# April 2023 Report In April, the Creatives DAO received a total of 21 proposals. Following a thorough evaluation process aligned with NEAR's strategic goals and the established guidelines and procedures of the Creatives DAO, 9 proposals were approved for funding. This selection reflects our commitment to supporting projects that demonstrate strong potential and align with our vision. We dedicated our efforts to finalizing the CreativesDAO Charter based on valuable feedback from the community, ensuring its alignment with our goals and values. Simultaneously, we were actively working on finalizing The CreativesDAO Trust instrument in collaboration with The Walkers and Enforcer. Additionally, the CreativesDAO submitted a formal complaint supported by compelling evidence, addressing incidents of misbehavior towards others. We specifically highlighted a bullying attitude displayed by the representative of the Marketing DAO - [Complaint against Marketing DAO council Dacha for breach of community guidelines](https://gov.near.org/t/complaint-against-marketing-dao-council-dacha-for-breach-of-community-guidelines/34192/2?u=paul). ## April Contributions: * [CREATIVES DAO APRIL FUNDING REPORT](https://gov.near.org/t/report-creatives-dao-april-funding-report/34119): * Conducted in-depth on-chain research on the applying projects and their associated wallets * Conducted off-chain research on projects' communities * Comments related to all observations can be found in the [April Spreadsheet Proposal Review - Creatives DAO](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1unC0frHFbT1oTi0emqhmntZ1QSaVJ81pmpBrz924UXA/edit?usp=sharing) * Assigned scores based on the CreativesDAO Charter - [CreativesDAO Charter](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gj43xzngdxvU5U6Nyr14WdhXwX0Jim2s7FsToWAJqR0/edit?usp=sharing) * Finalized the [Charter](https://gov.near.org/t/charter-creativesdao/32878?u=paul) with the [community's input](https://gov.near.org/t/creatives-dao-charter/33692/109?u=paul) * Conducted weekly community calls on Telegram * Held weekly sync calls with NF * Engaged in weekly sync calls with GWG * Participated in two meetings with the NF Legal Team * Conducted daily internal meetings * Prepared a presentation for the NF Town Hall about CreativesDAO, which can be viewed [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i6cLPsS8XE&t=1716s) * Collaborated in four calls between Enforcer and Trustees to prepare the final Trust Instrument for CreativesDAO, to be sent to [The Walkers](https://www.walkersglobal.com/) * Conducted CreativesDAO Office Hours, including fourteen meetings in April. Book a call with the CreativesDAO using [Calendly](https://calendly.com/creatives_dao/meetup) if you have any questions or inquiries related to our guidelines * Finalized a partnership with [FREE ARTISTS](https://gov.near.org/t/announcement-creatives-dao-x-free-artists-partnership-extra-support-for-daos/34091) * Engaged in ongoing and extensive research regarding creative communities and projects interested in building on NEAR * Maintained constant activity in the Creatives streams **Hours contributed in April: 150+** We are pleased to mention that Creatives DAO was featured in Messari's Report on the State of NEAR Q1 2023. You can read the report [here](https://messari.io/report/state-of-near-q1-2023). It is an honor to serve and be a part of the decentralization movement and history. Special thanks to all good souls in the eco, especially to the dream team of CreativesDAO (@williamxx.near, @sahilmassey.near, @kcpesce.near) Stay Creatives!