MCC - Community Hubs Working Group
Purpose / Goal
The purpose of this working group is to act as a permanent steering of the current Intersect community hubs program, refining the structure in a way we can achieve a sustainable, scalable operation. The group will provide support for hubs to improve their strategies and foster collaboration among them.
The Community Hubs Working Group (CHWG) aims to consolidate the lessons learned throughout the program and implement them to enhance the community hub structure, ensuring an efficient and adaptable model for future hub applications in the coming years.
The CHWG will focus on four main areas:
Hubs Structure and Program Governance: Defining the scope of work for community hubs, including deliverables and operational guidelines to ensure an efficient and aligned operation with the program's mission.
Application and Selection Criteria for New Hubs: Establishing clear and objective criteria for the creation of new hubs as well as the selection criteria, based on governance guidelines and contributions from group members.
Refining the Hub Structure Over Time: Continuously improving the operational framework for hubs by integrating lessons learned, feedback from active hubs, and emerging best practices to ensure long-term success and adaptability.
Supporting a Sustainable and Scalable Operation: Hubs have the discretion to explore sustainability models by developing funding strategies that enable them to become self-sustaining over time, reducing reliance solely on Community Hub funding.
The working document resulting from these areas must be completed by the CHWG, and all outcomes will be submitted for ratification by the MCC.
Mission of community hubs
Community hubs exist to accelerate Cardano adoption through local engagement, education, and ecosystem development. They empower communities to participate in decentralized governance, build impactful projects, and strengthen the global Cardano network.
Vision of community hubs
A thriving global network of sustainable community hubs, driving blockchain innovation and adoption. These hubs serve as collaborative centers where individuals and organizations connect, share knowledge, and contribute to Cardano’s growth, ensuring worldwide inclusion, transparency, and long-term impact.
Related committee
Intersect-Membership and Community Committee (MCC)
Working group lead
Hannah Williams - Lead (Intersect Community Hubs)
Nick Cook - Support (Intersect Membership & Community)
Working group members
An initial cohort has been invited into the community hubs working group, it is anticipated this will expand as the working group progresses:
Name
Discord
Voting member
Benjamin Baani
@baanibenjamin
No
Darlington Kofa
@lidonation
Yes
Gonzalo Camps
@gon369xyz
Yes
Ian Mccullough
@.cullah
Yes
Javier Acosta
@javieracost
Yes
Jean Carlos Aguilar
@jeancarlosaguilar
Yes
Jenny Brito
@jennycita
Yes
JJ
@eljota9237
Yes
John Gnobudy
@gnobudy
No
Josh Fielding
@atlaswaziri
No
Jose Velazquez
@0josevelazquez0
Yes
Juan Sierra
@JuanTheOne
Yes
Kavinda Kariyapperuma
@blueshark2222
No
Laurentine Djatsa
No
Lenna Onto
@creclaytor
No
Lizzy Zanlutti
@lizzy6767
Yes
Lucas Pedro
@skywalker.45b
No
Mark Hall
@devhalls
Yes
Mauro Andreoli
@mauandreo
No
Mercy
@callmeMercy
Yes
Nana Safo
@nanasafo
No
Sanjaya Wanigasekera
@tesaract117
Yes
Seomon
@Seo4u
No
Tevo
@tevosaks
Yes
Thiago Nunes
@thiago.ouros
Yes
Yuta
@yuta.z
No
Working group deliverables
The Community Hubs Working Group will provide the timely delivery of the following resources:
Community hubs implementation strategy 2025
Meeting process and engagement rules
Decision Making Structure
Meeting discussions:
The Lead captures the requirement for a decision to be made.
Where a decision can be made within the meeting, the Lead will create a poll for voting members.
Voting threshold: ⅔ of the total number of voters must vote.
Not participating in 2 consecutive meetings without upfront notification, will result in immediate and automatic disqualification of voting right in the Working Group.
Lead announces the results.
Lead presents the results at the following MCC to be ratified. Anything which is not ratified must be brought back to the CHWG for further discussion.
Async Decision Making Structure
Voting Process:
Lead/Member captures the requirement for a decision to be made.
Lead/Member proposes a clear definition of the vote in the CHWG Discord forum, tagging the voters ensuring they are aware of the poll.
The creation of an async item makes you responsible for awareness of every voting individual of the group that a voting is going to take place.
Voting members vote on the Discord forum.
Voting threshold: ⅔ of the total number of voters must have voted within 36 hours of the poll.
Lead/Member announces the results.
Lead presents the results at the following MCC to be ratified. Anything which is not ratified must be brought back to the CHWG for further discussion.
Voters Participation:
Not participating in 2 consecutive meetings without upfront notification, will result in immediate and automatic disqualification of voting right in the Working Group.
No Vote:
In the event of a no vote or insufficient vote, topics or items will then be shelved or facilitated to revision based on the nature of the vote.
Meeting order and Time Management
Order:
Members request to speak by raising a hand (virtually or physically).
The Lead recognizes speakers in turn.
Limit individual speaking time to avoid monopolizing discussions.
Allocate time for each agenda item.
Ways of Working:
Regularly scheduled meetings (weekly), with flexibility for urgent sessions.
Clear start and end times to respect members’ availability.
Collaboration Tools: G-Drive, Slack, Discord, Clickup.
Agenda available 48 hours prior via the meeting notice.
Members review materials and come prepared with feedback.
Meetings are open with recordings made publicly accessible.
Core Values
Decentralization: Ensuring decisions are made through consensus, considering diverse global perspectives and community input.
Integrity: Acting with honesty, ethical responsibility, and accountability in all decisions.
Respect & Open Dialogue: Valuing each member's contributions and treating everyone with dignity and respect, embracing diversity and ensuring equal opportunities for participation.
Transparency: Encouraging open communication and sharing information responsibly.
Collaboration: Working together to achieve common goals, sharing knowledge and resources.
Professionalism: Maintaining high standards of conduct, ensuring respectful and constructive engagement.
Outcome-Driven: Prioritise delivering measurable impact, defining success by the tangible, positive outcomes we create for the community.
Collaboration channels
Meeting Schedule: Every Wednesday at 2 PM UTC. Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/ggg-zmyo-rpv
Amendment Process
This charter is a living document. Amendments can be proposed by any member and will be reviewed and approved by the voting members of CHWG in a consent-based decision-making process to ensure it evolves to meet the needs of the growing ecosystem.
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