SEEDS Voting On and Submitting Proposals

Video explanation

Proposals are the primary way SEEDS participants can secure Seeds to grow the SEEDS ecosystem and participate in its governance. Voting on proposals is limited to Citizens to ensure that those governing SEEDS have had time to understand SEEDS and demonstrated commitment. Only Residents and Citizens hold the right to submit a SEEDS Proposal (request for funds). There are two primary types of proposals:

• Campaign Proposals are for offering a gift to a wide number of people for doing any number of actions that benefit people or our planet, as voted by the Citizens of SEEDS. The Seeds awarded to winning proposals are immediately usable.

• Alliance Project Proposals are for gifting aligned organizations, movements or businesses a share of Seeds in gratitude for the actions they’ve taken to create a healthier civilization and to align their interests with the SEEDS economy. The Seeds awarded to winning proposals are unavailable until Go Live.

Voting On Campaign and Alliance Proposals

Key Dates for Voting on Campaign and Alliance Proposals

• There is an official counter for the very second the new cycle begins at Passport > Vote > 'Voting will end in:'
• New Proposals become open for voting at the new moon, moving from the 'Upcoming' to 'Open' section in the Passport Vote section.

Trust Tokens as Votes for Campaign and Alliance Proposals

Each Citizen may obtain voting rights through receiving Trust Tokens relative to their Contribution Scores. Trust Tokens are the SEEDS equivalent of votes, and are distributed once per cycle.

• Trust Tokens that have not been cast by the ‘trust depreciation start” time will start to depreciate until they reset by the start of the next voting cycle, the new moon (every ~29.5 days). Citizens have until halfway through the voting cycle in order to cast their Trust Tokens before they start to depreciate (15% each day).
• A participant immediately receives Trust Tokens upon evolution to a Citizen to use during that cycle. The depreciation of Trust tokens is applied retroactively.
• Citizens earn ​Reputation​ for participating in voting. For maximum rewards​ ​Citizens need to select Trust, Distrust or Abstain​ on each proposal presented in the voting cycle.

Requirements for Proposals to pass

• Support Level Requirement: 1 divided by the # of Proposals as a percentage. Example: With 10 Proposals, a Proposal needs at least 10% of the votes to pass.
• Unity Requirement: At least 90% of the votes being 'For' versus 'Against'.

Pre-Cast Voting and Weighted Voting

1. View the number of Trust Tokens you are given to vote with, which is prominently displayed at the top of your Global Passport.
2. Select 'Vote' at the bottom right to view Proposals in the current voting cycle. See video instructions. (Optional: Select 'Upcoming' to view Campaigns for the following voting cycle.)
3. On the Proposal screen that follows, you can view all Proposals by scrolling down, and Pre-Cast Vote For, Against or Abstain for each Proposal while on the same screen. You can also select 'View details' to learn more about a particular Proposal, however a bug is presently preventing user from Pre-Cast Voting within a Proposal profile.
4. Once you have Pre-Cast Voted for all the Proposals, you are then able to distribute your Trust Tokens via a slider as a practice of Weighted Voting, allowing you to prioritize your support, whether for or against a Proposal. For instance, if you have 50 Trust Tokens, you can choose to invest all 50 in favor of or against one project, or distribute evenly.

Notes:

1. Proposals submitted during a cycle will be displayed in a “staging area” ('Upcoming' tab in the Passport 'Vote' section) and submitted at the start of the next cycle.
2. If a Proposal has a requirement of 10% of the votes to pass and you notice that it already has 30%, plus 95% For vs Against, you may want to use your votes on a different Proposal that isn't already likely to pass.
3. Once you have completed Pre-Casting, you cannot change your Pre-Cast decisions. One work around is to use Light Wallet to do so.

Submitting Campaign Proposals

Key Dates for Submitting Campaign Proposals

• There is an official counter for the very second the new cycle begins at Passport > Vote > 'Voting will end in:'
• You can submit a new Proposal at any time, but preferably at the beginning of the new cycle to maximize exposure.
• New Proposals become open for voting at the new moon, moving from the 'Upcoming' to 'Open' section in the Passport Vote section.
• Proposals can be edited until the Proposal goes live at the next cycle.

Steps in Submitting Campaign Proposal

Steps in Submitting Campaign Proposal via Platform
	Web Browser	Mobile
1.	Login at https://app.joinseeds.earth.	Open Global Passport app.
2.	Engage section > Post Engage Post.	Engage section > Post Engage Post.
3.	This step must be done on mobile app.	Vote section > Post Campaign Proposal.

