Hey Lanzer,
Thanks again - totally understand the need for clarity here, especially given the updated framing around Cause Markets.
Let me break it down clearly and directly:
What’s Changing from the Original Proposal?
The core mission remains unchanged:
We’re running a QF round to support verified public goods projects on Giveth, with SandboxDAO as a $10K lead sponsor contributing to a matching pool on Polygon.
What’s new is the mechanism we’re using to organize the projects and manage ongoing funding after the round. Instead of a one-time list of individual projects, we’re introducing Cause Markets - which are thematic collections of public goods projects, grouped by anyone into a “Cause” (e.g. “Web3 Education’, “Regen Education”, “Open Source tooling”, etc.).
So the QF round will allocate matching funds across these Causes, not directly to standalone projects.
Simple Breakdown of the New Terms
Here’s what the terms in my last message mean in plain language:
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Bonding curves = A transparent way to let people buy/sell Cause Tokens. Each Cause has its own token that represents support for that theme. The price goes up or down depending on demand - like a tiny public goods economy.
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Tokenized micro-economies = Each Cause functions like a mini-economy. People can “invest” in a Cause by buying tokens, and fees from those transactions are pooled and donated to the projects in that Cause - even after the round ends.
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AI-powered fund distribution = Instead of a human team manually choosing how to allocate the pooled funds, we use a donation agent that evaluates project metadata (e.g. updates, social signals, Giveth reputation) and spreads the donations accordingly- rewarding transparency and consistent impact.
What Stays the Same
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SandboxDAO is the lead sponsor at $10K
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The round will support verified public goods projects on Giveth
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Matching pool is on Polygon, in GIV tokens
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Round timeline is unchanged: Sept 9–23
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Giveth’s operations scope remains the same: platform management, marketing, sybil resistance, analytics, etc.
Summary
The only change is how the funding is structured - moving from direct per-project matching to a model where Causes organize groups of projects, and then continue to grow funding after the round via transparent, market-driven tools. Think of it as “QF + post-round sustainability.”
Let me know if this clears it up or if you’d like a quick chat to walk through the mechanics - but from a sponsorship and impact standpoint, you’re still getting exactly what was proposed (and more), just through a model we believe is more scalable for the long-term.
Thanks again for helping us get this all aligned!