<h2>TL;DR</h2><p><br></p><p>DAOstar (<a href="https://daostar.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://daostar.org/</a>) is a non-profit championing interoperable standards (“<a href="https://github.com/metagov/daostar/tree/main/DAOIPs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DAOIPs</a>”), vital public infrastructure, and <a href="https://daostar.org/research" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open-source research</a> for DAOs. </p><p><br></p><p>We’ve previously supported the DAO ecosystem by creating and promoting the adoption of <a href="https://daostar.one/EIP-4824-Common-Interfaces-for-DAOs-c89409d239004f41bd06cb21852e1684" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EIP-4824</a> (DAOIP-2), which set the stage for onchain storage of DAO metadata.</p><p><br></p><p>For a more detailed breakdown of our activities, accomplishments, and impact, please read our <a href="https://daostar.substack.com/p/daostar-year-in-review-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Year in Review 2024</a>. </p><p><br></p><h2>Our Current Focus</h2><p><strong>1. Making Web3 Grant Programs More Transparent and Interoperable</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>By establishing <a href="https://github.com/metagov/daostar/blob/main/DAOIPs/daoip-5.md" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DAOIP-5</a> as the metadata standard, we will help solve grant programs’ most pressing problems, like grant farming and impact reporting. We also plan to build out additional features and interoperable grant tooling, such as enhanced data analytics suite, common application for grants, cross-platform integration tools, and standardized impact reporting framework.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>2. Improving DAO Ecosystem Security</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/metagov/daostar/blob/main/DAOIPs/daoip-8.md" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DAOIP-8</a> aims to establish a minimum viable security standard among DAOs, such that all DAOs, irrespective of their scale or governance design, have an easily accessible set of controls to follow as standard practice when it comes to security. Read more in our <a href="https://daostar.org/reports/security.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">State of DAO Security report</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>3. Enhancing Labor Practices for DAO Contributors</strong></p><ul><li>Building on our recent research report about <a href="https://daostar.org/reports/delegate.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DAO Delegate Incentive Programs</a>, we are broadening our analysis of DAO contribution and compensation, as well as the infrastructure that supports the growth and sustainability of this ecosystem.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>4. Publishing Collaborative, Open-Source Research about DAOs</strong></p><ul><li>Through our <a href="https://metagov.org/join/jobs/daostar-research" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Research Fellowship Program</a>, we plan to engage and work with individuals passionate about advancing research about DAOs. </li></ul><p><br></p><h2>How Will Your Support Transform Our Journey?</h2><p>By supporting DAOstar, you will help us promote the long-term success of the DAO ecosystem. </p><p><br></p><p>We need more public goods infrastructure to help DAOs scale and cross to the mainstream. We need more open-source research. We need more interoperable standards and benchmarks. We need more builders working together. Join us in making this a reality!</p><p><br></p><p>DAOstar is supported by many amazing projects and organizations in the ecosystem, including Optimism, Arbitrum, ENS, Tally, Agora, and the Ethereum Foundation, among others.</p><h2><br></h2><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>