Running or participating in a Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) round doesn’t have to be complicated, especially when you’ve got the right tools by your side. Whether you're building something amazing or helping shape the future of an ecosystem, having the right resources can make the process easier and a whole lot more effective.
In this post, we’ll showcase the tools featured on our RetroPGF Community Website and highlight the benefits they offer for anyone involved in running or participating in RetroPGF rounds.
Let’s dive in and explore these powerful tools! 👇
Easy RetroPGF is a user-friendly tool designed to simplify the process of running Retroactive Public Goods Funding (RetroPGF) rounds. Inspired by Optimism's RetroPGF model, it streamlines everything from organizing funding rounds to distributing grants, making it easier for projects to reward positive impact and contributions in a transparent and efficient way.
Potlock Protocol (Open Funding Stack) is an open-source tool that lets anyone create and deploy funding mechanisms on new-generation blockchains. It's fully customizable, allowing users to move value and evaluate impact, and can be freely forked under the MIT License.
Pairwise is designed for the Optimism ecosystem to make Retro Funding more transparent, engaging, and inclusive. The app employs pseudo-anonymous signaling, meaning users can voice their opinions without revealing their identities, which encourages more participation. It also uses algorithmic ranking to organize these signals and provide a clearer picture of community preferences for project funding.
Karma (GAP) is the Grantee Accountability Protocol designed to help grantees post on-chain progress updates and milestones. It enhances transparency, builds verifiable reputations for grantees across ecosystems, and provides grant managers with better visibility into project performance.
Open Source Observer is a free analytics suite that helps funders assess the impact of open-source software contributions on ecosystem health. It offers metrics based on data from four key areas: funding, developer activity, software supply chain, and user analytics. All datasets are live, publicly available, and free to download.
Superfluid is an innovative asset streaming protocol that enables DAOs and crypto-native businesses to manage subscriptions, salaries, vesting, and rewards. It uses a smart contract framework built around the Super Token, an ERC-20 extension that allows for seamless and continuous value transfers in entirely new ways.
Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS)
The Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS) is an open-source tool for making on-chain or off-chain attestations, providing a standard for verifying trust and authenticity. It enables decentralized reputation systems, governance processes, voting tools, social media integrations, and more.
Hypercerts are a new token standard designed to track and reward positive impact. Each hypercert represents a claim of impact, including details like the scope of work, its impact, the contributors behind it, and any rights that come with owning the hypercert. Essentially, hypercerts offer a way to document and reward contributions in a transparent, blockchain-based format.
DeVouch lets communities vouch for projects they trust, creating a transparent, on-chain record of credibility. By using Ethereum Attestations, it helps refine funding decisions, making sure only reliable projects get backed. The tool provides an easy way for communities to lend their reputation and support the projects they believe in.
Grow the Pie is dedicated to providing clear and reliable analytics on Ethereum scaling solutions. Using trusted data from sources like L2Beat and DefiLlama, alongside their own developed metrics, they aim to boost transparency and education around Layer 2 technologies.
Charmverse is a governance platform that simplifies decision-making for DAOs, token communities, and web3 grants. It offers customizable workflows for proposals, grant applications, and hackathons, enabling easy feedback collection, reviews, and community voting. With features like milestone tracking and reward management, Charmverse ensures a transparent, organized process for managing key decisions and keeping your community engaged.
GovGraph is a tool for visualizing relationships within governance ecosystems. It maps interactions between Delegates, Developers, and Citizens through an interactive graph, revealing alliances, influence clusters, and voting patterns.
Metrics Garden helps you understand the impact of your contributions by showing who benefits from your work and how. The platform allows you to claim your contributions onchain, providing transparency and insights into the effects of your efforts.
With these powerful tools at your fingertips, you’re ready to take your projects and funding initiatives to the next level. It’s time to explore these tools, get involved, and play your part in building a more collaborative, transparent future for public goods funding.
And if you think we’ve missed a tool that’s been valuable for your RetroPGF experience, we’d love to hear from you!
Feel free to reach out to us via DMs on X and let us know. 🌍✨
