# Token House Missions **URL:** \ **Category:** ARCHIVED & OLD Missions\ **Tags:** season-4\ **Created:** [April 13, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881 "2023-04-13T19:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/original/2X/3/399c2cdab1be9e0c1ae7481c939f977574c28f5e.svg) [@system](https://gov.optimism.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/1 "2023-04-13T19:50:49Z")
## Missions Season 4 aligns the entire community around Collective [Intents](https://gov.optimism.io/t/collective-intents/5874). **All work supported or executed by the Collective should be in pursuit of our Collective Intents.** This is a simple concept, but it is distinct from the way work is supported and executed in most DAOs. The Season 4 structure is designed very intentionally, based on our [research](https://twitter.com/lalalavendr/status/1631349711956484097?cxt=HHwWgoDR2e7626MtAAAA), to avoid some common challenges faced by other daos. These challenges usually relate to a structure wherein working groups resembling persistent business units are individually funded for an indefinite period of time. Individual budgets are allocated out of an unscoped treasury and consolidate into an overall budget that is unsustainable and tends to overfund non-core work and underfund strategic work ([see slide 8](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eawsta5kJm3ikY8U8ImbPrO0Dodk-amL/view?usp=sharing)). **As an alternative to the traditional working group structure, Season 4 introduces Token House Missions, to support specific initiatives aligned with our Intents.** ![Missions](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/original/2X/8/829ccd115054a5c182fa8e899002967d25e19a4a.png) ## What is a Mission? Missions are specific initiatives aimed at achieving one of the Intents. They are tightly scoped to be accomplished start-to-finish by the end of the period (in this case Season 4). **Missions request support for a specific initiative to be executed by a set of contributors rather than requesting support for a group of contributors with a vague scope of work.** > For example: > > “Upgrade OP Mainnet to the Bedrock Release” **NOT** “Fund developers for the next 3 months” ### There are two types of Missions: - **Proposed Missions** must be submitted under an Intent. Each Intent will be equipped with its own budget. The Token House will then approval rank Proposed Missions until the budget for each Intent is fully allocated. This creates a prioritization mechanism for the initiatives most strategically aligned with each Intent. More details below. - Alliances can also apply to accept **[Foundation Missions (RFPs)](https://github.com/orgs/ethereum-optimism/projects/31/views/1)**, which must also be published under an Intent. Foundation Missions are pre-specified by the Foundation and are akin to transparent Requests for Proposals. Foundation Missions are supported by the Partner Fund and not budgeted from the Governance Fund. As currently occurs with the Partner Fund, the Foundation will select which proposals are selected to complete each Foundation Mission. While the Token House will not vote on Foundation Missions, the Token House will have visibility into all Foundation Mission (RFP) applications. You can see Foundation Missions (RFPs) [here](https://github.com/orgs/ethereum-optimism/projects/31/views/1). More Foundation Missions (RPFs) will be added before the start of Season 4. More details below. ## Who Executes a Mission? Missions are executed by [Alliances](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-4-alliance-guide/5873/2), groups of contributors that _temporarily_ work together to accomplish a Mission. Alliances may be external organizations or groups of internal contributors. We may host a process to help facilitate the formation of internal Alliances. **Alliances may only propose Missions or apply to accept Foundation Missions (RFPs) at their corresponding [Collective Trust Tier](https://gov.optimism.io/t/collective-trust-tiers/5877/2).** If an Alliance is comprised of individual contributors tiers, the Tier at which that Alliance may submit should be the Tier at which the Alliance Lead qualifies. Due to their narrow and specific scope, Alliances may wish to submit multiple Mission proposals. **Alliances may submit a maximum of three Mission proposals per period.** You can read more about forming an Alliance [here](https://gov.optimism.io/t/season-4-alliance-guide/5873/2). ![How it comes together](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/original/2X/8/886a65a473e5c6ebdd394d082c127c749a7c28b1.png) ## How do I Apply to Accept a Foundation Mission? If you’re interested in applying to accept a Foundation Mission, you may do so by: > - Submitting your Foundation Mission application [on github](https://github.com/orgs/ethereum-optimism/projects/31/views/1) by the end of the relevant Voting Cycle’s review period. **Please note that Alliances may only apply to accept Foundation Missions at their corresponding [Collective Trust Tier](https://gov.optimism.io/t/collective-trust-tiers/5877/2).