Join us for an important discussion with three distinguished experts who are pioneering new approaches to impact assessment and funding: 💡 Raymond Cheng, Co-Founder of Open Source Observer: This free analytics suite offers a promising model for measuring the impact of contributions to the health of an ecosystem, with potential applications for nonprofit projects. 💡 Ken (bitbeckers) Beckers of Hypercerts: This protocol aims to streamline the process of funding and rewarding positive impact through a shared, decentralized database for impact claims and funding mechanisms. 💡 Laura (LauNaMu) Navarro, Founder of Metrics Garden Labs: By developing tools to measure the "soft" contributions of a community beyond code, Metrics Garden Labs is exploring new dimensions of impact assessment. This webinar will: 👉 Engage with leading experts and gain valuable insights into new strategies and mechanisms that are advancing impact measurement. 👉 See demonstrations of the latest tools and methods being developed to measure and enhance the impact of public good projects. 👉 Connect with a diverse community of nonprofits, developers, and open source enthusiasts, fostering meaningful collaborations and exchanges of ideas. As we strive to create a more just and equitable world, it is essential that we work together to find better ways of evaluating and supporting the vital work done by nonprofits and public good technologists. Video: https://youtu.be/4kLsZK3wK2Q CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening Remarks and How to Engage 00:21 Introducing TechSoup and Its Mission 00:49 Spotlight on Event Partner: Funding the Commons 03:26 Introduction to Speakers and Their Innovations 04:31 Deep Dive into Open Source Observer with Raymond Cheng 13:59 Exploring Hypercerts with Ken Beckers 22:38 Evaluators in the Ecosystem: The Role and Impact 23:37 Introducing Funders to Validated Claims 24:10 VoiceDeck: A Marketplace for Journalistic Impact in India 26:29 Impact Garden: Standardizing Impact Data 35:05 Q&A Session: Insights on Impact Evaluation and Funding CONTINUE LEARNING & BUILDING - Accelerating Makers is helping technology builders and nonprofits co-create purpose-built tools for public good: https://AcceleratingMakers.PublicGoodAppHouse.org BROWSE - DWeb explainer documents and guides for civil society: https://acceleratingmakers.publicgoodapphouse.org/resources ATTEND - Live tech events for makers and nonprofit Leaders: https://events.techsoup.org/public-good-app-house/ This event is supported by an award from the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web. Hosted by TechSoup on May 23, 2024. https://events.techsoup.org/e/m4gprj/

1. Advancing Impact Measurement
This event is supported by an award from
the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized
Web
May 23, 2024
Exploring New Approaches
for Evaluating Success

2. Event Partner: Funding the Commons

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Guest Experts
Raymond Cheng
Open Source Observer
Ken “bitbeckers”
Beckers
Hypercerts
Laura (LauNaMu)
Navarro
Metrics Garden Labs

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Guest Expert
Raymond Cheng
Open Source Observer

5. Open Source Observer
Impact measurement for OSS
Raymond Cheng
Impact Measurement Demo

6. MONEYBALL FOR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

7. tl;dr-
We help internet economies measure the impact of
open source software contributions to the growth &
adoption of their platform.
We’re starting with crypto networks
but our vision is to measure impact of digital public goods across the internet.
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8. Most funding will go to open source software with
the goal of increasing active users and developers
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Source: Electric Capital (estimates of monthly active developers in crypto ecosystems); Token Terminal (daily active addresses - 30 day trailing average); Filfox (total addresses)

9. Crypto networks have ~ $30 billion in ecosystem
funds to deploy over the next several years
* excludes: BTC, USDT, XRP, DOGE, LTC, XMR, XLM, DASH, XEM, DGB
Source: Coinmarketcap (historical prices for 200 coins); deepdao.io (ecosystem fund estimates for Ethereum ecosystem); estimate $10B for other ecosystems
$1T total crypto market cap
$470B post-Ethereum tokens*
$30B+ in ecosystem funds
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10. Optimism
RetroPGF Round 3
● 30 million OP tokens
● 500+ project nominations
● 100+ voters

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14. Join our Telegram
community →
And follow us on GitHub
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To Fund Public Goods
https://docs.opensource.observer

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Guest Expert
Ken “bitbeckers”
Beckers
Hypercerts

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tl;dr-
We’re building an ecosystem for impact funding networks,
positioning hypercerts as the infrastructure connecting impact
creators, evaluators and funders.
Verify who did what and when so funds can flow to where they matter.

