Proposal: (link available here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ELwvU-wFpVmHpa6VHw7msuDOonq-PASnEXPaOwugi8/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ELwvU-wFpVmHpa6VHw7msuDOonq-PASnEXPaOwugi8/edit?usp=sharing))
Blockathon DAO pilot - Public goods learn + built 2 earn 

Proponent: 
Daniel Bar ([twitter.com/danieltbar](twitter.com/danieltbar)), founder of [Bitfwd.com](Bitfwd.com) and contributor to several projects in the Substrate ecosystem: [MetaPrime.Network](MetaPrime.Network) + [KodaDot.xyz](KodaDot.xyz), [SubQuery.network](SubQuery.network), [DeepDAO.io](DeepDAO.io), maybe soon Talisman  and more :)
Kusama Address: HqodK73hLWCZ1EzpdFdeyCEJnTsRBezTPZxPJqX3nHkc765

Date: 
1-20 March 2022

Requested: 
156.90 [KSM worth 50k USD, based on 30 days average rate on 1st March 2022](https://kusama.subscan.io/tools/charts?type=price)

Short description: 
Public goods initiative: Learn 2 Earn Open Source Substrate track in a 3 weeks long learning program with a final competitive Blockathon ([Blockathon.xyz](Blockathon.xyz)). 


This will serve for Substrate teams to identify talent, for talent to find opportunities in the Substrate ecosystem projects who are looking to hire, increase awareness to Substrate amongst high quality curated audience.  


- The proposal is for a program called Blockathon DAO pilot.
- The program is about learning and building to earn.
- The program will last for 3 weeks and will include a competitive event called Blockathon.
- The goal is to help Substrate teams find talent and for talented individuals to find job opportunities in the Substrate ecosystem.
- The program aims to increase awareness about Substrate among a curated audience.

#136 Blockathon DAO pilot - Public goods learn + build 2 earn supporting DotSama ecosystem