Applicant Name: Patricia Parkinson

Applicant ETH Address: patriciaparkinson.eth

Organization(s) or Affiliation(s): OpenCivics

Why do you want to serve as an Expert Evaluator for the Localism Fund?

I want to serve as an Expert for the Localism Fund because a large amount of my work lives at the intersection of civic innovation, regenerative economics, and governance design. I’ve been active in the blockchain and web3 space since 2016 — pioneering early governance experiments, developing large-scale community-led governance mechanisms, and advancing user experience paradigms for socio-technical systems.

As a founding steward of the Localism Fund, lead designer of TrustGraph, and co-founder of OpenCivics, I’ve helped architect frameworks that link Ethereum-based coordination with locally grounded regenerative practice. I’ve also stewarded multiple Gitcoin rounds and led traditional grant-making initiatives, giving me perspective across both decentralized and institutional funding systems.

🪴 Grant-Making Expertise

Program Design & Management: ****3

Evaluation & Impact Learning: 2

Financial Strategy & Fundraising: 2

Governance Systems & Mechanism Design: 3

Experiences, Highlights & Evidence:

• Initiator and operator OpenCivics' past grant programs/rounds distributing >$175k USD

• Experience in designing national-scale evaluation methods for programs (not grant related), beyond experience in impact measurement operator past grant programs

• Highly experienced in financial management on initiatives with seven figure budgets