** > - In Season 4, the deadline to submit Foundation Mission applications is **June 28th at 19:00 GMT**. > - The Foundation will aim to announce the selected proposal by the end of that Voting Cycle’s voting period. An Alliance may be selected for up to three Foundation Missions at a time. The Foundation may create Foundation Missions at the start of any Voting Cycle since their budgets does not need to be approved by governance. ## How do I Propose My Own Mission? Alliances are encouraged to submit their own Mission proposals. Proposing a Mission allows Alliances to suggest initiatives they believe will best accomplish the Intents. **Please note that Alliances may only propose Missions at their corresponding [Collective Trust Tier](https://gov.optimism.io/t/collective-trust-tiers/5877/2).** ### If you’re interested in proposing Mission, you may do so by: > - Posting a completed [Mission Proposal](https://gov.optimism.io/t/proposed-mission-template/5882/3) to the Forum: > - Please be as specific as possible in defining your measures of success and KPIs so that Token House delegates can accurately measure your progress and Citizens’ House badgeholders can accurately measure the grant’s impact. > - Please note all Mission grants will need to identify critical milestones. If a grant recipient fails to meet a pre-defined critical milestone, they may be subject to the grant clawback outlined in the [Operating Manual](https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/OPerating-manual/blob/main/manual.md). > - In Season 4, Missions should be completed by the end of the Season (i.e. marked as `done`). If continued in the future, this process will occur alongside RetroPGF rounds and may fund Missions for longer periods of time. Voting Cycles and Seasons will continue at their regular frequency. > - Each Mission proposal will require 4 delegate approvals to be considered valid. If delegates do not believe a proposal works towards the specified Intent, they should not approve it. > - Valid Mission Proposals will be added to a Voting Roundup under the appropriate Intent by the end of the relevant Voting Cycle’s review period. In Season 4, this will be **June 21st at 19:00 GMT and must recieve 4 delegate approvals by June 28th at 19:00 GMT.** > - The Token House will then vote to approval rank Proposed Missions under each Intent until the budget for that Intent is fully allocated. ## How Do Proposed Missions Get Approved? Proposed Missions are supported by Intent Budgets (which come out of the Governance Fund. Proposed Missions under each Intent will be approval ranked by the Token House following the process outlined below: > 1.) The Token House will vote to approve Intent Budget Proposals for each Intent > > 2.) Alliances can propose Missions, to be funded out of the budget for each Intent > > 3.) The Token House will approval rank the Proposed Mission under each Intent until the approved budget is depleted. Only the top ranked Missions that fit within the Intent Budget will be approved. If a Mission would push the Intent Budget over the approved amount, it will not be included. Any Intent Budgets left over will be returned to the Governance Fund. All Missions should specify a baseline reward amount required to execute the Mission. All Missions will be assessed for retroactive rewards, via RetroPGF, at the end of the Season. Missions with an impact that exceeds their baseline grant are strong candidates for RetroPGF, thus incentivizing execution to maximize impact. Over time, the proportion of baseline grant to retroactive rewards should shift towards RetroPGF until everything is funded by RetroPGF. All approved Missions that receive RetroPGF for their impact will also receive an Attestation. This process is designed to prioritize work and incentivize execution, which are common challenges in many DAOs. > **All grant recipients are subject to the [Code of Conduct](https://gov.optimism.io/t/code-of-conduct/5751) and must KYC with the Foundation to receive rewards (as with all grants).** ## What about the Access to Upfront Capital? Mission grants are awarded in the form of OP governance tokens. These tokens will be locked for a period of one year (similar to Grants Council builder grants). We understand this presents some limitations and we’re excited to pilot two initiatives to increase access to upfront capital in Season 4! - **[Co-granting contracts by Syndicate](https://gov.optimism.io/t/introducing-optimism-co-granting/5870/2):** Syndicate matching contracts allow investors and/or community members to contribute USDC to automatically match Grants Councils grants. - **Small Cash Grants (\<10k USDC) :** - **Pilot of RetroPGF Investment** This means reward distribution for select Missions may look something like the below (illustrative only): ![Collective Funding Diagram (4)](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/original/2X/1/180be664507d216dc95f618046e0872c26208523.png) * * * ## What Does This Mean for Delegates? Delegates will vote on Proposed Missions for each Intent during Voting Cycle #13. ---
**Author:** ![lavande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@lavande](https://gov.optimism.io/u/lavande)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/2 "2023-04-13T19:50:53Z")
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**Author:** ![lavande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@lavande](https://gov.optimism.io/u/lavande)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/3 "2023-04-14T10:26:23Z")
