This is a pretty short one.
I think we should pay for 2 years and then do a renewal SIP.
Would look like this
DAO Admin Team will coordinate with Sandbox Foundation company if required to make the purchase.
Reference
An idea here: we could use the affiliate gold badge, similar to the one you’re suggesting, the only difference it would say ‘Affiliated with the Sandbox’
only 600 per year, and you can add as many as you want!
Interesting … I don’t know much about that but it seems like a great thing. Is that the one where you can add a badge to someone’s name?
It looks like it’s 600 per person per year.
So if I want one, you want one, etc, that’s already $1200 extra per year.
True, but that’s not for us, it would be for the DAO; instead of paying the 22K for two years, you could bring it down to 1200$
Hmmm
It’s my understand that affiliate is an add-on to gold checkmark, not an independent cost. Am I reading that wrong?
You can add as many as you want, but at the cost of $600 USD/account/year
I don’t understand this math : )
it would be the base cost of the gold check
COST:
$12k/yr + X
X = number of affiliate badges * $600/year
12 delegates
4 DA’s
Cyril and Myself
So, X = apx 20
20 x $600 = $12k
$12k + $12k = $24k / year 
w/ 20 affiliates
RISK:
Giving affiliate badges to accounts not under contract is risky because it ties the DAO’s brand to people whose activity we cannot monitor. If they post offensive or misleading content, it can damage the DAO’s (and The Sandbox’s) reputation.
I think we’re not on the same page 
What I meant was, rather than the DAO buying the gold checkmark, I think it could be better to get affiliated with the main TSB account for $600/year.
As for Delegates and staff, they can still get the affiliation, but using a different color logo or badge instead of the Gold check.
For example:
Individuals affiliated with a Verified Organization (e.g., employees) typically receive a blue checkmark (via X Premium) and an affiliation badge showing the organization’s logo.
Organizations or sub-brands affiliated with the main Verified Organization may receive a gold checkmark if they are separate entities, or a blue checkmark if they are individual accounts.
Government-affiliated accounts may receive a gray checkmark.
Update:
The TSB itself is affiliated, I guess we have to ask Animoca!
Got it! Thank you for clarifying!
That is indeed another possible option, huh?
Great point of discussion.
Oooooooooooooooooo. Interesting. Yeah I hadn’t realized what you meant.
Okay, good point. In this precise case, Sandbox is owned by Animoca through Bacasable (SANDDAO 34 coming to the rescue there 
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I want to stay with the gold checkmark. Reason being: TSB is owned by Animoca, TSB DAO is not (to my knowledge). I think there’s a good reason to keep those separate. That’s some great thinking Dr.M.
This episode is a great one .. Should be mandatory to watch for new DAO members 
Affiliation wouldn’t necessarily mean being owned, getting affiliated with the parent(s) company would bring some sort of visual legitimacy to the DAO’s image. It’s not like we need it, but I think it would add value.
But to your point, they can definitely stay separate, 22K for two years isn’t too much for this SIP… btw, would this SIP include the checkmarks for Delegates and Staff ?
No just for @theSandboxDAO X account, no one else
Very good point!
No, it does not
I’ve outlined some numbers above
