something that more people need to know about? Funding guidelines in our bio 💫
Degens, your prayers have been answered...
Leverage your $NEKO token stack and earn INSANE farming yields via
@PembrockFi
In celebration of this EPIC partnership, we will
#giveaway
1MM $NEKO token to 5 lucky degens
All you need to do is...
Like + RT
Enter a leveraged $NEKO
📈 Timeline:
• 2nd - 7th of Jan: Applicants submit proposals
• 8th - 12th: Review and feedback by MDAO Councils
• 12th - 13th: Budget compilation and submission to the House of Merit
• 13th - 17th: HoM Review and Voting
• 17th - 23rd: CoA Review and Voting
🔽
3. Benefit from professional marketing support by the PR-agency, that MDAO has engaged with on Near
* MDAO BOS page 4 proposals:
** Any questions could be asked by reaching out to us through the TG group
#Marketing
#NEARProtocol
As part of our relaunch, we have updated assessment guidelines for NEAR Community fund marketing proposals.
Reach out if you have questions about the new process 👊
PoW Process:
✴️ Request to claim a bounty via Heroes platform by submitting:
- link to published content
- proof of metrics or goal
✴️ Once approved, payment will be issued.
5/ ⏬
🟢 20 Nov - HoM requests CoA to vote on-chain;
🟢 20-26 Nov – CoA review & vote;
🟢 Once CoA approves -> Trustees carry out the transaction,
🟢 KYC can be required for new applicants.
Read the detailed post on Gov.
#NEAR
forum:
2. "Proof of Work" bounties
Launching 16 content bounties for January, from Twitter spaces, threads, video podcasts, to articles on external platforms.
Whitelisted creators can claim rewards after producing content that meets specific metrics.
4/ ⏬
Reach out if you're seeking support for a high-growth, high-quality initiative that will help
#NEAR
reach 1B users.
Guidelines in our bio. DMs open. Working hard to build a great experience for the NEAR community. Reach out with questions!
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@NEARProtocol
in August
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