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Challenges of impact funding

20. Contributors invests time and
resources in impactful work
- Build open-source software
- Empower local communities
- Environmental activities
- Social events/coordination
- Stewardship over land or
communities
- …

21. An impact funder is looking
opportunities to allocate
grants/funds
- Dependency on open source software
- Altruism
- Personal involvement
- Earning to give (yeah, I know..)
- Rising tides
- Principles
- …

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Everybody happy! Right?

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Was the funding effective?
● Are the devs getting paid?
● Are they the real devs?
● What was the impact of the work of the contributors on their peers/environment/goals/etc?
● Did all funding go to the intended goals?
● How were the recipients selected?
● Who is capable of donating funds?
● If the funding is prospective, how do we know the work will even be done?
● ….

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Introducing hypercerts (and their ecosystem)
hypercerts
evaluators
marketplace

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Introducing hypercerts (and their ecosystem)
hypercerts
evaluations
marketplace
account for actions that had or are
expected to have positive impact
-> Who did what and when?

27. Dune

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Introducing hypercerts (and their ecosystem)
hypercerts
evaluations
marketplace
evaluations acknowledge
the impact declared in the
hypercert
evaluators can be anybody,
but some will be trusted -more-
based on reputation or
expertise

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Introducing hypercerts (and their ecosystem)
hypercerts
evaluations
marketplace
by enabling marketplace
mechanics we can generate
supply and demand for
impactful work

30. Example use-case: VoiceDeck

31. funders exchange
hypercerts
signals
fund & get awarded
hypercerts
Funders
pro-/retrospective)
Impact evaluation
produce
Work
create
Impact
produce
is observed by
create & receive
funds
hypercerts: Impact claims
Evaluators
Contributors
For reference, don’t try to remember it all…
The complex diagram

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Do you want to utilize hypercerts?
Build with hypercerts?
Chat about hypercerts?
Reach out to us via Telegram, in the
chat or hypercerts.org Telegram

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Guest Expert
Laura (LauNaMu)
Navarro
Metrics Garden Labs

34. Impact
Garden
Metrics Garden Labs | 2024
TechSoup 2024:
Advancing Impact Measurement

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In a nutshell…
We’re building a platform to generate freely accessible and
standardized impact data to inform strategies for impact creators
and funders.
Contextual data driven strategies for growth, based on past results.

36. Not all impact is created
the same
Metrics Garden Labs | 2024

37. FIL
Ecosystem
Optimism

38. In funding:
context matters
Metrics Garden Labs | 2024

39. Funders and Impact Generators have
target audiences…
Define success

40. Impact Garden
Funders
Impact Gen
• Claim past work
• Receive feedback
• Be rewarded
Users
Unalterable, verifiable qualitative data on benefits
derived from a contribution

43. Impact Garden
Impact Gen Funders
Unalterable, verifiable qualitative data
Users
• Provide context on the
value received

45. Impact Garden
Impact Gen Users
• Tailored funding
strategies --> better
incentives, better ROI
Funders
Unalterable, verifiable qualitative data

48. Demo: www.metricsgarden.xyz
Email: launamu@metricsgarden.xyz
Generate data driven
strategies
Reach out!
Metrics
Garden
Labs
|
2024

49. Thank You For Attending.
Please complete the post-event survey.
This event is supported by an award from the Filecoin
Foundation for the Decentralized Web.