Introduction
GM Push Fam, 2024 has been a monumental year for Push DAO! We are slowly but surely moving toward the goal of progressive decentralization, with Push Nodes slated for later this year, we have gotten together as contributors and decided to upgrade Push DAO too. We have been hard at work fine-tuning Push DAO to become the Decentralized Autonomous Organization it was envisioned to be. To further realize this vision, we will upgrade the rails on which the DAO operates through our new DAO framework 'Push DAO V2'.
Push DAO V2 intends to introduce multiple programs for contributors and builders to participate in the DAO, it will make every aspect of Push DAO easier to navigate, and for the first time, a DAO council to direct and execute the vision of the DAO.
This council is akin to the delegates responsible for the DAO's 3, 6, and 12 month KPIs that aim to grow the DAO and Push Protocol itself.
Motivation
While Push DAO has been in existence for some time, we are planning to take Push DAO to the next level. This will be done as mentioned above, by launching multiple DAO programs throughout the year. We have already been hard at work setting up the Push Grants Program v3 and the Business Development SubDAO. The goal of these programs is to 'Push 😉' the growth of the Push Ecosystem by leveraging a decentralized network of contributors. Some of our goals for the year include securing partnerships and integrations, op-eds with industry-leading publications, publishing new content (newsletters, blog posts, podcasts), growing the Push DAO following on our socials, increasing our contributor base, and much more.
To achieve these goals, however, the DAO will need an all-star team to direct and execute the vision for Push DAO V2.
Therefore, we are proposing a Push DAO Council which will be directly responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the DAO for the next 12 months (May 2024 - May 2025). The Push DAO Council will be composed of 5 contributors from Push DAO, who have shown a passion for developing the success of Push DAO.
Specification
The DAO Council will play an important role in shaping the direction of Push DAO for the next 12 months. Below we will highlight who the DAO Council members are and their roles and responsibilities within the DAO. Each member will be directly responsible for a different vertical in the DAO, and ensuring success in their vertical. In the spirit of collaboration, however, all of the 5 members will assist each other in all aspects of running the DAO.
DAO Council
Push Governance Lead - Ian
This role includes managing DAO governance structures, treasury, and budgeting, Push token listings, and setting DAO KPIs. This also means he is the final sign-off on any transactions proposed. The Push Governance Lead is also the Liaison to the Push Foundation. Furthermore, the governance lead, when asked to speak at tier-one events with strategic fit for the DAO and the Foundation, is compensated to do so. This includes Consensus, MCON, and Devcon, all agreed upon by the DAO and the Foundation. All in all, the Governance Lead also acts as the chief comms officer for the DAO, speaking for it at events when he is asked to do so. All leads are empowered to do the same both when asked to do so and when the council votes to apply to an event. Finally, the Governance Lead is the final eye on all alignment related to KPIs since he has to report on performance to the Foundation.
Push DAO Operations Lead - Sixty
This role includes managing and staying on top of DAO and SubDAO Operations. Ensuring the DAO is operating efficiently, and SubDAOs are aligned with the greater DAO. The Operations Lead, together with Governance Lead, is also a final reviewer of all transactions before they are made. He helps to ensure, as well, that Push Grants does not scale beyond the capability of the Push DAO budget, on a monthly, quarterly, six-month, and yearly basis. The Ops Lead ensures the council is coordinated for meetings, votes, and priorities. Finally, as with all leads, when asked to attend events by the DAO, the Foundation, the organizers, or all of the above, he is compensated for doing so.
Push Ecosystem Lead - Carla
This role will be responsible for managing Push Ecosystem partners and will be the liaison for all the Push Ambassador programs. The Ecosystem Lead is also responsible for educational initiatives and Push ecosystem events. The Ecosystem Lead improves onboarding through Push Grant and Push Ambassador application forms and portals as well as through community feedback. She also leads all Spanish-language initiatives, together with the Marketing Lead. The Ecosystem Lead is also responsible for proposing and coordinating new programs to grow the DAO, primarily on a team with the Growth and Marketing Leads. Finally, as with all leads, when asked to attend events by the DAO, the Foundation, the organizers, or all of the above, she is compensated for doing so.
