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We build bridges between builders, researchers & funders  transforming funding models & mechanisms  for public goods.

Transforming funding models & mechanisms  for public goods.

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Commons Fund

Scalable experiments for real-world impact
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October 7th  - November 7th, 2024

Public Goods x Earth's Commons Hackathon

Virtual on DoraHacks + Optional 2-day event in Bangkok (in person)

Participate in our Hackathon to connect with both global and local builders and play a key role in shaping the future of public goods. This event offers a unique opportunity to influence the technical direction of public goods initiatives and collaborate on innovative solutions with fellow experts.

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October 7th - 31st, 2024

Funding the Commons x Earth Commons x Pagoda Thailand Builder Residency

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

From October 7th to 31st in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Funding the Commons Residency will convene a select group of developers, researchers, designers, and mentors to advance the future of public goods funding.

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November 6th - 7th, 2024

Funding the Commons & Earth Commons: Bangkok Design Jam

DistrictX, Bangkok, Thailand

Collaborate with technical builders, designers, academics, creatives, and subject matter experts across science, law, policy, and industry to co-create solutions to vital challenges impacting public goods and earth's commons.

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November 8th-9th, 2024

Funding the Commons x Earth Commons Conference @ Bangkok 

Join us for the 11th Funding the Commons conference. We’ll explore public goods funding, digital innovation, and, for the second time this year, partner with Earth Commons to spotlight environmental stewardship, regenerative agriculture, biodiversity, and decentralized science. 

22nd floor Rise/SeaX Ventures, Gaysorn Tower

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Thank You Thailand that was Epic!

Grateful for all the community that made FtC Thailand so memorable!

From November 6th-9th in Bangkok, Funding the Commons and Earth Commons hosted a dynamic series of events aimed at shaping the future of public goods. By offering a variety of formats—from interactive workshops to immersive experiences —we create the ideal environment for experimentation, collaboration, and innovation, enabling new ideas and solutions to emerge.

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Achievements

Growing the Network = More Commons Funded

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13 Succesful Conferences

9 Countries

3 Continents

Appearances in other conferences

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25 Projects Impacted

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650M+ Connections

50+ Speakers

1000 + Attendees

5000 + Online Community Members

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25 Projects Impacted

# of projects in hackathons

# of projects presented

# of residencies

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Open Conversations Series

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Builders

Researchers

Funders

Innovators

Academics

Public Sector Officials

Philanthropists

Institutional Investors

Community

We thrive on collaboration uniting:

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Conferences

Live events featuring high-potential projects, speakers, funders & workshop opportunities

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Previous Conferences

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Impact

Growing the Network = Funding More Commons

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2000+ Total Attendees

1485 total attendees

400 total speakers

115 sponsors 

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Over 200 Projects Impacted

116 projects in hackathons

180 projects presented 

over 5,000 community members

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10 Successful Conferences

9 countries

3 continents

5 pop-ups in other conferences

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Notable Past Speakers

Juan Benet

Juan Benet

Protocol Labs

Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Foundation

Sara Horowitz

Sara Horowitz

Freelancers Foundation

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Audrey Tang

Plurality Tokyo, Taiwan’s 1st digital minister (2016-2024)

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Aya Miyaguchi

Ethereum Foundation

Kevin Owocki

Kevin Owocki

Gitcoin / Supermodular

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Builder Residencies

Are you a builder or researcher working on public goods?

Explore this unique collective experience to propel your project forward. Our next residency in Chiang Mai, Thailand includes:

  • 1-month co-living experience

  • collaborative community workshops

  • mentorship & peer-support

  • connection & continuous education

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Hackathons

To fuel innovation!

​Organized to produce new public goods funding infrastructure for web3, and integrate existing public goods funding infrastructure.

Sponsor challenges, prizes, and mentorship to directly engage with hackathon participants

Collective expertise of partner organizations will be leveraged to support projects.

Existing public goods funding infrastructure will be leveraged to fund and incubate winning hackathon participants.


JOIN US ON OUR VIRTUAL HACKATHON STARTING 7 OCT - 7 NOV

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Community Love

Constantina Bakolitsa

Researcher @ Berkeley

Enabling communication and the growth of relationships (work and otherwise) between attendees from such vastly different realms of life is, I believe, critical for creating a new transformative Culture of the Commons. 

Carl Cervone

Speaker

Congrats to Funding the Commons! The combo of big ideas - builder energy is exceptional.

Al Smith

Speaker

Funding the Commons events have been excellent ways for the Tor Project to meet people who are not part of our 'traditional ecosystem' but have clear values alignment and are working towards similar things. Some strong relationships have been forged because of these events. Thanks for doing what you do!

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Projects that Support Us

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Protocol Labs
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News & Resources

Curious about public goods funding culture?

  • Stay updated about news & public goods funding culture

  • Public goods funding toolbox

  • Get your article or paper featured

  • Use the best tools and funding mechanisms for your project

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Earth Commons

Check out our sister conference focused on the transformation of funding and governance of nature’s commons

Earth Commons was originally incubated as Sustainable Blockchain Summit from within the Filecoin Green Team at Protocol Labs as a conference series sitting at the nexus of Web3 and Climate.

Today, the Funding the Commons Team has inherited the conference series. We are building out an ecosystem focused on underscoring the systemic, interdependent changes necessary for progress in governing planetary commons, such as forests, fisheries, oceans, biodiversity, freshwater reservoirs, and other ecosystem services, by uniting the forces of Web2, Web3, research, philanthropy, and industry.

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Building a Better Tomorrow

We accelerate the development and implementation of blockchain-based infrastructure for public goods funding. By nurturing a diverse ecosystem across Web2, Web3, academia, public sector institutions, philanthropy and industry, we aim to cultivate the interdependent systemic changes necessary for better management of public goods.

 

We envision a world where human coordination at scale inherently prioritizes commons, with the brightest global talent focused on public good innovation, backed by robust impact evaluation systems, and sustained by continuous capital flows.

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