Glad to see this discussion. We have had had discussion on this in a few of the Public Goods working group calls. The last call was mostly dedicated to this topic. The notes can be found here.
I would like to reconfirm some of what was discussed in thread above. After listening to discussions on our calls over the past six months, and getting feedback from delegates, I would agree that:
- The current cadence (monthly) should be reduced.
- New voting strategies should be explored.
Small Grants has always been a slightly experimental tool. I don’t think we need to spend too much time mulling over the options. Looking at this thread, I’m confident that we can quickly decide on changes that will be high-impact and and an improvement over the previous settings. If we need to adjust, dial-up or down, we can easily do so in another subsequent round. This is our smallest grant stream with the least amount of contingencies. The ability to iteration is a strength here.
My priorities are:
- Solving the chief complaint of reducing voter fatigue on small grants.
- Ensuring this is not overly complex for anyone (@gregskril) to technically implement or manage.
- Getting this operational around in 2–3 weeks.
- Establishing a predictable Small Grants schedule for the remainder of the term.
I agree with the rough outline that @slobo.eth provided, and because @5pence.eth from Meta-gov has provided good feedback during working group calls and this thread, I will also touch base with him.