We've shipped two meaningful additions to app.spiritdao.org this month, both designed to strengthen how we see and connect with one another.

Members Section You can now browse the full directory of SpiritDAO members and the communities they belong to — all in one place. Find someone you want to connect with? Start a DM, hop on a video chat, or simply say hello. You'll also notice a small green dot on profile pictures, letting you know when someone is online and available. It's a small detail, but it makes the community feel more alive.

Pulse Think of Pulse as the heartbeat of SpiritDAO. Because we're a community of communities, it can be hard to track what's happening across the ecosystem. Pulse solves that. It surfaces activity across Pod Formation, Governance (proposals and votes), Treasury transactions, New Members, Bounties, and Events — all in a single, flowing feed. If you've ever wondered "what's actually going on in SpiritDAO right now?" — Pulse is your answer.

A Candid Note from Ron Rivers

I want to be honest with you about where we are.

In many ways, going live with the app feels like starting from zero. We've been building for a long time — designing, iterating, testing, rethinking. But shipping software isn't the finish line. It's the starting line. Now begins the harder, slower, more human work: finding the people this platform was built for and inviting them in.

We're looking for communities. Changemakers. Small groups of people tired of juggling five different tools just to coordinate a meeting or make a decision together. If that sounds like someone you know — or like you — we want to talk.

Our plan of action is straightforward. I'm starting local, here in St. Petersburg, FL, reaching out to nonprofits and community organizations on the ground. Real conversations, face to face, one group at a time. That's the grassroots engine. But I can't be everywhere, and SpiritDAO was never meant to be a one-person effort.

So here's the ask: We need your help.

We're looking for community leaders and connectors — people who know groups that could benefit from better coordination tools. We're looking for introductions, partnerships, and fundraising opportunities that can help us sustain this work as it grows. If any of that sparks something in you, reach out. Every connection matters.

And as a reminder — the SpiritDAO platform is 100% free to use. No trial period, no paywall. Just tools built for people trying to do meaningful work together.

Recent Talks & Videos

Two recent conference presentations are now available:

Introduction to Temporal Naturalism — Watch on YouTube

SpiritDAO Infrastructure — Watch on YouTube
A quick note on this one: we ran into a recording issue during the live session, so we put together a more comprehensive product demo in its place. Honestly, it might be the better version. We're also planning a new series of training videos for the app in the near future. In the meantime, existing video tutorials are available in the Knowledge Base section within the app.

Important Update: Telegram & Discord

We've chosen to sunset our Telegram and Discord channels.

I know it might feel like a step backward. But one of SpiritDAO's core commitments is reducing the clutter and overhead that fragments community life. Maintaining two additional chat platforms outside our own app ran counter to that mission. We're focusing entirely on building our internal community where it belongs: inside the platform we built for exactly this purpose.

I'm still reachable if you need anything through those channels during the transition, but daily updates will live here, in our home.

Upcoming Events This Week

We strongly recommend registering for events within the SpiritDAO app (Events section) at app.spiritdao.org — it's how we gauge attendance and shape the flow of each session.

Town Hall — Tue, Mar 31 · 8:00 PM A standing community gathering for conversation, questions, and shared presence. Join here

First Contact — Wed, Apr 1 · 12:00 PM The official starting point for new members — a peer-to-peer orientation into how participation works. Join here

Feedback Loops — Fri, Apr 3 · 12:00 PM A live working session where the community helps shape the app — bring your bugs, your questions, and your ideas. Join here

The best way to get in touch is within our community: https://app.spiritdao.org
If it's easier, send us an email: community@spiritdao.org

Thank you for reading!
Please share this email with any friends you think might enjoy this newsletter. We are spreading the message one curious person at a time.

Connect with SpiritDAO

🧠 SpiritDAO App
🌐 SpiritDAO.org
▶️ YouTube
🐦 Twitter
TikTok
📜 Docs

SpiritDAO is a registered 501(c)(3) EIN #99-1308806.

