💡 TL;DR

Support Praise in fostering a culture of gratitude within communities. With your contributions, we aim to enhance our public good infrastructure, enabling the growth of trust, appreciation, and community alignment. Your donations will fuel the evolution of Praise with more community customizations and the expansion of on-chain Praise representations, reinforcing the community bonds that are vital in today's decentralized organizations.

Donate to Praise, where we promote a more inclusive and equitable community culture.

• Praise Explorer: https://explorer.givepraise.xyz
• GitHub: https://github.com/givepraise/praise
• Praise based attestations for OP: https://citizen-attestations.xyz

Praise is used by: Giveth, General Magic, GnosisDAO, Optimism, DappNode, BaklessDAO, Shapeshift, DeveloperDAO, and more.

🌎 About Praise

Praise stands as a meaningful tool for community recognition, championing the celebration of individual contributions within a collective framework. Our platform is a public good that transcends traditional profit motives, focusing instead on organic growth and cultural enrichment. By fostering mutual appreciation and a reputation-based contribution system, Praise strengthens community cohesion. We have cultivated an environment where gratitude is not merely an action but a foundational element of community interaction.

Key offerings of Praise include:

• Praise Explorer: A pioneering tool providing transparent insights into the widespread application of Praise, promoting an ethos of transparency and trust.
• Community Onboarding: Tailoring our approach to community culture, we've integrated 21 diverse communities, enhancing each one’s capacity for recognition and cohesion.
• On-Chain Praise Representation: By leveraging Ethereum Attestation Service on Optimism, we've created a lasting testament to community contributions.
• Community Analytics Tools: Our commitment to community engagement is reflected in our analytics tools that offer deep insights into praised community interactions and dynamics.
• UX and Integration: We place a premium on user experience, continually enhancing the Praise bot's integration to ensure a seamless community experience.

🤝 Our Commitment to Public Good

Our commitment to the public good is demonstrated by our funding model, which includes public grants and support from entities like General Magic, emphasizing our community-first approach.

🌟 Our History of Success

Praise has been adopted by forward-thinking communities, including Optimism and Giveth. Innovations such as the Praise Explorer and on-chain representations have advanced how communities acknowledge contributions.

🎯 What's Next with the Funding

We are currently seeking support for our general operations to maintain and grow our platform. This includes the development of new features, the enhancement of existing tools, and the expansion of our reach to more communities.

With additional resources, we plan to broaden the reach and functionality of Praise. This includes:

• Enhancing the Praise Explorer for greater transparency.
• Extending on-chain Praise representations to a wider array of communities.
• Introducing new features for community engagement, such as customizable notification settings and quantifiable praise options.

Your support will contribute to the ongoing success and sustainability of Praise, allowing us to continue serving communities around the globe.

👥 Our Team

Praise is an open source project, with a team of dedicated contributors who are passionate about creating a more appreciative world. Praise is maintained and developed by General Magic, a non-profit organization that supports the development of open source software for public good.

Tech lead is Kristofer Lund, who has a wealth of development experience, with a focus on creating sustainable and inclusive community platforms.

• https://twitter.com/kristoferlund
• https://github.com/kristoferlund