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**Author:** ![cryptoAYA](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/cryptoaya/32/5125_2.png) [@cryptoAYA](https://gov.optimism.io/u/cryptoAYA)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/4 "2023-04-14T14:52:44Z")
Thanks for this post. It gave lost of informative details on how season 4 is meant to be. I will have to get to know more about the mission, as it is something completely new for me. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![latruite.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/latruite.eth/32/2375_2.png) [@latruite.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/latruite.eth)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/5 "2023-04-15T16:11:13Z")
My godness, these new governance developments are amazing and exciting! I’m curious, will anyone be able to step up as an investor to support the Alliances they believe in ? Will the investor potentially earn a portion of the RPGF allocation ? ---
**Author:** ![Mark.eth\_De.Fi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/mark.eth_de.fi/32/3340_2.png) [@Mark.eth\_De.Fi](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Mark.eth_De.Fi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/6 "2023-04-15T18:08:31Z")
Thanks for this post guys, in fact a similar implementation of the ecosystem and in fact, at the moment representative of one of the best DAO mechanism in the crypto market I really appreciate all the development of the ecosystem and I expect even more active and huge improvements in the future by achieving the goals that are currently in the roadmap and that will be achieved together with other projects aimed at improving the ecosystem ---
**Author:** ![fig](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/fig/32/390_2.png) [@fig](https://gov.optimism.io/u/fig)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/7 "2023-04-18T13:02:11Z")
I’m a bit surprised by the lack of replies here. Missions seem to be a new way to re-invigorate Governance and growth initiates for OP. In the past, governance has been largely grant related - almost 70-80% of volumes and proposals. A quick question about missions - are teams able to post multiple missions? And if so, across multiple intents? ---
**Author:** ![lavande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@lavande](https://gov.optimism.io/u/lavande)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/8 "2023-04-18T13:49:03Z")
Alliances may submit, and be selected, for up to three Missions per period, across any number of Intents. ---
**Author:** ![soyboy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/soyboy/32/537_2.png) [@soyboy](https://gov.optimism.io/u/soyboy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/9 "2023-04-18T23:43:43Z")
Do the periods correspond to seasons? And if alliances are compostable, how does that effect a three mission cap? If I’m in an Alliance A and Alliance B for different two separate missions, does that mean I can only participate in one more mission for the period. Or do I have two more missions for each alliance? ---
**Author:** ![bakgwei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bakgwei](https://gov.optimism.io/u/bakgwei)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/10 "2023-04-19T02:31:29Z")
I just spent some time to understand how it all works together in Season 4, and I must say I am quite excited. I especially like the collective intents - I will introduce that in my company as well, it is a great concept. ---
**Author:** ![fig](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/fig/32/390_2.png) [@fig](https://gov.optimism.io/u/fig)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/11 "2023-04-19T15:03:13Z")
Thanks for your reply here @lavande. I will echo @soyboy inquiries: Are you able to have separate alliances for different missions? ---
**Author:** ![raho](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/raho/32/5314_2.png) [@raho](https://gov.optimism.io/u/raho)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/12 "2023-04-19T20:15:29Z")
I’m excited to see the Missions and Intents initiatives kick off in Season 4! One of the unrealized advantages of working groups/subDAOs is the ability to have lean and flexible to take on internal tasks and evolve alongside the DAO. In practice, we do not always see this play out for various reasons, and these groups become grandfathered into DAO operations, which can ultimately lead to the misallocation of resources. The alternative solution (Missions/Intents) provides clear goals for the collective regarding the overall goals of the funding and also emphasizes the flexibility of working groups via Alliances, which seem to be a working group spun up to handle tasks on a task-by-task basis. ---