We've shipped two meaningful additions to app.spiritdao.org this month, both designed to strengthen how we see and connect with one another.

Members Section You can now browse the full directory of SpiritDAO members and the communities they belong to — all in one place. Find someone you want to connect with? Start a DM, hop on a video chat, or simply say hello. You'll also notice a small green dot on profile pictures, letting you know when someone is online and available. It's a small detail, but it makes the community feel more alive.

Pulse Think of Pulse as the heartbeat of SpiritDAO. Because we're a community of communities, it can be hard to track what's happening across the ecosystem. Pulse solves that. It surfaces activity across Pod Formation, Governance (proposals and votes), Treasury transactions, New Members, Bounties, and Events — all in a single, flowing feed. If you've ever wondered "what's actually going on in SpiritDAO right now?" — Pulse is your answer.

A Candid Note from Ron Rivers

I want to be honest with you about where we are.

In many ways, going live with the app feels like starting from zero. We've been building for a long time — designing, iterating, testing, rethinking. But shipping software isn't the finish line. It's the starting line. Now begins the harder, slower, more human work: finding the people this platform was built for and inviting them in.

We're looking for communities. Changemakers. Small groups of people tired of juggling five different tools just to coordinate a meeting or make a decision together. If that sounds like someone you know — or like you — we want to talk.

Our plan of action is straightforward. I'm starting local, here in St. Petersburg, FL, reaching out to nonprofits and community organizations on the ground. Real conversations, face to face, one group at a time. That's the grassroots engine. But I can't be everywhere, and SpiritDAO was never meant to be a one-person effort.

So here's the ask: We need your help.

We're looking for community leaders and connectors — people who know groups that could benefit from better coordination tools. We're looking for introductions, partnerships, and fundraising opportunities that can help us sustain this work as it grows. If any of that sparks something in you, reach out. Every connection matters.

And as a reminder — the SpiritDAO platform is 100% free to use. No trial period, no paywall. Just tools built for people trying to do meaningful work together.

Recent Talks & Videos

Two recent conference presentations are now available:

Introduction to Temporal Naturalism — Watch on YouTube

SpiritDAO Infrastructure — Watch on YouTube
A quick note on this one: we ran into a recording issue during the live session, so we put together a more comprehensive product demo in its place. Honestly, it might be the better version. We're also planning a new series of training videos for the app in the near future. In the meantime, existing video tutorials are available in the Knowledge Base section within the app.

Important Update: Telegram & Discord

We've chosen to sunset our Telegram and Discord channels.

I know it might feel like a step backward. But one of SpiritDAO's core commitments is reducing the clutter and overhead that fragments community life. Maintaining two additional chat platforms outside our own app ran counter to that mission. We're focusing entirely on building our internal community where it belongs: inside the platform we built for exactly this purpose.

I'm still reachable if you need anything through those channels during the transition, but daily updates will live here, in our home.

Upcoming Events This Week

We strongly recommend registering for events within the SpiritDAO app (Events section) at app.spiritdao.org — it's how we gauge attendance and shape the flow of each session.

Town Hall — Tue, Mar 31 · 8:00 PM A standing community gathering for conversation, questions, and shared presence. Join here

First Contact — Wed, Apr 1 · 12:00 PM The official starting point for new members — a peer-to-peer orientation into how participation works. Join here

Feedback Loops — Fri, Apr 3 · 12:00 PM A live working session where the community helps shape the app — bring your bugs, your questions, and your ideas. Join here

The best way to get in touch is within our community: https://app.spiritdao.org
If it's easier, send us an email: community@spiritdao.org

Thank you for reading!
Please share this email with any friends you think might enjoy this newsletter. We are spreading the message one curious person at a time.

Connect with SpiritDAO

🧠 SpiritDAO App
🌐 SpiritDAO.org
▶️ YouTube
🐦 Twitter
TikTok
📜 Docs

SpiritDAO is a registered 501(c)(3) EIN #99-1308806.