Dashboard of Impact Tools

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

For this proposal we will synthesize available tools in the Cardano ecosystem that can be used by high impact projects in a dashboard. We will make it easy to learn and understand what the tool can be used for and how to start using it.

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The tools we will showcase involve the following categories:

• Investing
• Recruiting
• Marketing
• Fundraising
• Token Creation
• Token Gating
• DAO Analytics
• Governance and Voting
• Treasury Management
• Knowledge Management
• Community Management
• and more if we find applicable tools :)

[IMPACT] Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.

This proposal will help impact projects discover innovative ways for impact-oriented projects to create financial value out of their impact generation, notably by issuing impact tokens by educating and informing the ecosystem of tools they can use to increase transparency and traceability on the impact generated by a specific project. 

[IMPACT] What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?

We know that this proposal is feasible, but the main risk of making it worth while is finding enough tools that are verified to be useful and secure for impact projects to use.

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed plan, including timeline and key milestones for delivering your proposal.

Our team is working to build Clarity DAO infrastructure (https://cardano.ideascale.com/c/idea/414257). The majority of our team is focused on blockchain development for this infrastructure, but we have team members that see the value in this proposal and have time to dedicate to building it out. I have detailed these individuals in the team section.

Month 1:

Create wireframe in Figma

Research and sourcing of existing tools impact projects can leverage

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Month 2:

Turn wireframe into interactive website

Research and sourcing of existing tools impact projects can leverage

Compile research and create informative/educational pages for each tool

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Month 3:

Beta testing with users and iterations

Compile research and create informative/educational pages for each tool

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Month 4: Full release of Website

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown.

$30,000 TOTAL

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$60 /HR

500 Hours Total

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Research and sourcing of existing tools impact projects can leverage

100 Hours

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Create wireframe in Figma

100 Hours

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Compile research and create informative/educational pages for each tool

100 Hours

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Turn wireframe into interactive website

150 Hours

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Beta testing with users and iterations

50 Hours

[FEASIBILITY] Please provide details of the people who will work on the project.

Ben Hart: Ben Hart has been working across the software industry for 10 years as a manager and developer, and is the Director of Cardano Operations at MLabs. His past work has included bringing many software projects to market. He has worked across multiple blockchains, as well as in traditional finance applications.

Logan Panchot: Logan is a recent graduate at Stanford University and has been part of the Catalyst community since fund4. Logan is a deep believer in the potential of decentralized organizations to create a better world. At Clarity, Logan is responsible for business operations, community growth, and client adoption. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-panchot/)

Justin Schreiner: Justin has a background in Computer Science and is a Plutus Pioneer. At Clarity, Justin is responsible for business operations, talking with users, and implementing improvements to the platform. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinschreiner/)

Kevin Ma: is a designer and developer who’s inspired to make tech accessible to everyone. He is has experience with web development and has a passion for creating accessible and smooth UXs.

[FEASIBILITY] If you are funded, will you return to Catalyst in a later round for further funding? Please explain why / why not.

No, this project can be completed with the budget communicated.

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or any member of your team working on any other proposals in this Fund9?

[FEASIBILITY] Are you or your team working on any other proposals from previous Funds?

[AUDITABILITY] Please describe what you will measure to track your project's progress, and how will you measure these?

We will measure:

• The number of tools that we verify as useful for impact projects to use.
• The number of projects that utilize the website to source tools useful to them.
• The number of interviews/beta tests we have with impact projects to understand the solutions they are looking for.

[AUDITABILITY] What does success for this project look like?

The number of tools that we verify as useful for impact projects to use.

Goal at launch: 15 Cardano native tools documented and explained

Goal for growth: We are aiming to add 3 tools per month after launch

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The number of projects that utilize the website to source tools useful to them.

Goal: 20 projects at launch

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The number of interviews/beta tests we have with impact projects to understand the solutions they are looking for.

Goal: 30 interviews and beta testing

[AUDITABILITY] Please provide information on whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project in Catalyst or an entirely new one.

N/A