**Author:** ![lavande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@lavande](https://gov.optimism.io/u/lavande)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/13 "2023-04-20T19:36:02Z")
You can be a member in multiple Alliances; the Alliance Lead, incorporated entity, and/or multisig should not be the same in more than 3 applications/proposals ---
**Author:** ![lee0007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@lee0007](https://gov.optimism.io/u/lee0007)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/14 "2023-04-24T21:12:14Z")
In regards to the Pilot of RetroPFG Investment. Is there an indication of the investor’s expected ROI (%) ---
**Author:** ![Joxes](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/joxes/32/5814_2.png) [@Joxes](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Joxes)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/15 "2023-04-27T01:45:21Z")
Pretty excited about this one. We believe that it is the natural step after some intense seasons past in the distribution of funds to different initiatives, which have fulfilled their mission (others not so much) and that it is time to iterate on something different. Having the foundation propose missions is a good first step; however, we believe that the missions of the foundation must have a feedback stage with the governance to improve their scope. ### About alliances and reputation We understand that quests will bring in new participants who will be intent on proposing or completing a quest. We believe that the presentations of the alliances and the reputation system are well established so that governance has a detail of who, the group of people, are behind these working groups and where we can request information on how they are progressing with their tasks. If approved, the first step is for the (approved) alliances to have a category in the forum where each one can update in the form of a thread, the progress and milestones of the missions. ### About Access to Upfront Capital Based on our experience in the need for financing for the development of initiatives, we believe that there should be an item for the proposals to choose how much initial capital they would require to start up, in a range no greater than 30% of the total, taking into account the size of the grant, with the explicit details of expenses and their justification and why they would be having difficulties raising funds from other sources, we should evaluate that possibility. Also, a locking period for funds for one year is a barrier that can prevent new players from working in the Optimism ecosystem. This can lead to the fact that we have already known actors, which leads to a centralization of the services provided to the DAO. Governance must consider the economic difficulties of some regions to access immediate financing. This is a common concern already seen in places like Latin America. ---
**Author:** ![GooDoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@GooDoo](https://gov.optimism.io/u/GooDoo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/16 "2023-05-18T19:29:02Z")
Thanks for the information, a bit of knowledge about the direction of development is always useful. ---
**Author:** ![Peters\_FT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Peters\_FT](https://gov.optimism.io/u/Peters_FT)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/17 "2023-06-01T22:32:16Z")
Awesome, Am new here but this seems great. ---
**Author:** ![cryptoAYA](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/cryptoaya/32/5125_2.png) [@cryptoAYA](https://gov.optimism.io/u/cryptoAYA)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/18 "2023-06-05T10:38:05Z")
welcome to this community. Here we are to test the democracy. Have fun and do not hesitate to ask questions. ---
**Author:** ![chom](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/chom/32/7294_2.png) [@chom](https://gov.optimism.io/u/chom)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/19 "2023-06-18T07:28:31Z")
Hi, when is the deadline for applying into [Token House Missions](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881)? Is it 28th June at 19:00 GMT? ---
**Author:** ![latruite.eth](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/bc41dd/user_avatar/gov.optimism.io/latruite.eth/32/2375_2.png) [@latruite.eth](https://gov.optimism.io/u/latruite.eth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881/20 "2023-06-18T09:22:48Z")
Hi there, you need to submit your Mission proposals on the forum by June 21st at 19:00 GMT. [Next page](https://gov.optimism.io/t/token-house-missions/5881.md?page=2)