Latam Cardano Community Operations

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Ezequiel Marclé Montenegro

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Not Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

6

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Thanks to our community, LATAM now has an adequate and frictionless way to collaborate, we need to scale our reach so we can continue to push adoption and LATAM contributions further.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

No Dependencies

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

Project will be fully open source

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

Our PURPOSE

LATAM Cardano Community is a decentralized alliance that inspire and empowers individuals, organizations, initiatives and governments with interest in Latin América, to foster collaboration and to expand the adoption of Cardano to facilitate its impact in and from the region to the world.

LATAM TownHall

The LATAM TownHall is a central activity of recurring sessions, performed in our own languages, Spanish and Portuguese, where people can collaborate, present, share and discuss ideas and projects. Every week we present different topics, and foster people's own choice for discussion or activities, facilitating the grow and expansion of the community.

Some characteristics of our TownHalls are:

• Bi-Weekly moderated Zoom events with diverse content and diverse assistance.
• Bi-Weekly Twitter spaces to reach a different type of audience.
• Well known community moderators who facilitate and guarantee high quality conversations.
• A place for the reunion of as many LATAM communities as possible, being able to speak their own language and express their own culture.
• A different experience, a learning environment with an innovative mindset and decentralization in Cardano as its core.

All these events are documented and recorded, to maximize reach and to build trust and transparency. You can have access to the previous ones in our youtube channel.

After more than 70 TownHalls produced, with more than 60 speakers, a Top audience on a single event of 77 people the LATAM TH has proven that it can deliver on its promises. We also held three LATAM Ideafest (F7, F8 and F9) almost 100 proposals being presented in Spanish and Portuguese and recorded for their promotion. We have started also alternating the TownHall in zoom with Twitter Spaces, having held more than 20.

We have also produced the FUNdFest events, to celebrate and promote the Catalyst F9 and F10 funds, aiming to reach new people outside Cardano, teaching how to become a proposer and what is Cardano and Catalyst and even offering an NFT as a prize for attendance, minting 49 NFTs and facilitating the creation of nearly 30 new Cardano Wallets.

We support the Catalyst process, by teaching, translating and coaching people to present their projects into this amazing Fund, so more people in LATAM can participate and generate value to enlarge our ecosystem and use case.

Latam X Spaces

Every 15 days, we host an X space, in order to allow our community to have a different format to interact, learn and collaborate. These spaces have proven that a different set of people attend, than the ones who attend the TownHall.

We have made more than 20 X Spaces so far.

Cardano Voltaire era - CIP1694 Workshops

As we collectively embarked on the dawn of the Voltaire era, announced in November 2022, our vibrant community of Cardano stands at the threshold of an era-defining initiative.

Latam Cardano Community, hold a steadfast resolve to be an integral part of this pioneering venture – the establishment of the world's first Decentralized Government on a Blockchain.

In a decentralized government, success lies inherently in inclusion, diversity, and the harmonious symphony of a myriad of voices, minds, and cultures. Recognizing this, we took it upon ourselves to bridge this gap, sparking an initiative to engage as many voices as possible from Latin America.

We sent out a call to the entire region, and the response was an inspiring affirmation of the Latam spirit, when pioneers from eleven vibrant cities in our region responded: from BuenosAires' bustling avenues to Mexico City's ancient charm, Caracas' tropical fervor to Bogota's highland allure, La Cumbre's tranquility and Manizales' verdant beauty to Tlaxcala's cultural heritage, Puerto Madryn's coastal charm to Santiago's historic majesty, La Plata's eclectic appeal to Sao Paulo's metropolitan dynamism. 

137 people participated into those workshops, from beginners to the Blockchain and the Cardano Ecosystem, to long time veterans, from teachers to engineers. All willing to contribute, collaborate and be protagonists of these historical times.

In June 2023, we brought together a remarkable delegation: one representative from each city, culminating in a Pan Latam workshop in the enchanting setting of Punta del Este,Uruguay.

