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Cardano impact project directory

Problem

Lack of awareness of Cardano4Good projects and lack of ease to locate them, in an open access database, with other blockchain4good projects.

Solution

Developing new users and project owner functionalities on the Positiveblockchain platform + inviting Cardano projects to claim their pages.

Total to date

This is the total amount allocated to Cardano impact project directory.

$8,500

Total funds requested

Distributed: $8,500

Remaining: $0

Complete

In progress

To be completed

884

Total votes cast

₳201M

Votes yes

₳7.25M

Votes no

About this idea

education open-source open-sourceuser-tools research sdg

[IMPACT]

The goal is to support the development of the Positiveblockchain platform in its quest to map the Blockchain for Good space, and bring the Cardano impact projects to the open access, database and platform.

This proposal seeks funding to support a project that will help bring projects from the Cardano ecosystem to the Positiveblockchain directory (creating verified and quality entries to the directory). This will expose the Cardano 4 Good ecosystem to a broader audience, and enable a myriad of opportunities, such as those that can come about from collaboration and cross fertilisation with other Blockchain for Good projects.

This proposal will also support development costs to integrate new features in the platform for the Cardano project owners (such as claiming and editing their project pages) so that we can ensure ownership and maintain up-to-date data on the directory.

Cardano and Sustainable ADA would be presented on the website as partners of Positiveblockchain and core data contributors.

The proposed solution will contain the following:

Add Cardano projects in the Positiveblockchain directory by collecting data and recording it (2000$)
Main data: project title, description, website, category, sub-category, technology used, consensus, year creation, SDGs, headquarter
Additional data (when available): organization type, implementation countries, social media, long description, founders, diversity & female founders, token name
Fund development costs of Positiveblockchain focusing on following features (4000$)
Claim Now functionality, User Account management, User Verification flow, User Dashboard screens, Project Edit functionality
Ensure onboarding of Cardano projects in the Positiveblockchain directory by active community management, reach-out, incentives or awards (2000$)

It is difficult to identify and follow the development of projects leveraging the Cardano technologies in the areas of social and environmental good, broadly speaking in the SDGs.

Positiveblockchain has already established since 2018 the largest, if not one of the largest, and highest quality directory of projects active in this area - 1200 entries and counting.

Positiveblockchain is trying to make its platform more user friendly with new features both for users and project owners.

The Cardano projects are not or not well identified/recorded and therefore not visible to broad audiences out there. It would be relevant as various ecosystem participants use the Positiveblockchain database for market or academic research, collaboration, benchmarking or funding, such as BlockchainforGood, Celo, blockchain4good alliance, Ethereum Foundation to name a few.

As Positiveblockchain is a directory of projects across multiple blockchain technologies and environments, the project will help foster visibility of Cardano to other players and enable more (crosschain) collaborations.

Difficulties to identify all Cardano impact projects -> use social media, communities, campaign approach to identify them.

Lack of developer resources at Positiveblockchain for a timely implementation of the developed features —> will source capacity in the Cardano4Climate and Cardano Collective for Impact Network.

[FEASIBILITY]

Add Cardano projects in the Positiveblockchain directory by collecting data and recording it: Week 1 - 6 (May June)
Fund development costs of Positiveblockchain: Week 6 - 20 (June - September)
Ensure onboarding of Cardano projects in the Positiveblockchain directory by active community management, outreach actitivities and support from partners, incentives or awards: Week 20 - 32 (September - December)

InputCardano projects into the Positiveblockchain directory by collecting data and recording it: 2500$
Fund development costs of Positiveblockchain: 4000$
Ensure onboarding of Cardano projects in the Positiveblockchain directory by active community management, reach-out, incentives or awards: 2000$

Team:

Positiveblockchain is a non-profit association exploring the potential of blockchain technologies for social and environmental impact through its open database, knowledge platform and global community. The mission of the association is to build the web of knowledge and support collaboration for technology and social impact enthusiasts looking to leverage blockchain technologies for the U.N. SDGs. Our database currently lists more than 1200 projects and startups using blockchain technologies for social impact. Projects are either crowd-sourced or identified and qualified by Positiveblockchain or its alliance partners comprising associations, universities or blockchain foundations. Positiveblockchain is a contributor-based non-profit association registered in Paris and active globally.

Cole Bartlett https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-bartlett

UNITE 2030 Youth Delegate, a recent graduate in Economics & Sustainability, Founder of Sustainable ADA, Contributor for Positiveblockchain, Blockchain & Sustainability Researcher, & Social Entrepreneur, Ecoquest Education Foundation - Sustainability Research, B Impact Clinic part of UNH's Changemaker Collaborative - Kikori, Sustainability Splash Program Organizer, Bronze UNH Sustainability Award Winner.

