Proposal: (link available here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ELwvU-wFpVmHpa6VHw7msuDOonq-PASnEXPaOwugi8/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ELwvU-wFpVmHpa6VHw7msuDOonq-PASnEXPaOwugi8/edit?usp=sharing))
Blockathon DAO pilot - Public goods learn + built 2 earn 

Proponent: 
Daniel Bar ([twitter.com/danieltbar](twitter.com/danieltbar)), founder of [Bitfwd.com](Bitfwd.com) and contributor to several projects in the Substrate ecosystem: [MetaPrime.Network](MetaPrime.Network) + [KodaDot.xyz](KodaDot.xyz), [SubQuery.network](SubQuery.network), [DeepDAO.io](DeepDAO.io), maybe soon Talisman  and more :)
Kusama Address: HqodK73hLWCZ1EzpdFdeyCEJnTsRBezTPZxPJqX3nHkc765

Date: 
1-20 March 2022

Requested: 
156.90 [KSM worth 50k USD, based on 30 days average rate on 1st March 2022](https://kusama.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price)

Short description: 
Public goods initiative: Learn 2 Earn Open Source Substrate track in a 3 weeks long learning program with a final competitive Blockathon ([Blockathon.xyz](Blockathon.xyz)). 


This will serve for Substrate teams to identify talent, for talent to find opportunities in the Substrate ecosystem projects who are looking to hire, increase awareness to Substrate amongst high quality curated audience.  


- A proposal for a program called "Blockathon DAO pilot" to teach and build public goods.
- Created by Daniel Bar, who works on projects like Bitfwd, MetaPrime, and KodaDot.
- Happens from March 1-20, 2022.
- Asks for 156.90 KSM (worth $50,000) to fund the program.
- A 3-week learning program called "Learn 2 Earn" focused on Substrate (a blockchain tool).
- Ends with a competition called Blockathon.
- Helps Substrate teams find talented people and helps people find jobs in the Substrate ecosystem.
- Goal: Teach people about Substrate and connect them with projects.

Blockathon DAO pilot - Public goods learn + build 2 earn supporting DotSama ecosystem