Push Growth Lead - Chris
This role will be responsible for growing the Push DAO and the Push contributor base, through participation in SubDAOs and curating onboarding activities. The Growth Lead is also responsible, together with the Ecosystem Lead for partnerships including student-level developer involvement in Push Protocol and Push DAO. Additionally, he drives programs with the end-goal of increasing both developer and contributor involvement as well as the overall awareness of the DAO. Finally, as with all leads, when asked to attend events by the DAO, the Foundation, the organizers, or all of the above, he is compensated for doing so.
Push Marketing Lead - René
This role will be responsible for coordinating marketing activities for Push DAO and managing all the Push DAO Social accounts and the Push DAO content calendar. The Marketing Lead assists the Growth and Ecosystem Lead, with equal standing on all educational-related programs and programs related to increasing the awareness and authority of the DAO. The Marketing Lead is responsible for social-related growth and overall growth in contributors, developers and integrations-related leads as a result of marketing efforts within the DAO. Finally, as with all leads, when asked to attend events by the DAO, the Foundation, the organizers, or all of the above, he is compensated for doing so.
Governance
The DAO Council will lead the way in governing the DAO, this will include transparent block voting with the community, the system which we will explain below:
The DAO Council will vote using a single wallet, with enough voting power to always ensure a quorum is met.
The DAO Council will vote in public on each proposal that requests a snapshot vote, each member will have a single vote and the majority (3/5) will decide the outcome of the vote.
The DAO Council will always share how each member votes, and why they are voting a certain way, before the end of the voting period, after which the council wallet will vote.
The DAO council will also consider the proposal temp check in their final voting decision, with the temperature check adding 2 extra votes, making it a (5/7).
The DAO Council will act as independent delegates to any Push community members looking to delegate Push.
Events
All members of the council can eventually be sent to events and compensated for doing so.
All Leads
All leads are already empowered to speak for the DAO. When an event surfaces that requires a lead's attendance, the first question will be: which lead is closer in geographic proximity?
For more on “all leads” participating in events and being compensated for doing so, see the full post on the Forum, which is formalized as to be followed by the DAO via this vote.
The Governance Lead
The Governance Lead acts as a Chief Comms Officer and the Primary speaker when said events call for not just the DAO, but the Protocol(the Foundation) to speak on topics and in situations where it requires him to be empowered to do so by both.
This includes but is not limited to cases where the Founders of Push Protocol are asked to speak but cannot attend and cases where he is expressly asked to speak by the event's organizers or those of a side event.
Any question as to the Governance Lead's involvement in and compensation for his involvement in said events should refer to this rationale and the fact that he has been empowered by the DAO and the Foundation to speak for both, publicly, from day one.
As of today, May 2nd, 2024, the governance lead was asked by Consensus 2024’s organizers to attend and speak and will be compensated $2000 in PUSH in 3 payments, all completed before his attendance, which begins on May 28th.
Other Leads and Events
Carla, the ecosystem lead will be compensated if she is available and confirmed to attend Ethereum Uruguay. Once that partnership is finalized, that amount will be determined. All other DAO Council members will receive compensation when participating in events, following the conditions laid out in the full proposal on the forum. Every DAO Council member follows the same process and conditions mentioned in this respect.
KPIs
The Leads are responsible for growing Push DAO's awareness and authority as well as for driving more contributors to Push DAO, driving more qualified integrations related leads to Push DAO, and driving more developers to Push Protocol through the DAO's programs.
See here for a detailed breakdown of KPIs.
The Council Wallet
0x1fdac7887A701609bcFb9188f5912EC59bDb33BE
The above is the DAO Council wallet. Any vote made with it and the 1.4 million PUSH delegated to it formally represents the interest and consensus of the entire council and by extent, the interests and consensus of the DAO itself.
This vote signifies the formal agreement of the council that this is the case for May 1 2024 to May 1 2025, at which point this point can be re-evaluated.
Voting
FOR: Enstate a DAO Council for the next 12 months
AGAINST: Do Not Enstate a DAO Council for the next 12 months