Razali Samsudin https://www.linkedin.com/in/razali-samsudin

Educator, Editor, Digital Economy, Blockchain & Sustainability Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Catalyst Proposal Mentor, Wada UN SDG and Education Coordinator, Co-Founder of Sustainable ADA, Contributor for Positiveblockchain & Catalyst School Core Member.

Lucas Zaehringer https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-zaehringer-65725145/

Tech & blockchain enthusiast, founder of Positiveblockchain.io, involved as product owner of the platform and directory. Lead Europe at Verity Tracking a blockchain based traceability solution for sustainability and carbon markets.

Jessica Nono https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-kamdem-nono-924b5172/

Blockchain developer and contributor at Positiveblockchain. Software engineer, embedded systems. Involved in community and open source projects in Western Africa. Designed the back-end and database architecture at Positiveblockchain

Paul Peschel https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulpeschel/

Impact driven software developer, climate & tech enthusiast. Developed the first version of Positiveblockchain’s platform. Involved in back-end and front-end work.

Cardano4Climate (C4C) community includes over 200 members and growing. C4C is organising weekly meetups and monthly events and collaborating with multiple impact communities (i.e. climateneutralcardano.org), companies (i.e. Veritree, Cardashift) and the Cardano companies (IOG, Emurgo, Cardano Foundation).

Sustainable ADA team is focusing on educational services, research and communication of impact projects on the Cardano blockchain, spreading the word of the work and impact of the Cardano ecosystem.

[AUDITABILITY]

The project is very easily auditable with the following indicators linked to the 3 items of the proposed listed above:

Add Cardano projects to PB:
Number of projects added to PB
Number of data fields on average per project
Fund development costs of Positiveblockchain
Availability of listed features end of October 2022
Ensure onboarding of Cardano projects:
Number of claimed projects by Cardano project owners on PB

Progress reports and reviews will be made publicly accessible in a Google folder.

50 projects identified and listed on the PB platform
PB platform features implemented
40% of project owners having claimed their project page on PB

This is a new proposal but is aligned with previous proposals that are concerned with sustainability and impact:

Add SDG ratings to proposals - AIM F6: Partnerships for Global Adoption

https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/367569

Research in Applying Frameworks-AIM, F6: Partnerships for Global Adoption

https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/369294

Global Sustainable Stories/Usecases F6: Grow Africa, Grow Cardano

https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/369883

Proposal Framework Tool - AIM F6: DLT Entrepreneurship Toolbox

https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/369300

Proposal Framework Tool - AIM F7: Open Source Developer Ecosystem

https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/383692

SDG Rating

SDG goals:

Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

#proposertoolsdgs

Monthly report

NB: Monthly reporting was deprecated from January 2024 and replaced fully by the Milestones Program framework. Learn more here

April 21, 2023 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Summary

The first phase of the integration has taken place and we will be moving shortly on to phase two. During the first phase, the development Andrew has taken on are… Phase 1: - Use Retool as a way to standardize/improve the administration part of your workflow - Create a NestJS server on AWS to manage the import processing, run any additional scripts, and provide a fully controlled API layer During the next phase, the developer plans to do: Phase 2: - Create a Vercel/NextJS app that will replace the project pages and pull the data directly from the API, including the search/filtering functionality for users. “If we keep everything to an MVP-level implementation, I can do it within your budget.” Value explanation: Retool is highly customizable and works directly with GSheets. This will allow you to continue to use GSheets the way that you've been, but also create a standardized way to interact/edit your data instead of editing the GSheets directly. Will include import/export UI and has the potential for an advanced visualization UI and custom forms/editing. A separate server will provide a way to import data to the GSheet DB, with the added benefit of being able to standardize/clean/add details to the data before it gets added and offer a standardized API for data consumption Vercel/NextJS provides a powerful stack to create static and dynamic webpages from the API, allowing the website to always be up to date with the latest data and reducing your dependency on Wordpress. The new search page has the possibility to be much more powerful. New workflow: Since the GSheet will still be your database, you will have ultimate control over your workflow. However, I recommend a new workflow that would be: User uploads data whenever they want via CSV drop (bulk or single) PB volunteer periodically checks the Retool app for "unverified" or "draft" data, verifying/updating/deleting as needed. Any project that you don't want to be public can just be a "draft" And that's it :) All verified/public data will be available through the API or exportable through the Retool App.

