Previous Events
Taipei 2023
Funding the Commons made its Asia debut in Taipei from 9-10 December 2023. In partnership with da0, the web3 branch under g0v, Funding the Commons created a unique experience focused on public goods discussions.
Istanbul 2023
Funding the Commons joined forces with Zuzalu, d:pact, and Schelling Point during Protocol Labs' LabWeek23. View the event page and schedule for more info.
Berlin 2023
DeSci.Berlin and Funding the Commons joined forces during Berlin Blockchain Week, set to in the city's vibrant tech landscape. This combined event ignited the development of new partnerships, projects, and initiatives with each day providing a distinct platform to engage with the wider blockchain and decentralized science communities.
Builder Residency 2023
Funding the Commons hosted its first-ever builder residency - a transformative, month-long, immersive experience which took place in Berlin from 1-30 September 2023.
Join the first-ever Funding the Commons Builder Residency—a transformative, month-long, immersive experience taking place in Berlin from 1-30 September 2023. Experience the power of collaboration and innovation as builders and hackers com together to focus on the advancement of public goods funding infrastructure, impact evaluators, impact certification systems, and other elements of the public goods funding stack in both Web2 and Web3 applications. We value open-source and expect the outputs of the residency to be accessible and usable by the wider community, and we invite highly collaboration-minded individuals to apply for the residency program.
Public Goods Hackathon 2023
Funding the Commons, Paris was unique in its incorporation of open space technology and other unconference-style programming, in addition to engaging keynote speakers, panel discussions, and interactive workshops. This format enabled even more connection amongst participants, and led to the formation of new collaborations and projects.
Paris 2023
Funding the Commons, Paris was unique in its incorporation of open space technology and other unconference-style programming, in addition to engaging keynote speakers, panel discussions, and interactive workshops. This format enabled even more connection amongst participants, and led to the formation of new collaborations and projects.
Lisbon 2022
Funding the Commons, Lisbon featured engaging keynote sessions, collaborative workshops and opportunities to network and build relationships with other members of the community who were driven to find solutions to public goods funding.
Bogota 2022
This event focused on driving group engagement and action towards the broader Funding the Commons mission of building new models of sustainable public goods funding and value alignment.
New York 2022
Funding the Commons moved to an in-person event in New York in June 2022! The 2-day summit on June 24th and 25th was for individuals and organizations building new models of sustainable public goods funding and value alignment in open source networks.
March 2022
The second installment of Funding the Commons was a virtual 2-day summit for individuals and organizations building new models of sustainable public goods funding and value alignment in open source networks.
November 2021
Listen as Juan Benet (Protocol Labs), Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Karl Floersch (Optimism), and other thought leaders discuss novel experiments and future directions for funding our collective commons in the first Funding the Commons event.

Previous Speakers

Previous speakers included public goods thought leaders such as Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Juan Benet (Protocol Labs), Kevin Owocki (Gitcoin), Karl Floersch (Optimism), Jaan Tallinn (Future of Life Institute & CSER), Tom Kalil (Schmidt Ventures), and many more.
Funding public goods — algorithms and mechanisms | November 12, 2021
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum
Fireside Chat | March 3, 2022
Jaan Tallinn, Future of Life Institute & CSER & Juan Benet, Protocol Labs
Decentralized investment structures for public goods and commons | June 24, 2022
Juan Benet, Protocol Labs

Funding the Commons x Earth Commons SF Bay Area

Funding the Commons and Earth Commons are two independent conferences held on April 13-14th, 2024 at a single iconic venue: the David Brower Center in Berkeley, California. Steeped in natural beauty and a history of strong activism, technological innovation, and environmental stewardship, the San Francisco Bay area boasts rich natural, cultural, academic and technological ecosystems. The Bay Area is uniquely positioned to host productive and catalytic discussions to address pressing challenges for the benefit of humanity and the planet's ecosystems with academics, builders, funders, philanthropists & institutional investors, and much more. In partnerships with various research labs at UC Berkeley, the event will be hosted at the David Brower Center, a LEED certified “green model” building. We will iterate on our signature format, bringing together builders, funders, and researchers to spotlight the latest research in open source technology across many disciplines focused on creating new public goods funding infrastructure for real world implementation. Both conferences are focused on underscoring the systemic, interdependent changes necessary for progress in both public goods and ecological regeneration. Expect a mix of inspirational talks, workshops, networking corners, as well as office-hours with thought-leaders all held in a single venue to encourage interdisciplinary encounters.
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