Web Browser Steps

1. Login at https://app.joinseeds.earth. This is the web version of the Global Passport app.
2. Post Engage Post. Go to the Engage section (top menu bar), select green circle with a plus in it, bottom right corner). This step is required, and allows you to introduce yourself to the SEEDS community and get informal feedback via the up/down indicators.
   1. Select topic from the pick list. Use 'Movement Building' if nothing else fits.
   2. Create title.
   3. Upload picture. The image shows up in 2:1 (landscape) proportion
   4. Write the content. Recommendation: Use 200-300 words with a link to your Proposal Google doc if you have one (also recommended).
   5. Add hashtags. These are the same as search terms.
3. Post Campaign Proposal. This step needs to be done on the Passport app. See instructions below.

Mobile Steps

1. Open the Global Passport app.
2. Post Engage Post. Go to the Engage section (bottom menu bar), select green pen with a plus sign, bottom right corner. This step is required, and allows you to introduce yourself to the SEEDS community and get informal feedback via the up/down indicators.
   1. Select topic from the pick list. Use 'Movement Building' if nothing else fits.
   2. Create title.
   3. Upload picture. The image shows up in 2:1 (landscape) proportion
   4. Write the content. Recommendation: Use 200-300 words with a link to your Proposal Google doc if you have one (also recommended).
   5. Add hashtags. These are the same as search terms.
3. Post Campaign Proposal.
   1. Page 1/5 - Create a proposal
      1. Go to Vote section (top menu bar), then select the +icon with the pen (bottom right of the screen)
      2. Choose 'Distribution Campaign', then choose 'Create proposal' at the bottom of the screen.
   2. Page 2/5 - Link a discussion (your Engage Post) to this proposal
      1. At Link to an existing discussion > Discussion name or ID, start typing in the name of your Engage post, being case sensitive. Once you see your Engage Post appear automatically on the screen below, choose the 'Select' button.
   3. Passport page 3/5 - Answer the Campaign details
      1. Campaign name
      2. Upload Image - The image shows up in 2:1 (landscape) proportion on the Voting section. Ignore how it shows up as a circle in this screen.
      3. What is the proposal? Recommendation: Use the text from the Engage Post.
      4. How many people will benefit from this campaign? This is actually asking, how many new SEEDS accounts are being created as a result of this campaign.
   4. Page 4/5: Campaign economics
      1. Ignore the 250USD worth of Seeds phrase completely. 555 is the minimum number for a Stake
      2. How much are you requesting? This number cannot be changed once you submit your Campaign. The Stake will be calculated automatically as 2.5% of this request.
      3. Why are you asking for this amount? Recommendation: This is a good place to provide a link to a Proposal Google Doc.
      4. SEEDS account to receive the funds - personal/organization. Recommendation: Use an organization account.
   5. Passport page 5/5: This is only to review everything. When ready, select 'Publish'.

Funding Campaign Proposals Governance Table
Name	Description/Calculation	Impact
Staking Requirement	2.5% of requested Seeds. These are Seeds that are locked up during the proposal process and repaid if successful or burned if the proposal fails.	High
Staking Requirement Max	75,000 Seeds
Support Level Requirement	100 ÷ # of campaign proposals (e.g. 13 proposals would require ~7.7% each).	High
Support Level Calculation	# of Trust Tokens cast in favor (Trusted) ÷ Total Trust Tokens cast in favor on all proposals.	High
Quorum Requirement Min	Minimum 7%
Quorum Requirement Max	Maximum 40%
Unity Requirement	90% Proportion of Trust Tokens in Favor vs Against	High
Unity Calculation	# of Trust Tokens cast in favor (Trusted) ÷ Total Trust Tokens cast on proposal. Example 900 cast in favor of 1000 (90% unity)	High
Payout Schedule Min Cycles	Minimum 3 cycles payout cycles (e.g. it is required that a full payout take at least 3 cycles).	High
Payout Schedule Max Cycles	Maximum 24 cycles.	High
Payout Schedule Max Cycle Payout	Maximum 25% on the first payout or any subsequent cycle.	High

Canceling a Campaign

1. If you cancel the proposal before the new cycle, you will have your Stake returned.
2. Campaign funds are returned to the campaign bucket when the campaign is canceled.
3. The winning account can cancel the campaign any time.
4. Citizens who originally supported the campaign can cause it to get cancelled during the 6 cycle “assessment phase” if it falls below the required unity level. Follow the steps outlined in the “follow-through failure” section.
5. Campaigns have 6 cycles to complete. After 6 cycles whatever is remaining in the invite campaign will automatically be returned to gift.seeds.

