We’re back for Season 6! DAO Ops is committed to facilitating the operational needs of our contributor base and our DAO.
DAO Ops is a multi-faceted team handling critical operations such as:
- Payroll & Equity Distribution
- HR Support
- Onboarding/Offboarding
- Conflict Resolution
- Workplace Wellness
- Treasury Management
- Praise Rewards
- Clockify & WG Budget Tracking
This proposal will cover a retrospective of what we accomplished in Season 5 (October 1st - December 31st) and what we have planned for the coming Season 6 (January 1st - April 30th)
Season 5 Retrospective
Deliverables Update
| Deliverable | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Host End of Year Galaxy Trivia games | DONE!  |
Hosted the annual year-end virtual gathering with around 43 participants. |
| Active Experimentation with Contributor “Hang-outs” | DONE! |
We had monthly social co-working calls for Giveth Galaxy members, one “ MGFA” (Make Giveth Fun Again) event during early December. Reception of MGFA was good, looking to improve attendance going forward. Activity times were time-boxed very well. We hope to hold more activities at least monthly going into Season 6 |
| Manage Giveth Buddy System | SUCCESS! |
The buddy review system around the Giveth Galaxy is continuously being implemented. We were able to facilitate 9 buddy review calls for this quarter. |
| HR Contributor support | DONE! |
Provided day-to-day support for contributors, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring smooth operations. This included managing document requests, access needs, as well as serving as a communication bridge between teams. We monitored and addressed concerns, and shared important updates to keep everyone informed and aligned, fostering efficiency and productivity. |
| Leadership Review Internal Retrospective | DONE, COULD HAVE GONE BETTER  |
We did internal retrospective, followed with Feedback collection from the DAO (low success, only 5 responses), after that we created an updated checklist for future rounds. |
| Create a contributor data base with the “Manual of Me” methodology | NEARLY COMPLETE  |
Almost complete, waiting for 1 contributor to fill out the forms. |
| Continue Praise Quantification and rewards distribution | SUCCESS! |
We were able to catch up with rounds 44, 45, and 46 this season. We distributed a total of 135,797.33 GIV for the period of July to September 2024. We continue to distribute monthly praises, with rounds 47 (October) and 48 (November) currently ongoing. We proposed changes to distribute more GIV per month as rewards by lowering the praise “ceiling” and increasing the rewards given to quantifiers by 400-500%. |
| Treasury Management | BLOCKED  |
We managed… to spend all of our Treasury  . As a result there wasn’t much management happening.Unfortunately, we had to cash out all of our ETH before the bull run began in earnest. Most inflows of assets (Fundraising wins mostly) have outflowed within 1 month to continue paying contributor salaries and operational costs. |
| Centralized Accounting, Payroll & Equity Distribution | DONE! |
We paid salaries (reimbursing Griff) in GIV tokens starting October. Since Oct payments, total Giveth monthly salaries decreased by around 20% vs the year’s monthly average From the 5 contributors who opted to receive full or a portion of their compensation payment in GIV, this is the breakdown: - 30,276.03 USD in stables - 28,622.48 USD in GIV tokens (instead of stables) - 15,224.38 USD in GIV tokens as bonus for opting in |
| Manage Clockify & Time Reports | DONE! |
Accounting crew managed our Clockify reports, calculating PTO, contributor education hours, chapter lead hours and expenses and the works to provide accurate Working Group costs ever month. They provided relevant report breakdowns every month to WG Leads. |
| Maintain Voting Systems & Multisig Needs | DONE! |
We maintained deploying any new multisigs needed by Working Groups, notably on Polygon zkEVM and Base. We also managed some changes to our multisig signers: - Replaced Amin’s signer key - Swapped Dani for Nikola - Swapped Willy for Nico - Swapping* Marko for William (In Progress) |
Bonus Deliverables
Secured Giveth Credit Card 
**.** Recommended Rain Cards during Twitter Space with Glo Dollar and sure enough it worked! Finally after years of trying and failing we have our own company virtual CC (multiple actually) to make our own payments for infra, subs and services. Working with Freshelle, Kay and Algene to make sure no more Giveth costs are coming from Griff’s CC.
