<aside> 💡 Badges aim to improve stakeholder management for DAOs by streamlining relationships between DAOs and their stakeholders with a focus on the individual.
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Badger is an MVP developed in December 2021 that is primarily geared to recognizing different types of contributors in a DAO. The tool is being piloted by The DAOist, which uses it for the Governance of DAWN, their governing DAO.
| DAOoperator | An individual that is tasked with Operations roles inside of DAOs - think of Administration, Contributor Rewarding, Stakeholder Management |
|---|---|
| Badge Holder | An individual that holds one or more Badges from at least one DAO |
| DAOplomat | An individual that engages with one or more DAOs in an attempt to facilitate cross DAO trade and relationships |
| As a | I want to | So that |
|---|---|---|
| DAOoperator | reward contributors for their contribution to my DAO | continue to contribute to my DAO |
| DAOoperator | be able to separate between different stakeholders groups | rights and rewards can be tailored more effectively |
| DAOoperator | have a clear overview of all stakeholders in my DAO | I can better manage all roles and relationships |
| DAOoperator | be able to create, make in-active and remove badges | badges continue to be a real representation of relationships and roles |
| DAOoperator | update the Governance modules to change governance power and roles | governance-rights are managed by the DAO based on iterative proposals |
| Badge Holder | Receive a Badge for all relevant contributions made | feel appreciated and see my worth |
| Badge Holder | see my badges in a convenient place | I can easily show it to other people |
| Badge Holder | receive perks for the Badges I hold | I am rewarded for the badges I hold |
| Badge Holder | understand how I earn and maintain badges | I can coordinate accordingly |
| DAOplomat | be able to show my roles and skills when engaging in DAOplomatic relationships. | Can prove my responsibilities and rights. |
| DAOplomat | be able to view badges allocated by DAOs to understand their roles and relationships. | I understand if I’m dealing with the right person/group. |
In the back, Badges are a set of smart contracts that utilize the ERC1155 standard in combination with several control functions to create and manage Badges.
Each Badger deployment can have an unlimited amount of Sets of badges. All Sets in a Badger Deployment share the same controller, a multi-sig or DAO who controls the Badger deployment and maintains
Inside of each Set, an unlimited amount of Badges can be minted. Badges automatically adopt all characteristics from the Set they are part of.
Characteristics of a Set
| Description | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| Transferability | The ability to transfer the token and the ability for the DAO to retrieve the token. | Non-transferable and retrievable, transferable and non-retrievable. |
| Attached File | An image or GIF attached to the Badge | Badge icon |
| Description | A description of the role/relationship | DAOplomat Level 3 role - allocated for having participated in 300 roles and active as long an address does ABC. |
| Perks | Allows the holder of an NFT to gain additional access, control or influence. | Access to channels (Guild/Collab Land) and Governance (Snapshot), and control of contracts (Zodiac). |
| Redeemability (V2) | TBD | TBD |
| Mintability (V2) | TBD | TBD |
| Duration (V2) | TBD | TBD |
| Activity (V2) | TBD | TBD |
In practice, Badges can be used for various use cases. At first, we focus on DAO to Individual relationships, but Badges can also be used to visualize DAO to DAO relationships.
| Description | Example | |
|---|---|---|
| Role Badge | A badge is allocated to an entity to serve a specific Role inside a system or organization. | A Treasurer of a DAO receives a Treasurer Badge. |
| Contribution Badge | A badge is allocated to an entity based on Contribution. | Rewarding any address that donates over $100 with a badge. |
| Reward Badge | A badge is allocated to an entity as a Reward for an accomplishment. | Rewarding the contributor that had the most creative contribution. |
| Skill Badges | A badge is allocated to an entity because of its proven proficiency in a specific skill or domain. | A designer guild allocating Designer Badges to its contributors. |