[GIP-26] Begin Distributions to House of Alignment

Governance Proposals
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Thanks @sam_mccarthy and the GoodLabs team for the work shaping the House of Alignment, and for including Gardens as an inaugural member. The direction of the ecosystem coming out of CoGov is a meaningful step, and we’re glad to be part of the first pilot.

On our end, Gardens is fully committed to growing the GoodDollar ecosystem and driving real demand and utility for $G. The Aligned Commons Pool will be one expression of that, but it sits inside a broader pluralistic ecosystem of GoodDollar communities already active on Gardens, using $G for governance and resource allocation across distinct mandates:

Each of these (plus several other active GoodDollar pools) requires participants to stake and signal with $G to direct funding, which creates ongoing demand for the token tied to real governance decisions rather than one-off distributions. As the Aligned Commons Pool comes online, it makes this even stronger by giving mission-aligned Gardens communities a dedicated $G-denominated funding mechanism for resourcing growth of the network, and by expanding this beyond GoodDollar communities specifically to the 180+ communities using Gardens around the world.

We’ll report transparently against the September 30 evaluation criteria, with a focus on G$ staked in conviction voting, new wallets onboarded into Gardens through GoodDollar communities, and the qualitative outcomes funded by these pools.

Excited to work on this together!

-Paul, Gardens

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Good idea Infact i trusted to gooddolla team and projects; so,i am sure the team idea will be good.tanx
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A very nice initiative

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Thank you, gooddollar team

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This is a bold initiative. I love what gooddollar is doing

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Good evening fellow Members,

As the distribution of G$ is taking place within the House of Alignment with directives on how to go about spending them to the betterment of the Community and GoodDao is there any capacity building for them by training them how to go about doing it?

Thanks.

Dankwarai002

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Hi everyone! Tomer from Textile Credit — building an end-to-end onchain private credit infrastructure.

First — you can already see an existing collaboration we have with GoodDollar: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tomer-bariach_gooddollarorg-deposited-100k-into-quipus-activity-7442944812179267585-Hlqj — where GoodDollar deposited capital into a pool and Textile donates its fees back to GoodDollar.

This collaboration is taking us a step forward. Textile’s goal is to bring the end-to-end supply chain of credit onchain — from capital providers to fintech companies, and from fintech companies to end borrowers. One of the problems we have is adoption: bringing users to start using new systems isn’t easy. Our intention is to use the G$ we receive across several experiments that will drive that adoption and let us build a sustainable credit system.

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ReFi DAO Joining the House of Alignment

Hi everyone! Marcelo here, contributing to ReFi DAO and builder of Balaio, the coordination platform that will handle our G$ distributions.

First, thank you Sam and the GoodLabs team for the invitation and for the patience during our decision process. We took our time ReFi DAO is currently in its own governance transition, selecting new stewards. We brought this to our open call, debated whether to join as a local hub or as ReFi DAO itself (Sam helped us think through that), and landed on joining as ReFi DAO to maximize the geographic reach of the distributions.

How we plan to use the allocation

Our approach is to select two or three regional nodes across different geographies and align distributions with their growth metrics. Each node will receive G$ structured as sponsored tasks on Balaio work gets posted, contributors claim it, submit proof of delivery, and get paid only after approval. This means every G$ that flows through ReFi DAO’s allocation is traceable to a specific output, not a transfer.

Balaio runs on Celo (and Gnosis) with smart contract escrow, I think this directly addresses the accountability concerns raised by some comments here.

Two open questions we’re bringing to the community

We’re enthusiastic about this, and precisely because of that we want to get it right.

Two things we haven’t fully resolved:

On overlap between member projects:

If ReFi DAO distributes G$ to a node in, say, Colômbia, and Green Goods is also active in that same community, there’s a real risk of the same individuals receiving distributions from multiple House of Alignment members.

That’s not necessarily bad, but it could skew the impact metrics and create unintended concentration. Is there a coordination layer planned between member projects to map recipient overlap?

On staking and Flow State: The proposal mentions member projects staking G$. The lockup is 3 months right? And what happens if a project exits the House of Alignment not by choice, but by inadequacy?