Goals Review
| Metric | Estimated | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Unique contributors participated in MGFA events | 15 | 45 |
| DQS Score | 8.9 | 8.3 |
Spending
| Category | Estimated | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| MGFA | $1650 | $943.63 |
| HR | $8500 | $8,028.76 |
| Operations | $6500 | $8,249.95 |
| Software & Subscriptions | $1127 | $1127 |
| Rewards | $650 | $519.76 |
| Total | $18,427 | $17,742.10 |
Proposed Scopes
There are 3 possible scopes that DAO Ops can take in the coming Season, each with different deliverables and budget. The Season Snapshot vote will dictate the scope of this working group, depending on it’s signaled priority amongst other working groups, as decided by the Giveth DAO.
Grow 
What we will do
MGFA
- Host 4 Monthly MGFA events with new activities each session
Rewards
- Continue Praise Quantification and rewards distribution
- Monthly Top Praise Giver Awards
Human Resources
- Manage Giveth Buddy System
- HR contributor support
- Hiring support for open roles
- Conflict Resolution
Operations
- Treasury Management
- Centralized Accounting, Payroll & Equity Distribution
- Manage Clockify & Time Reports
- Maintain Voting Systems & Multisig Needs
Season Goals 
- 25 total unique contributors from Giveth participate across 4 “MGFA” activities organized by DAO Ops.
- Achieve a DQS above 8.7 through providing more opportunities for contributor to socialize, HR Support and Recognition through Praise Rewards.
Budget 
| Item | Estimated S6 Cost |
|---|---|
| MGFA | $2500 |
| Human Resources | $8000 |
| Operations | $7500 |
| Software & Subscriptions | $1127 |
| Rewards | $850 |
| Total | $19,977 |
Sustain 
What we will do
MGFA
- Host 3 MGFA events with new activities each session
Rewards
- Continue Praise Quantification and rewards distribution
Human Resources
- Manage Giveth Buddy System
- HR contributor support
- Hiring support for open roles
- Conflict Resolution
Operations
- Treasury Management
- Centralized Accounting, Payroll & Equity Distribution
- Manage Clockify & Time Reports
- Maintain Voting Systems & Multisig Needs
What we won’t do 
- Monthly Top Praise Giver Awards
Season Goals
- 18 total unique contributors from Giveth participate across 3 “MGFA” activities organized by DAO Ops.
- Achieve a DQS above 8.4 through providing more opportunities for contributor to socialize, HR Support and Recognition through Praise Rewards.
Budget
| Item | Estimated S6 Cost |
|---|---|
| MGFA | $1,800 |
| Human Resources | $8000 |
| Operations | $7500 |
| Software & Subscriptions | $1127 |
| Rewards | $650 |
| Total | $18,977 |
Shrink 
What we will do
MGFA
- Host 1 MGFA event
Human Resources
- Manage Giveth Buddy System
- HR contributor support
- Hiring support for open roles
- Conflict Resolution
Operations
- Treasury Management
- Centralized Accounting, Payroll & Equity Distribution
- Manage Clockify & Time Reports
- Maintain Voting Systems & Multisig Needs
What we won’t do
- Monthly Top Praise Giver Awards
- Continue Praise Quantification and rewards distribution
Season Goals
- 10 total unique contributors from Giveth participate across 4 “MGFA” activities organized by DAO Ops.
- Achieve a DQS above 8.0 through providing more opportunities for contributor to socialize, HR Support and Recognition through Praise Rewards.
Budget
| Item | Estimated S6 Cost |
|---|---|
| MGFA | $800 |
| Human Resources | $8000 |
| Operations | $7500 |
| Software & Subscriptions | $1127 |
| Total | $17,427 |
Next Steps
This forum post will remain up and open for advice until all other Working Groups Proposals entering this Season have met minimum advice process. After that we will move to a Snapshot vote to decide the priorities of the Giveth DAO for the next 3 months.
When we have the outcome of the Snapshot vote we will meet as DAO Stewards to finalize the scopes of all WGs based on the available Season budget.