AIP-140: Integrate with Catapult to refine DAO Onboarding & Participation

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Author: lior.eth

Abstract

This proposal introduces a tool (Catapult) that will help us unlock the power of the ApeCoin DAO community and establish ourselves at the heart of the Web3 ecosystem.

The biggest challenge for all decentralized communities is the lack of context. Without easy ways to share who you are, what you’ve done, and to represent it to your community, it’s impossible to effectively contribute and build relationships. Without easy ways to discover key context about the community we generate unnecessary friction and reduce engagement.

Catapult resolves this, empowering the community and its members, and driving value to the ApeDAO community (and therefore to APE).

Within weeks, we could begin using it to support working group formation and we could have it fully deployed by a target date of April 10th.

Steps to Implement

Overall Cost

Catapult will contribute 100% of their time and labour at zero cost to ApeCoin DAO.

However, we do request an allocation of 10,000 APE for member onboarding incentives.

The full allocation would be used to incentivise members to go through the onboarding flow, which helps everyone learn more about the DAO (including basic structure, mission, values, governance, and more), build their profile, and take their first steps towards broader participation and connection in the DAO.

We are proposing that the first 5,000 members who go through this flow will each receive 2 APE.

Catapult will also provide other incentives at its own cost. This will include, for example, POAPs for early members — which the team intends to form part of future reward programs.