Notes

1. Your proposal will not be saved if you exit it in the middle of the process. This is being fixed in the future.
2. Create a Google Doc for your full proposal that allows comments (not Read Only or Edit). The Passport application is just for a summary of your proposal.

Submitting Alliance Project Proposals

Only Organization accounts may apply for an Alliance Project Proposal. Successful Alliance Project Proposals are held in an escrow account for that organization and released to that organization’s account following the Escrowed Seeds Release Schedule. If the Citizens who Trusted a successful Alliance reverse their vote (as detailed in Follow Through Failure), then all unpaid escrowed Seeds will be returned to the allies.seeds account.

Key Dates for Submitting Alliance Proposals

• There is an official counter for the very second the new cycle begins at Passport > Vote > 'Voting will end in:'
• You can submit a new Proposal at any time, but preferably at the beginning of the new cycle to maximize exposure.
• New Proposals become open for voting at the new moon, moving from the 'Upcoming' to 'Open' section in the Passport Vote section.
• Proposals can be edited until the Proposal goes live at the next cycle.

Steps in Submitting Alliance Project Proposals

Steps in Submitting Alliance Project Proposal via Platform
	Web Browser	Mobile
1.	Login at https://app.joinseeds.earth.	Open Global Passport app.
2.	Engage section > Post Engage Post.	Engage section > Post Engage Post.
3.	This step must be done on mobile app.	Vote section > Post Alliance Project Proposal.

Web Browser Steps

1. Login at https://app.joinseeds.earth. This is the web version of the Global Passport app.
2. Post Engage Post. Go to the Engage section (top menu bar), select green circle with a plus in it, bottom right corner). This step is required, and allows you to introduce yourself to the SEEDS community and get informal feedback via the up/down indicators.
   1. Select topic from the pick list. Use 'Movement Building' if nothing else fits.
   2. Create title.
   3. Upload picture. The image shows up in 2:1 (landscape) proportion
   4. Write the content. Recommendation: Use 200-300 words with a link to your Proposal Google doc if you have one (also recommended).
   5. Add hashtags. These are the same as search terms.
3. Post Alliance Project Proposal. This step needs to be done on the Passport app. See instructions below.

Mobile Steps

1. Open the Global Passport app.
2. Post Engage Post. Go to the Engage section (bottom menu bar), select green pen with a plus sign, bottom right corner. This step is required, and allows you to introduce yourself to the SEEDS community and get informal feedback via the up/down indicators.
   1. Select topic from the pick list. Use 'Movement Building' if nothing else fits.
   2. Create title.
   3. Upload picture. The image shows up in 2:1 (landscape) proportion
   4. Write the content. Recommendation: Use 200-300 words with a link to your Proposal Google doc if you have one (also recommended).
   5. Add hashtags. These are the same as search terms.
3. Post Alliance Project Proposal.
   1. Page 1/5 - Create a proposal
      1. Go to Vote section (top menu bar), then select the +icon with the pen (bottom right of the screen)
      2. Choose 'Alliance Partner' (your only choice), then choose 'Create proposal' at the bottom of the screen.
   2. Page 2/5 - Link a discussion (your Engage Post) to this proposal
      1. At Link to an existing discussion > Discussion name or ID, start typing in the name of your Engage post, being case sensitive. Once you see your Engage Post appear automatically on the screen below, choose the 'Select' button.
   3. Passport page 3/5 - Answer the Alliance details
      1. Organization, group or movement name
      2. Upload Image - The image shows up in 2:1 (landscape) proportion on the Voting section. Ignore how it shows up as a circle in this screen.
      3. What's your purpose?
      4. How will this serve the regenerative movement?
      5. What value are you offering the SEEDS community or the regenerative movement? Why should people support this Alliance?
      6. What is the current reach of your regenerative impact? Enter the number of people the Proposal is serving.
   4. Page 4/5: Alliance economics
      1. Ignore the 250USD worth of Seeds phrase completely. 555 is the minimum number for a Stake
      2. How much are you requesting? This number cannot be changed once you submit your Proposal. The Stake will be calculated automatically as 2.5% of this request.
      3. Why are you asking for this amount? Recommendation: This is a good place to provide a link to a Proposal Google Doc.
      4. SEEDS account to receive the funds.
   5. Passport page 5/5: This is only to review everything. When ready, select 'Publish'.

