Sharing our proposal for supporting Dev Rel activities into February and March. Your feedback is wanted and welcome! # Build North America ### Decentralized Developer Relations Proposal – Build DAO Requested Amount: TBD Funding Source: DevDAO Lead: Dawn Kelly of NEAR Builders Cooperative ## Context Build DAO coordinates with open-source projects to generate opportunities for builders. We are focused on building support systems to retain open web developers. This not only helps to create sustainable infrastructure, but also creates opportunities for members to get hired by [NEAR Builders Cooperative](https://nearbuilders.org) ([GitHub](https://github.com/nearbuilders)) and earn retroactive public goods funding via [PotLock](https://potlock.io). ## Objectives We aim to drive [sustainable development](https://sdgs.un.org/goals) (17 goals, 169 targets) by rewarding valuable contributions, improving the open web stack, and ultimately, turning engagement into adoption. ## KEY RESULTS * Growth and Retention ~ increase # of active contributors who share weekly updates * Onboarding and Support ~ reduce builder acquisition costs + improve dev experience * Collaboration and Productivity ~ cultivate successful open web projects (BOS) ## Team * dawnkelly.near ~ LEAD BUILDER * james.near ~ COORDINATOR * efiz.near ~ DEVELOPMENT * plugrel.near ~ VIBES * jass.near ~ PRODUCT * imagin.near ~ BUILD SUPPORT * ## Activities * Conduct Strategic Outreach: engage React devs and other JavaScript communities * Educate Community Leaders: collaboration with OWA → training for certified mentors * Support Projects: coordinate proposals, answer questions, and guide contributors * Improve Developer Experience: gather insights, refine docs, and facilitate onboarding * Explore Partnerships: build connections, discover opportunities, and make agreements ## Timeline Proposal Phase ~ January (now) Planning Phase ~ February Led by Dawn Kelly, NEAR Builders Cooperative will work with Build DAO members, including DevHub leadership and other #devrel contributors, to define a scope for “Build North America” with specific objectives and practical metrics of success. ### DevRel Program: Objectives and Key Results Metrics (with baselines): * NEAR Builders Community Growth ~ Baseline: 50+ active Build DAO members * Open Web Project Success ~ Baseline: 7 projects involved (more info) * BOS Developer Experience ~ Baseline: 22 forks, 16 stars for bos-workspace ETHDenver ~ February 25 until March 4 Implementation Phase ~ March → Q2 ## Scope Technical Content Creation * Documentation * * Create figures and infographics for NEAR documentation per Issue 1595 * Tutorials / Quests: inspired by Buildspace * * Builders would get badges for completion (collaboration with DevHub and OWA) * * Three Levels of Difficulty: * *** BEGINNER: “Introduction to BOS” for React devs * **** Refresh/overview of relevant React component basics * **** Component creation overview and demo * *** INTERMEDIATE: “Build Composable Multi-Chain Apps” for web3 devs * **** Overview of components, APIs, and gateways * *** EXPERT: “Setup bos-workspace” to launch gateway on Vercel * **** Overview of existing SDKs / modules and component libraries * Reporting (via on-chain posts) * * Publish weekly updates and monthly Build DAO report * * 2-3 blog entries per month about related topics ## Developer Experience * Identify three opportunities to improve the developer experience when entering the NEAR ecosystem, facilitate ideation for improvements with other DevHub and Build DAO members and begin to develop action items to implement improvements * * It has to be easier for builders to set up and fund initial wallet * Evolve the Keypom trial accounts concept into the default NEAR developer onboarding experience * Develop plan and tools for regular collection of builder feedback and distributing it across the ecosystem for guidance as products are improved and developed Promotion + Partnerships * Create and maintain regular cadence for on-chain updates from Build DAO contributors and members * Create and maintain relationships with developer relations teams from other tools and platforms to identify opportunities for integrations and cross-team collaborations * * Irys integration into BOS component to enable Arweave file and image uploads * * Buildspace/Build City ** Developer DAO * * 100 Devs (Leon Noel) * * Commit Your Code (Danny Thompson) * Support Dev Hub and Build DAO initiatives on personal socials (Twitter, LinkedIn) ## Education → Host Workshops and Train Mentors * Generate educational programming with Open Web Academy * * Make team available to help support and promote OWA programming and initiatives * * Share builder insights, FAQs, and pain points with OWA team to help shape programming * NEAR 101 & Welcome to BOS workshop for onboarding traditional web developers * Connect with Hackbox to provide support for development of “workshop in a box” type content kits community builders can leverage to share NEAR with their communities ## Community Engagement * Participate in onboarding sessions to support new builders joining the community * * Initial cadence: weekly and upon request * Daily standup with active contributors to identify opportunities to collaborate & unblock peers * Organize and promote “Hack-it Fridays” * * Weekly collab sessions for pair programming, mentorship, and exploration * Help builders post on-chain updates, questions, ideas, docs, etc. (via Build DAO Feed) * * Develop ideas around how to incentivize these updates to encourage them to become part of a NEAR Builder DAO member’s regular workflow ## Innovation and Project Support * Proposal creation and feedback sessions with the community to explore opportunities available, assist in proposal creation, and provide support championing projects through the proposal process * Assisterr ~ AI-powered chatbot for DevRel * * Cultivate relationship with team to provide feedback and support as product develops ** Determine what types of developer feedback we’ll be able to see from product and determine most effective way to capture and leverage that feedback ## Hackathon Support * Develop Hackbox Resources (online) * ETHDenver ~ Builder House * Lead workshops, facilitate onboarding, and help hackers win bounties / rewards ## Build City This global initiative empowers community builders around the world to coordinate, share ideas, learn together, and help each other. Dawn is focused on supporting builders in major cities of North America, while others cultivate open web communities elsewhere. Strategy ~ frame this effort in terms of civic innovation → solve real problems for citizens Goal: we will create a product for anyone to use in their community. The name of the game is onboarding developers, i.e. building connections and facilitating collaboration. Call to action: Let’s make a page for Build City that invites anyone to contribute in the process of learning about BOS, etc. Whoever wants to get involved can fork and reuse our evolving library of widgets for sustainable community development. Appendix Decentralized DevRel Program ~ DevHub https://near.social/devhub.near/widget/app?page=post&id=2002 ETHDenver Bounties ~ DevHub and Proximity Labs https://near.social/devhub.near/widget/app?page=post&id=2779 If you want the prettier format, a google doc exists [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwaUaVGdQJyvAJ1Za5GR3szV4yl1TOFbakRFW73iLW0/edit) #devrel #build #idea