{"title": "Impact Measurement Protocols (IMPs): Enhancing Governance and Community Engagement through Reputation", "website": "https://ninit-front.vercel.app/", "createdAt": 1713299450957, "userGithub": "", "credentials": {}, "description": "# **I. Abstract:**\n\nWe understand the challenges leading to opacity, inefficiency, and lack of trust in governance and operation. The IMPs project brings forward new technologies like ERC6506, ERC1155 Impact Certificates, and Ethereum Attestation Services to foster transparency, accountability, and community empowerment, revolutionizing how communities engage and influence governance structures.\n\n# **II. Introduction:**\n\nIMPs aim to enhance civic engagement and governance, addressing the untapped potential of these technologies due to complexities and the absence of accessible platforms. By bridging this gap, IMPs ensure that the benefits of digital governance reach all community members, fostering social inclusion and educational opportunities.\n\n# **III. Statement of Need:**\n\nTransparency and efficiency are notably lacking in existing governance frameworks, particularly in non-profit and local government structures such as HOAs. The IMPs project integrates blockchain technology to create a transparent, accountable, and effective system that enables direct community participation in governance, equitable resource distribution, and enhanced financial oversight.\n\n# **IV. Project Goals and Objectives:**\n\n1. **Enhance Web3 Usability and Accessibility:**\n    - Develop a user-friendly interface for blockchain interaction, accommodating non-technical users.\n    - Implement educational programs to increase blockchain literacy among community leaders and members.\n2. **Contribute to Financial Inclusion and Social Impact:**\n    - Utilize Allo v2 for streamlined, proposal-based funding, ensuring equitable resource distribution.\n    - Establish impact measurement frameworks to monitor public spending and community initiatives.\n3. **Innovate in Application Use Cases:**\n    - Design digital certificates of community engagement based on ERC6506 and ERC1155 standards as new models for participation, rewards, and reputation.\n4. **Implement Accountable Funding Mechanisms:**\n    - Expand grant stacks to include proposal-based spending, allowing donors greater accountability over grantees with options to withdraw or recycle funds.\n    - Incorporate a fee for grant applications, set minimum durations for donor voting periods, and establish thresholds for fund withdrawal or proposal pausing, enhancing accountability.\n    - Develop a UI dashboard to manage and display funding proposals.\n5. **Alternative Accountability Mechanisms:**\n    - Employ alternative mechanisms like cutting off streamlined funding if community satisfaction thresholds aren't met, ensuring focus on community needs.\n\n# **V. Methodology:**\n\nOur approach combines technological development and community engagement:\n\n- **Technology Development:** Develop and deploy smart contracts for proposal-based funding and voting with transparency and audit features.\n- **Community Pilot Programs:** Implement pilot programs in various communities to derive real-world feedback and refine models based on local assessments.\n\n# **VI. Expected Outcomes:**\n\n- Increased community engagement in governance through direct participation.\n- Enhanced transparency and accountability in operations.\n- Improved public trust and reduced inefficiencies in community management.\n\n# **VII. Current Work:**\n\nThe IMPs project has made strides in development and community engagement. Following its inception, IMPs was showcased at the ETHDenver 2024 hackathon, emphasizing our commitment to open-source principles and active community collaboration. Our project repository on [GitHub](https://github.com/MekailTheMachine/imps) is a testament to our transparent development practices.\n\n# **VIII. Budget and Funding Requirements:**\n\nWe request funding for phased software development, community outreach, pilot program implementation, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.\n\n# **IX. Conclusion:**\n\nNinit aims to set new standards in governance with IMPs, fostering an inclusive, effective, and participative system adapted for the digital age, supported by dApps and apps to empower engaged communities."}