Applicant Name: Paul Glavin

Applicant ETH Address: paul2.eth

Organization(s) or Affiliation(s): Gardens

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

I work in community governance, and I'm excited about the potential of coordination infrastructure as a tool enabling large networks of small, local communities. I'm happy to share my experience in this space and I'm optimistic that this tooling can have a big positive impact on the world.

🪴 Grant-Making Expertise

Program Design & Management: ****3

Evaluation & Impact Learning: 2

Financial Strategy & Fundraising: 2

Governance Systems & Mechanism Design: 3

Experiences, Highlights & Evidence:

Case studies and active experiments in Gardens / Conviction Voting:

https://1hive-gardens.notion.site/Governance-Pool-Library-17bd6929d01480c298d9e562a8eb51cc?source=copy_link

I've helped allocate $300k+ in funding, primarily through conviction voting on the Gardens platform.