# DAO Cadence

Gitcoin follows a public-facing and internal-facing cadence that dictates the timing of certain key activities.

## Quarters

At the core of our cadences are quarters - 3 month periods that involve a number of different planning activities. These follow a traditional fiscal calendar.

## Annual Cadence

The calendar below serves as a guide for the multitude of activities Gitcoin undertakes throughout the year.

### DAO Wide Goals

**Timeframe:** September, yearly \
**Objective:** Establish overarching goals for the DAO for the year.\
**Community Engagement:** CSDO proposed goals posted in the forum for feedback. Ratified by CSDO. 

### **Unit Budget Requests**

**Timeframe:** Annual\
**Objective:** Units submit budget proposals for community review and approval.\
**Community Engagement:** Budgets posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, moved to vote by community. 

### **Unit mid-year Budget Updates**

**Timeframe:** Midway through each year (every 6 months) \
**Objective:** Units give updates on progress towards goals, amend any numbers to account for in the coming quarters. \
**Community Engagement:** Budget updates posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, moved directly to Snapshot if no increase in budget is required. 

### **Unit/Product Strategy**

**Timeframe:** Bi-annual (every 6 months) \
**Objective:** Outline the strategic direction for each workstream and product, also part of the unit budget process\
**Community Engagement:** Open for community input and alignment.

### **Stewards Call**

**Timeline:** Bi-monthly\
**Objective:** Regular update and check-in with Gitcoin’s Stewards\
**Community Engagement:** Open to all Gitcoin Stewards. 

### **Internal DAO Wide Feedback**

**Timeframe:** Yearly \
**Objective:** Collect internal community feedback on sentiment and improvements

### **Internal Peer Reviews**

**Timeframe:** Quarterly\
**Objective:** Peer-to-peer reviews for unit leads.

### **DAO Budget/P\&L**

**Timeframe:** Yearly \
**Objective:** Present a detailed budget and profit & loss statement.\
**Community Engagement:** Posted in forum. Open for community feedback and amendments, ratified by Stewards.