The goal was to draft our collective wisdom, our unique perspectives, and our shared aspirations into a comprehensive document, penned in English, and ready to contribute to the global conversation, representing the region. 

The fruits of our labor, were captured in a document that was sent to the CIP1694 Github and also presented to the CIP Workshop global organizers. 

PAN-LATAM CIP-1649 WORKSHOP-FinalV07042023.pdf

After that, 7 of us have attended the Edinburgh CIP1694 Workshops, were we have received a lot of appraisal by the other participants for the process we have followed and the contributions that we made.

It is also important to keep in mind the level of commitment of our community and the impact of our participation in the CIP1694 workshop process, since it was from the Cardano Latam community that some innovative ideas were taken, such as the MVG (Minimun Viable Government). 

We are actively participating in the CIP1694 and Intersect enablement of the Cardano Decentralized Government aiming to contribute with many workshops in LATAM, many dReps and to have a key role in helping organize the Cardano Constitutional Convention in Buenos Aires by Q4 2024.

We have also being able to attend Rare Evo and NFTxLV in person and have unique interviews with Charles Hoskinson, Tamara Hassen and Carlos Vargas from IOG.

The first two parts of those interviews were published in our youtube channel, with translations made in English, Spanish and Portuguese so we are able to reach a larger audience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OaERT1Fhes&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtT-kJIUkdo&feature=youtu.be

and we plan to continue that.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

With the approval and support of the global community, we plan to continue this community building, continue to create better content in Spanish for more members can be onboarded to Cardano and Catalyst, get more engaged to decide on specific matters, and gets easier to follow and audit the treasury spending and keep growing our reach to new heights. This will help us maintain our regular spaces (zoom and twitter spaces, as well as workshops and events organization and participation) and continue to look for improved and more ways to help to articulate LATAM talent into the global ecosystem and bring more opportunities to our people in the region. Our goal is to take Cardano to every corner of LATAM and continue generating synergy in this community that keeps growing. 

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

The core team of the Latam Cardano Community, has now more than two years of demonstrated valuable contributions both to the wider global cardano community and to the Latin American ecosystem. Our capabilities range from event organization to community engagement, from decentralized governance to translation to local languages, from helping people to create and present their projects to actively promoting them in order for the world to learn about the LATAM opportunity. Our members are deeply conected to Cardano playing key roles such as ambassadors, Intersect Committes and work groups, core development, DeFi and NFT projects and cardano specific news media outlets.

[Project Milestones] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Outputs:

• Deliver 4 LATAM TownHalls (two in March, two in April)
• Deliver 4 Twitter Spaces (two in March, two in April)
• Translation of Catalyst materials to Spanish and Portuguese onboard projects and reviewers during the TownHalls and Spaces made during this two months. 

The Acceptance criteria for each of the deliverables set will be as follows:

• For the TownHalls the acceptance criteria is that the each of the 4 TownHalls included in this milestone are effectively promoted and hosted live in Zoom and it is streamed live and recorded in the Latam Cardano Youtube channel (url of the channel provided at the evidence section)
• For the Twitter Spaces the acceptance criteria is that the 4 spaces were effectively promoted and delivered live at X platform of the community (latamcardano) and recorded in that platform.
• The acceptance criteria for the Catalyst translation of materials to Spanish or Portuguese, is that each step of the Catalyst cycle was explained in Spanish/Portuguese at either any of the August/September TownHalls and/or Spaces so the community was able to understand the process and when/how to participate in the different Catalyst stages. 

Our Second milestone is composed of the following outputs :

• Deliver 4 LATAM TownHalls (two in May, two in June)
• Deliver 4 Twitter Spaces (two in May, two in June)
• Latam Fund12 Ideafest, delivered
• Translation of Catalyst materials to Spanish and Portuguese onboard projects and reviewers during the TownHalls and Spaces made during this two months. 