Looking forward to the community call and to building this alongside Gardens, Green Goods, and Textile

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You can learn more from the call today. Register here: GoodDollar Governance Community call · Luma

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A very great initiative. This will help alot of entrepreneurs out there who lack funding from other institutions.

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I see the logic behind this proposal, but it comes with a significant trade-off: a large portion of distributions is being redirected from direct UBI recipients to partner organizations. Previously, 90% of reserve distributions went directly to the UBI Pool, while under this proposal only 50% will, with 40% being allocated to the new House of Alignment.

Strengths:

  • It creates opportunities for real economic activity around G$, rather than simply distributing tokens that are immediately sold.

  • All four inaugural members have clear and practical use cases for G$, including governance participation, regenerative projects, paid community tasks, and loan subsidies.

  • The pilot includes a defined evaluation period ending on September 30, 2026, which provides an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the model based on actual results.

Concerns and Risks:

  • Cutting direct UBI allocations almost in half may be unpopular among existing GoodDollar users who joined primarily for the UBI component.

  • There is no guarantee that these partner projects will generate sustainable demand for G$ rather than becoming another distribution channel.

  • The success of the pilot will depend heavily on the quality of reporting and the relevance of the chosen performance metrics.

  • Equal allocation among all participating projects is simple, but not necessarily the most efficient way to maximize impact.

Overall, I view this as a reasonable experiment aimed at shifting from a “token distribution” model toward an “economic activity” model. However, its success should be measured by tangible outcomes such as user retention, transaction volume, ecosystem participation, and sustained demand for G$ - not merely by the amount of G$ distributed. If those metrics do not show meaningful improvement by September, reconsidering the reduction in direct UBI allocations would be justified.

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Strategic Pivot Towards Demand-Driven Protocol Sustainability

This proposal represents a critical and mature evolution for the GoodDollar ecosystem. Transitioning from a pure “distribution-only” model to a structured “network alignment” framework directly addresses the core challenge of any UBI protocol: balancing token supply inflation with genuine utility and organic demand.

By utilizing capital allocators like Gardens, Green Goods, ReFi DAO, and Textile, the GoodDAO effectively decentralizes the operational burden of utility creation. The shift in Celo reserve distribution (allocating 40% to the House of Alignment Pool) is a bold tactical move. However, it is fully justified by the requirement that these partner projects demand a minimum G$ stake and drive transactional velocity at local levels.

The inclusion of the September 30, 2026, evaluation timeline is excellent for accountability. Quantitative metrics—specifically tracking the velocity of money and wallet retention rather than just initial wallet onboarding—will be the true test of this pilot’s success. I fully support this proposal as a necessary step toward long-term protocol sustainability.

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Good morning my fellow Community members,

DAOs allow us to work with like-minded folks around the globe without trusting a benevolent leader to manage the funds or operations. There is no CEO who can spend funds on a whim or CFO who can manipulate the books. Instead, blockchain-based rules baked into the code define how the community works and how funds are spent.
We have built-in treasuries that no one has the authority to access without the approval of the Community . Decisions are to be governed by proposals and voting to ensure everyone in the community has a voice, and everything happens transparently onchain.

Voting required by members for any changes to be implemented.

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Contributing to open-source projects
Participating in hackathons and bounties
Applying for grants
Participating in governance and decision-making
Participation in pool and investment and finally involve in tokenomic activities that best suit the House of Alignment.

It has been really observed that, the Distribution of G$ Token to the House of Alignment is a an excellent steps taken to strengthen the activities of GoodDao for the effective UBI function as it entiles at least four different functions namely:

1.The Refi Dao,

2.The Textile,

3.The Green Goods and

4. The GoodDao respectively.

Thi is a welcome development for GoodDollar Governance and the Community at large.

Thanks.

Dankwarai002

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Very much interested to see what house of governance project brings

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Thanks everyone for your input and for joining the Governance Call last Friday.

You can watch the recording here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hETbA05ZJrs

The proposal is now live on Snapshot:
https://snapshot.box/#/s:thegooddao.eth/proposal/0x0dab3116c847ff2e2db22e3d030cd185e5846117bbffc067729f998cc259cb86

Voting period: June 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM GMT+2 → June 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM GMT+2

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This is actually good