Evidence

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mdJ2s0H4H9JrDr1rqZiUaZRmrkqAcNCX/edit

Explanation

The link is an overview of the work that has been done for the web integration. Included are photos and visuals of the new design and the PB Web Revamp.

March 19, 2023 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Summary

We have paid the developer who has started the new web integration and is working on the development of the new PB database. Where projects and teams will be able to claim their projects and add updates to their business activities. Which will help keep the database more up-to-date and provide more accurate data to the PB community. This will also help us integrate more Cardano projects and have teams claim their projects so they can get more exposure in this cross-chain Positive Impact database of projects.

Evidence

https://cardanoscan.io/transaction/6f9920691de1b858a0466e5ffe40b1c4e51b1852cd074f2fcb518bdf42b6119c

Explanation

Attached is the transaction ID of the ADA sent to the developer for the new web integration.

January 21, 2023 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Evidence

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uPscqTEVmAeyGtMpCp0qMlmT9LbgcxY8 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zxy39ZUhaLGBDJedUXhxdAxDzRXgb35w https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oWut3eaD0vPU8es2up9Qpm9GHYnIauVR

Summary

We moved the project back so we can better evaluate the option and work with INATBA to help with the Web integrations. We also have been adding to the Cardano Impact directory and helping integrate more projects into the PB database. We plan to have a better update this next month as we are waiting for our partners, and supporting groups.

December 20, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

November 23, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Summary

We are going to be moving the project back a few months as we had a hard time finding developers to support our revamp of the PB database. We will be working with INATBA to help carry out this work and create a new revamp of the database.

Evidence

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g7PmjYSEySZHV7a2_vfbDNjhp_BpX2NI6QwoOgwPwZc/edit?usp=sharing

Explanation

This is a slide deck on the new revamp of the PB database and where our inspiration has come from and the plan going forward to add more value to the research and work at PositiveBlockchains.io

October 24, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Evidence

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1F3PgHf8Q-Run-YY-QMlTMIFTkUt0F2dO

Summary

We also have been looking for developers and the right people to take on the next steps of the project. This has been a little harder than expected and we now have all of the PB contributors helping spread the message through their individual networks. We plan to continue to onboard more projects onto the PB database from the Cardano community and

September 23, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Evidence

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eN27JB--ooGksKryFZ1Qvg83WYgdLv3g https://drive.google.com/open?id=1I4ReBCUArRDGIaHF3qDewAYNxbiUZCCE https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-6vBguQ4PUGd2Pzs7F_IvaRUHupd4QQH

Summary

We have finalized our first edition of adding Cardano projects to the Positive Blockchain Database. We also have been looking for developers and the right people to take on the next steps of the project. We also plan to continue to add more projects to the PB directory. We also have hosted an in-person Principles for blockchain 4 good class to continue to discuss how these different ideas should be defined.

August 25, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Evidence

https://drive.google.com/open?id=16TJsrPfN06rgl0fy3ZVP4Bdr7rdikmcX https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AC980q_OsAUcB4ZtNqrhqU3zryqdm5BX

Summary

We have started to migrate the last version of the Cardano impact projects database to the new PB database so migrating our projects can happen with ease. We are almost at our goal of onboarding the project onto the PB database. We just need to add them in the next integration of PB to make these changes live.

August 9, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: -

Evidence

https://drive.google.com/open?id=12MxPvvmVq0OqZqm2t63NlLQxRdVFUdSo https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HCAKJxjO_FP9bsN-GRwWNCfuI3yr75zh

Summary

We are on track to port over the first Cardano projects that are building in the Cardano #Blockchain4Good ecosystem into the open access database of Positive Blockchain. The DB new integration ran into a couple issues with will allow us to add more to the next release of the PB database.

June 22, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: 12/31/2022

June 14, 2022 Progress report

Status:

On track: No

Estimated completion date: 12/31/2022

Team

Positiveblockchain and Sustainable ADA are already involved in a research project working on a sub-set of 500 projects already in the Positiveblockchain database, together with the French University Paris Dauphine.

Raz

cole.vt

lucas.zaehringer

Sustainable ADA

Website:https://positiveblockchain.io/datasignup/

All funds

Cardano impact project directory

Problem

Solution

Total to date

About this idea

[IMPACT]

[FEASIBILITY]

[AUDITABILITY]

SDG Rating

Monthly report

April 21, 2023 Progress report

March 19, 2023 Progress report

January 21, 2023 Progress report

December 20, 2022 Progress report

November 23, 2022 Progress report

October 24, 2022 Progress report

September 23, 2022 Progress report

August 25, 2022 Progress report

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June 22, 2022 Progress report

June 14, 2022 Progress report

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