Alliance Proposals Governance Table
Name	Description/Calculation	Impact
Staking Requirement	1% of requested Seeds	High
Staking Requirement Max	15,000 Seeds
Support Level Requirement	100 ÷ # of campaign proposals (e.g. 13 proposals would require ~7.7% each).	High
Support Level Calculation	# of Trust Tokens cast in favor (Trusted) ÷ Total Trust Tokens cast in favor on all proposals.	High
Unity Requirement	90% Proportion of Trust Tokens in Favor vs Against	High
Unity Calculation	# of Trust Tokens cast in favor (Trusted) ÷ Total Trust Tokens cast on proposal. Example 900 cast in favor of 1000 (90% unity)	High

Notes

1. Your proposal will not be saved if you exit it in the middle of the process. This is being fixed in the future.
2. Create a Google Doc for your full proposal that allows comments (not Read Only or Edit). The Passport application is just for a summary of your proposal.

Campaign and Alliance Proposal FAQs

• How can I see examples of past Proposals? You can find more proposals in the SEEDS Global Passport, clicking on “Co-Op” at the bottom of your Global Passport, check the open proposals, passed, staged and failed proposals to get a better sense of how the SEEDS community flows.

• What’s the difference between a Campaign, and Alliance Share? Campaigns are aimed to give as a gift a little amount of Seeds (50-100) to many people. In this case if the Proposal Pass you'll get the Seeds within 4 lunar cycles from the at the end of the voting cycle. Alliance share is about asking Seeds to establish a connection between the organization and SEEDS and also to empower the organization to kickstart certain projects where SEEDS/Seeds are involved. In this case the Seeds remain in escrow, and will be distributed after the Go Live event.

• Are there any hard criteria for Campaigns? Right now, there are only recommendations. There were campaigns that passed the vote of the Citizens for supporting projects (art, reforestation, workshops), growing food, good deeds, and starting a local economy based on Seeds, etc. The voice of Citizens is the one to pass the proposal or not. So you can propose the same thing as a previous Campaign and you may have a different result than the previous. What should be considered is that instant cash-out from Seeds to FIAT will not help the person that is receiving the Seeds and neither the SEEDS Ecosystem at this moment while the movement is growing.

• Are the people proposing the Campaign also responsible for sending the invites/rewards to the people eligible. If so, is that done manually (i.e. creating the invites and sending them)? A campaign can be promoted by an individual or by an organization. During the process you need to define the receiving account of those Seeds. Organization accounts can be controlled by multiple individuals. So as a promoter you don't need to do that process of sending invites by yourself, you can share the Private key to some other member of the organization to manage the funds and invites. The process of sending invites is currently manual but in the next release of the Passport App, organizations will be able to send bulk invites to many people.

• Can I reward with Seeds the people who are working for the Campaign, and if yes, how much? If you plan to only send Seeds invitations and leave the work of onboarding support to the team of SEEDS Ambassadors we recommend to not include a remuneration in the Campaign budget. This is because those who send the invites will receive a reward for each visitor that becomes a resident or citizen (in April 2021 this is 750 Seeds for a resident and 1250 Seeds for a citizen). In case instead you plan to directly empower your community by organizing activities, workshops, etc, then you can include in the budget a reward for your team, the Proposal Nursery facilitators will be able to support to define the amount.

Identifying who votes for, against, abstain

1. Go to https://telos.bloks.io/account/funds.seeds
2. Select </> Contract tab
3. Select 'props' under 'Select Table' and identify the 'id (key)' for the proposal of interest.
4. Select 'votes' under 'Select Table', enter the 'id (key)' number in 'Scope' field, and select 'Refresh' to reload the results.
5. View the 'favour' column:
   1. '1' are in favor of votes.
   2. '0' with '0' in the amount column are abstain votes.
   3. '0' with a number in the amount column are against votes.

Resources

• Co-op Proposals Website - The most comprehensive website for learning about Proposals.
• Co-op Proposal Quiz - An engaging interactive tool for learning about Proposals.
• Co-op Proposal slide deck - A visual guide to learning about Proposals.