Hi there, 
Just to share that, as ‘core @govNERDs’, we will be facilitating a biweekly meeting for all those people who would like to get more involved in the govNERD contribution path. 
We will start with a 1-hour slot, in an informal and unstructured format; with the full willingness to see where that takes us. 
The call will be visible on the public governance calendar, and open to everyone. 
Thank you in advance for your questions, comments and suggestions. 
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GM, looking forward to seeing you all!
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govNERDs Community Check-in (2025/03/04)
Immediate Action Items
- @Jrocki suggests creating a bounty to monitor and summarize community questions from Discord and Twitter.
- @Sov plans to create a bounty submission form in Notion by end of week for community contribution opportunities.
- @Liliop.eth proposed some ideas using this Google Doc.
- Team will hold community check-in meetings every two weeks, potentially extending to one-hour format.
Governance System Restructuring
- Previous contribution model was a ‘grab bag’ approach leading to confusion and inconsistent work
- Core govNERDs to receive recurring tasks aligned with their individual strengths
- Contribution path restructured to clarify progression and match skills with collective needs
- Core govNERDs develop contribution paths, acknowledging ongoing learning and adaptation process
- Previous governance task system inefficient with too many people and unclear impact measurement.
- Future governance intake process to include minimum qualification bars for potential govNERDs.
- Goal to reduce wasted effort by implementing more targeted govNERDs recruitment.
- govNERDs has many potential contributors but only 6 core governors, indicating need for balanced work distribution.
Community Engagement Strategy
- This was our first community govNERDs check-in meeting to discuss contribution paths with flexible agenda and open discussion. We are changing the format to be a 1hr slot (instead of 30 min long).
- Need to clarify Superchain participation requirements and grant opportunities.
- Grants Council and Foundation to collaborate on information filtering and communication.
System Stability and Adaptability
- Plan to improve governor qualification process with better upfront information gathering.
- Task management system and working groups to develop improved contribution pathways.@Pumbi raises concern about governance system stability if core members change frequently.
- Current governance system designed to be flexible and sustainable, with core governors handling recurring tasks. @Jrocki suggests identifying and proposing new value-added tasks that could become recurring responsibilities.
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Thank you @alexsotodigital and Sov for putting this session together, it was very valuable to see the direction that the Govnerds program is heading in and all the progress that’s being made by the core Govnerds in season 7.
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