The Acceptance criteria for each of the deliverables of this second milestone set will be as follows:

• For the TownHalls the acceptance criteria is that the each of the 4 TownHalls included in this milestone are effectively promoted and hosted live in Zoom and they are streamed live and recorded in the Latam Cardano Youtube channel (url of the channel provided at the evidence section)
• For the Twitter Spaces the acceptance criteria is that the 4 spaces are effectively promoted and delivered live at X platform on the community account (latamcardano) and recorded in that platform.
• For the F12 Latam IdeaFest the acceptance criteria is that the Latam F10 Ideafest was promoted, projects were able to register thru the provided form, the ideafest was held live on Zoom and each project pitch was recorded and published in the LATAM Cardano Community Youtube channel (url of the channel provided at the evidence section)
• The acceptance criteria for the Catalyst translation of materials to Spanish or Portuguese, is that each step of the Catalyst cycle was explained in Spanish/Portuguese at either any of the August/September TownHalls and/or Spaces so the community was able to understand the process and when/how to participate in the different Catalyst stages. 
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Outputs:

• Deliver 4 LATAM TownHalls (two in July, two in August)
• Deliver 4 Twitter Spaces (two in July, two in August)
• Translation of Catalyst materials to Spanish and Portuguese onboard projects and reviewers during the TownHalls and Spaces made during this two months. 

The Acceptance criteria for each of the deliverables set will be as follows:

• For the TownHalls the acceptance criteria is that the each of the 4 TownHalls included in this milestone are effectively promoted and hosted live in Zoom and it is streamed live and recorded in the Latam Cardano Youtube channel (url of the channel provided at the evidence section)
• For the Twitter Spaces the acceptance criteria is that the 4 spaces were effectively promoted and delivered live at X platform of the community (latamcardano) and recorded in that platform.
• The acceptance criteria for the Catalyst translation of materials to Spanish or Portuguese, is that each step of the Catalyst cycle was explained in Spanish/Portuguese at either any of the August/September TownHalls and/or Spaces so the community was able to understand the process and when/how to participate in the different Catalyst stages. 

Outputs:

• Project Closeout Report with all the 12 TownHalls, 12 X Spaces and the F12 Ideafest documented and all the recording links provided. 
• Project Closeout Video (of what was done and achieved is created and published, so it can be referenced and consulted by the reviewers, the catalyst team and anyone in the community.) 
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Acceptance Criteria

• Project Closeout Report is submitted . 
• Project Closeout video is delivered in our OneDrive and/ or LatamCardano Youtube channel.

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

LATAM Cardano Community core team will help to set up the operations program.

Which will be coordinated by a full time dedicated team member:

Ezequiel Marclé Montenegro - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emarcle/

He has experience as a translator coordinator in the Community Translator Team and has more than two years of experience in the community, assisting and collaborating with the Core Team. He is an Accountant as a background formation, with specialization in web3 and DAO management. 

Other functional areas such as Marketing and Community managers of the organization will provide support.

LATAM Cardano Community core team will help to set up the program and appoint the 3 staffs, as we have the experience and contacts to be able to do it on time and with high quality results

Among our core team we can cite:

Alex Pestchanker (Mentor, Host and Speaker, Funded Proposer and PA in F6, 7, 8 and 9, vPA in F7, F8 and F9, Challenge Team member for F7 Grow Latam, Grow Cardano, Funded Proposer subcircle member. Organizer of Buenos Aires CIP1694 Workshop, Organizer of Pan Latam Workshop, Rep at Edinburgh global workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/apestchanker/

Lucas Macchiavelli (Funded Proposer in F7, F8 and F9, PA in F8 and F9, Cardano Ambassador, Swarm contributor,Organizer of Buenos Aires CIP1694 Workshop, Organizer of Pan Latam Workshop, Rep at Edinburgh global workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmacchiavelli/

Jaime Andres Posada: (Latino Stake Pool operator, PA in F8 and F9, Organizer of Bogotá CIP1694 Workshop, Organizer of Pan Latam Workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnmrtnz/

