# Steward

## Responsibilities

*What ongoing activities is the role responsible for?*

* Participating in forum discussions
* Commenting on proposals
* Voting on proposals off-chain

## Decision Rights

*What decisions are reserved for this role?*

* Releasing funds from the treasury
* Governance changes
* Electing/removing the Executive Director of the Gitcoin Foundation
* Voting on non Citizen Grants program proposals
* Approving/disapproving proposals for reallocating previously-approved funds toward new objectives

## Evaluation Criteria

*What measures or outcomes can be used to evaluate this role?*

All Stewards are scored based on contributions as a Steward within the most recent 180 day period. Those scores can be seen at <https://delegate.gitcoin.co/>.&#x20;

Scoring is based on several weighted pieces of criteria:

| Metric                                  | Value        | Weight  |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------- |
| Steward days                            | 0-180        | 0.00556 |
| Off-chain Votes %                       | % out of 100 | 0.7     |
| Proposals Initiated                     | #            | 1.5     |
| Proposals Discussed                     | #            | 0.7     |
| Forum Topic Count - Proposals Initiated | #            | 1.1     |
| Forum Post Count - Proposals Discussed  | #            | 0.6     |
| Workstream Involvement                  | Y/N          | 1       |

## Qualifications

*What skills or experience are needed to perform this role effectively?*

Basic:

* Self-delegated GTC token holder *or* have been delegated GTC by a GTC token holder
* Concerned with the future longevity of Gitcoin

Bonus:

* Experience as a Steward elsewhere in the Web3
* Experience from other industries that can help inform decision making at the DAO<br>

## Staffing

*How is this role filled?*

* [Create an account on our Governance Forum](https://gov.gitcoin.co/)
* Declare your willingness to be a Steward on [this post in the governance forum](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/introducing-stewards-governance/41)
* Link your wallet on Discourse so that you appear on our [Stewards Scorecard website](https://delegate.gitcoin.co/)
* Delegate yourself or be delegated at least 1 GTC

[Click here for a full step-by-step guide with visuals.](https://manual.gitcoin.co/governance-roles/steward/how-to-become-a-gitcoin-steward)

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If you cannot afford to purchase 1 GTC to participate, you can become part of our Steward Token Delegation program: *coming Soon™*
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