I hope we can execute the raffle in a way that is transparent and trustworthy.
Maybe we can record by video this whole process, and post it?
This I actually disagree with. I hate the current proportional donation allocation, it sounds great in theory, but many times smaller donors have gotten screwed when they just happen to donate in a round where a large donor donated.
In many ways, there is already some randomness at play. If there are large donations in the round you donated, then you get much less than if you would have donated a few days later (in a different round).
To be more specific, as cited above, there are many rounds where 1 large donor takes over 1/2 the GIV, in round 16, 17, and 18 one donor took over 90% of the GIV. This is still a problem as of recently too, I remember receiving over 1/2 the GIVbacks in round 51.
If we implement a lottery, smaller regular donors, in aggregate, will earn MORE GIV than under the current system, and large donors will earn less, and I think it is a good thing.
And of course, I think changing this system up has a great chance to attract more donors, and simplify the messaging of GIVbacks for projects:
“Donate to me every 2 weeks and you have a chance to win 500k GIV! The more you donate, the more likely it is you win!”
That is just cleaner.