Mauro Andreoli (Cardano Ambassador, European Cardano Community co founder, Organizer of La Plata CIP1694 Workshop, Organizer of Pan Latam Workshop, Rep at Edinburgh global workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauro-agust%C3%ADn-andreoli-7b58621a0/

Juanita Jaramillo R (CoFounder Cardano Fem, Collaborator Cardano 4 Climate, Organizer of Bogotá and Manizales CIP1694 Workshops, Organizer of Pan Latam Workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanita-jaramillo-rivillas-6009534b/

Jose Miguel Gamboa (Challenge Team Lead, PA in F7, F8 and F9, Organizaer Bogotá CIP1694 Workshop, rep at Pan Latam Workshop, rep at Edinburgh global workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-miguel-de-gamboa/

Otavio Lima (CoFounder Cardano Feed, PA in F7, F8 and F9, Funded proposer, Organizer of SP Brazil CIP 1694 Workshop, Rep at Pan Latam Workshop, Rep at Edinburgh Global Workshop)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/otavioaclima/

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

The impact the LATAM Cardano Community is bringing to the Cardano ecosystem is very difficult to measure in hard metrics, as we are creating impact at many levels and areas.

We have been funded in F10 and we are delivering on our promise and more, as it can be seen in our monthly reports and our Milestones

https://projectcatalyst.io/funds/10/f10-daos-less3-cardano/latam-cardano-community-operations-dao-infrastructure-for-a-wide-purpose

We are requesting this new proposal, as if our project gets approved and funded, we will receive our first disbursement for F11 in March 2024, so it will not conflcts with our current F10 proposal that ends in February.

As per our previous experience, and the demonstrated outcomes, we have validated, prorated and determined that the cost for each event we do has an average of ADA 3879, covering following activities:

• Payment of different tools: Discord, Zoom, Office 365 accounts (4).
• Creation, publication and maintenance of the LATAM website.
• Content generation for promotions, paying as a service for Illustrators & Designers.
• Hosting and Organization of each event.
• Marketing and communication of each event topic and activity.
• Document every single activity of the Community for transparency.
• Social Channels management and moderation.
• CIP1694 follow up and engagement.
• Intersect MBO startup participation to make it start as inclusive and diverse as possible.
• Minimum Viable Constitution work to generate a process to start discussing it.

So in 6 months we will be hosting 24 events, for a total of ADA 93.105

We will need this budget to be spent in 6 payments of ADA 15.517,5 so we can keep up with the costs.

We opted to use this form of costing, that our range of activities are very diverse and it is very difficult to get a detailed cost for each one, as we have a lot of volunteering work, a very changing agenda and a growing and needy community. So we need to focus our efforts on keeping the community spaces we have generated open and engaging, while we continue working with new activities and challenges to articulate the LATAM talent at the global level while also bringing the Cardano opportunity to the region.

Again, with the trust and support from the community, our contributions will keep growing and innovating to bring more people and brains into the Cardano fam, driving more inclusion and diversity which is a key cornerstone to generate the next stage in humans organization and sustainability

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

It is very hard to measure the impact of a community such as the LATAM Cardano Community, specially in hard metrics, but if we take a look about the amount of people and projects we interact, both at he regional level, as well as with the rest of the global community, we will be able to understand the type and quality of impact this community has brought to Cardano.

The level of feedbacks and insights we have generated. The growing number of projects in LATAM that are generating impact on their specific purpose and niche.

We can certainly conclude that the community is creating a very high impact for the value for money we have received and are requesting, if we can look at the numbers from the TownHalls, The Twitter Spaces, the amount of projects that were able to emerge from the community, and all this in a Bear Market and without funding.

The opportunity is here and we have the passion and the resiliency to go for it, if the global community support us we will deliver, as we have been doing from the last year and a half.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund Rules and also that data in the submission form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept