This proposal requests funding to continue and scale the Celo Communities Guild throughout the period from January to June 2026, supporting its presence across Discord, Telegram, Reddit, and X.
Active since August 2021, the program has played a key role in protecting community channels and fostering meaningful participation. This role has become increasingly critical as the Celo Foundation advances its decentralization efforts. Maintaining a seasoned moderation team while expanding incentive allocations will allow the Guild to improve coordination, reduce the spread of inaccurate information, and support the ecosystem’s long-term development.
During Season 1, we also showed that a program of this nature can operate effectively in an autonomous and self-managed way, validating the sustainability of the model going forward.
This proposal requests funding to continue and scale the Celo Communities Guild throughout the period from January to June 2026, supporting its presence across Discord, Telegram, Reddit, and X.
Active since August 2021, the program has played a key role in protecting community channels and fostering meaningful participation. This role has become increasingly critical as the Celo Foundation advances its decentralization efforts. Maintaining a seasoned moderation team while expanding incentive allocations will allow the Guild to improve coordination, reduce the spread of inaccurate information, and support the ecosystem’s long-term development.
During Season 1, we also showed that a program of this nature can operate effectively in an autonomous and self-managed way, validating the sustainability of the model going forward.
Strong and active online communities are a key driver of innovation within the Celo ecosystem. Platforms such as Discord and Telegram function as shared public spaces where users exchange knowledge, collaborate, and build relationships. Moderators play a crucial role in maintaining constructive conversations, supporting new members, and preventing fraudulent activity. In addition, they serve as an important coordination bridge between regional HUBs and the broader global community. This is particularly true on Discord, where moderators help ensure that information circulates clearly and that perspectives from all regions are represented. For these reasons, ongoing support for the Guild is fundamental to preserving community trust and sustaining ecosystem growth.
Building on a proven track record of strengthening engagement and maintaining safe community spaces, this proposal outlines concrete actions to further enhance moderation, incentivize participation, and deepen coordination across key platforms including Discord, Telegram, covering the main Celo account as well as selected regional and language-specific channels, and Reddit.
The Guild successfully met its H1 & H2 2025 targets by being a totally autonomous entity for the first time. Detailed spending records and monthly reports are available [here]. Building on that foundation, this proposal requests renewed funding to maintain momentum and add capacity for H1 2026.
Over the past six months (June–December), we have diligently tracked our expenses, which are transparently documented [here]. These records underscore our commitment to accountability and keep demonstrating the program’s value and impact.
We are requesting a total of 55,100 USD + 10,000 Celo from the Community Fund to support six months of operations. The USD portion will be allocated primarily to cover the payments of four full-time moderators and to fund the essential tools required for our work. The 10,000 Celo will be exclusively dedicated to fostering community engagement through contests, quests, giveaways, and similar initiatives.
Payments will be distributed monthly, with performance-based reviews to ensure the program's objectives are met effectively.
| Item | Budget | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Celo Guild Lead Moderator & PM (0xj4an) | 3,000 USD | 18,000 USD |
| Celo Guild Moderator – Security (0xGoldo) | 2,500 USD | 15,000 USD |
| Celo Guild Moderator (Anthony) | 1,750 USD | 10,050 USD |
| Celo Guild Moderator (@skdt) | 1,750 USD | 10,050 USD |
| Subtotal: Compensation | — | 53,100 USD |
| HashBot Renewal | 500 USD | 500 USD |
| Guild.xyz Plus plan (Membership for One Year) | 1,000 USD | 1,000 USD |
| Google Services * 12 months (In Advance) Paid with leftover funds from past budget | 100 USD | 0 USD |
| Telegram and Discord Premium Services (Membership for One Year) (125 USD * 4 Members) | 500 USD | 500 USD |
| Subtotal: Operational Costs | — | 2,000 USD |
| Community Incentives (Contests, Guld.xyz quests, Community Steward rewards, giveaways) | — | 10,000 Celo |
| Total | 55,100 USD + 10,000 Celo |
Any funds left at the end of the sixth (6th) month will be returned to the Celo Community Fund or deducted from the next iteration budget.
The Budget will be managed in a Multi Sign designed to have three members, part of the proposal.
Multisign Address (Threshold 2/3): 0x0B6a6666027d90fD56f4a2E1827296db4d590f4d
Signers:
The payment will be in Celo due to the Community Fund contract holding the majority of available funds in Celo. We use a 90‑day average to determine the price, which smooths out short‑term volatility and provides a fair valuation for grant disbursement.
Based on this 90‑day average (November 20, 2025 – February 18, 2026), Celo is valued at approximately $0.1242 USD, implying that to fully cover the requested $55.1000 USD budget, approximately 457,360 CELO would be required (including a ~3% buffer for price movement and execution).
However, when testing a real swap on-chain using the cUSD/CELO pool, the executable rate is currently ~12.82 Celo per 1 cUSD (≈0.0780 per Celo). At this rate, approximately 706,410 Celo would be needed to realize the full $55.100 budget.
We are therefore requesting 728,258 Celo, aligning with the current executable on‑chain rate plus a ~3% buffer for price movement. Presenting both the 90‑day average and the real‑time executable price ensures transparency for governance and guarantees that the program is properly funded regardless of market depth or execution slippage. Any unused funds would be returned to the Community Fund.
For 2026 H1, the proposed rotation will have 0xj4an (@0xj4an-work) stepping into the Lead Moderator role, 0xGoldo (@0xGoldo) taking on the position of Security Moderator, and Anthony (@Anthony) & skdt (@skdt) Community Moderators.
We invite the community to review this proposal and share feedback to ensure alignment with the ecosystem’s goals. Together, we can create a stronger, more engaged Celo community.
Final disclosure: The Celo Foundation will retain ownership of the Discord, Main Telegram, and Reddit channels.
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A human readable version of this proposal can be found using the following command (on-chain ID determined after submission): $ celocli governance:show --proposalID TBU --node https://forno.celo.org
This proposal does not deploy or upgrade contracts or change network parameters so represent minimal risk to the network. This proposal does transfer funds from the Community Fund, but rather seeks an approval to pull funds from the fund, which means that the funds will not be lost if the approval address has a typo.
Regional Focused Communities
Language Focused Communities
Co-Author and Submitted by: 0xj4an-work