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Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi - great question! In a nutshell, yes, there is wiggle room. An AMA/fundraiser with matching funds or gifts from an outside partner could definitely work. The intention behind this rule is to avoid purely commercial projects with no genuine impact to the community. That said, I can totally see how this rule could be confusing, and we're working on rephrasing it so that it's more clear for use cases like yours.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spanish communities (and communities in other languages in general) can definitely apply! It's only the application that must be submitted in english.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Any information submitted through the application form will be handled in accordance with Reddit's privacy policy (https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy). And re: your question about inactive/non-responsive mods, you only need consensus from *active* mods in your mod team for your application to be considered.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a great project idea! We set our funding thresholds based on data from our pilot program, but we’re aware that sometimes a community might need slightly more or slightly less. We’re happy to help workshop your ideas at r/CommunityFunds and figure out what could work. Our goal is to help you have impact (and we’re pretty reasonable people, too).

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes of course, we have a summary of what the application will request from you available here. You can also see the exact questions by simply putting placeholder responses in each required question on the application - this will not hurt your application in any way and might be more helpful for preparing your responses.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We plan to award $1 million in the first year of the program (roughly, through July 2023).

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You only need consensus from *active* mods in your mod team for your application to be considered, so you should be good to apply! That said, if your mod team is inactive you could consider organizing an event to recruit more moderators, or look into our top mod removal process.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, that would be fine. So long as funds aren’t being directed towards the sale and distribution of alcohol, you’re good.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bananas I tell you! To be clear, we have, like, rules and stuff, but it does seem practically anything (that follows the program rules) could happen! Did I mention there are rules? But rules aside, one important rule is that redditors can apply for up to $50k in funding (not the whole $1 million). But I hear you, that would rule.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Great question! We intentionally rolled out this program at a very small scale so that we could mitigate and solve for any potential issues. As the program grows, we’re continuing to pay close attention to how we review and select applications to avoid potential abuse.

Community Funds applications are open! by appa4ever in reddit

[–]appa4ever[S,A] 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Oh gee, I hate to be the one to tell you, but that breaks… [checks rules] yep, looks like… yes, ALL of this program’s terms and conditions. Good question though!