Over the past two weeks we've been focusing on transitioning the app readiness to support live communities, away from our beta infrastructure. We're happy to share that we are ready for launch!

Recent work included fixing a bug related to the airdrop of member tokens when pod applications are accepted, updates to our events calendars, a member's directory, and more.

As launch preparation accelerated, we also republished the platform’s contracts in preparation for going live. From there, the focus shifted into a full-system review: testing flows across the app, catching edge cases, and tightening up remaining issues. During that process, we identified and resolved a small forum bug, helping ensure a smoother experience across the platform.

A major area of effort has been the expansion of sub-pod infrastructure. This work involved building out the underlying systems needed to support more flexible and nested community structures before launch. That process included some sticky bugs, especially around recursive pod logic, but those issues have now been resolved. With that, the pods infrastructure is now complete and the app’s recursive community structure is functioning as intended.

We’ve also completed work on a claim/burn mechanism for the $SYSTEM token, which supports nonprofit payout flows and adds an important piece to the platform’s economic infrastructure. This empowers communities within the SpiritDAO ecosystem to meaningfully collaborate and participants to be rewarded for their work. Users can burn $SYSTEM tokens via our claim process and the SpiritDAO will issue them checks / ACH payments. Note that all claims are subject to review.

At this point, the app is complete and ready for launch. Recent logins may have revealed another important transition step: SYSTEM and SELF balances were reset, and the faucet has been removed as we move away from testing conditions and toward a live environment.

As we enter this next phase, communication will increasingly shift into the app itself. Going forward, the goal is to reduce energy spent maintaining parallel update streams across Telegram and Discord, and instead focus more fully on improving the ecosystem and supporting the communities and individuals building within it.

We’re now approaching our first major infrastructure presentation, and this next stage is less about prototypes and more about activation. The core systems are in place. The platform is ready. Now we begin the move into live use.

SpiritDAO is 100% free to use for all communities (inline with our TOS). There is no charge to setup a community, you just need three people. We fund our efforts by allocating 8% of every donation for operations expenses and a community fund to support efforts aligned with the Eight Dignities.

If you haven't already, explore the application at https://app.spiritdao.org

This week we'll be hosting two talks at Limicon:

Tuesday, March 17th @ 12:00 PM EST will be a dive into Temporal Naturalism, the founding philosophy of SpiritDAO. In this discussion we'll explore the core principles of Temporal Naturalism and how we apply them to daily life.

Add to your calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=bTM2dTg0dmpkMm8xM2k4cWFmdGM1MDJiMHMgcm9uanJpdmVyc0Bt&tmsrc=ronjrivers%40gmail.com

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Thursday, March 19th @ 12:00 PM EST we'll be hosting our inaugural kickoff conversation about SpiritDAO. An intimate dive into the ecosystem, how it empowers communities, and how you can get more involved.

Add to your calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTM5cGk2dmV0NzlmZGJmZWdqb3ZpN2hjOWsgcm9uanJpdmVyc0Bt&tmsrc=ronjrivers%40gmail.com

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

🧠 Community App
🌐 SpiritDAO.org
💬 Telegram
▶️ YouTube
🐦 Twitter
🤝 Discord
TikTok
📜 Docs

SpiritDAO is a registered 501(c)(3) 170(b)(1)(A)(i) Church of Temporal Naturalism, EIN #99-1308806.

Over the past two weeks we've been focusing on transitioning the app readiness to support live communities, away from our beta infrastructure. We're happy to share that we are ready for launch!

Recent work included fixing a bug related to the airdrop of member tokens when pod applications are accepted, updates to our events calendars, a member's directory, and more.

As launch preparation accelerated, we also republished the platform’s contracts in preparation for going live. From there, the focus shifted into a full-system review: testing flows across the app, catching edge cases, and tightening up remaining issues. During that process, we identified and resolved a small forum bug, helping ensure a smoother experience across the platform.

A major area of effort has been the expansion of sub-pod infrastructure. This work involved building out the underlying systems needed to support more flexible and nested community structures before launch. That process included some sticky bugs, especially around recursive pod logic, but those issues have now been resolved. With that, the pods infrastructure is now complete and the app’s recursive community structure is functioning as intended.

We’ve also completed work on a claim/burn mechanism for the $SYSTEM token, which supports nonprofit payout flows and adds an important piece to the platform’s economic infrastructure. This empowers communities within the SpiritDAO ecosystem to meaningfully collaborate and participants to be rewarded for their work. Users can burn $SYSTEM tokens via our claim process and the SpiritDAO will issue them checks / ACH payments. Note that all claims are subject to review.

At this point, the app is complete and ready for launch. Recent logins may have revealed another important transition step: SYSTEM and SELF balances were reset, and the faucet has been removed as we move away from testing conditions and toward a live environment.

As we enter this next phase, communication will increasingly shift into the app itself. Going forward, the goal is to reduce energy spent maintaining parallel update streams across Telegram and Discord, and instead focus more fully on improving the ecosystem and supporting the communities and individuals building within it.

We’re now approaching our first major infrastructure presentation, and this next stage is less about prototypes and more about activation. The core systems are in place. The platform is ready. Now we begin the move into live use.

SpiritDAO is 100% free to use for all communities (inline with our TOS). There is no charge to setup a community, you just need three people. We fund our efforts by allocating 8% of every donation for operations expenses and a community fund to support efforts aligned with the Eight Dignities.

If you haven't already, explore the application at https://app.spiritdao.org

This week we'll be hosting two talks at Limicon:

Tuesday, March 17th @ 12:00 PM EST will be a dive into Temporal Naturalism, the founding philosophy of SpiritDAO. In this discussion we'll explore the core principles of Temporal Naturalism and how we apply them to daily life.

Add to your calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=bTM2dTg0dmpkMm8xM2k4cWFmdGM1MDJiMHMgcm9uanJpdmVyc0Bt&tmsrc=ronjrivers%40gmail.com

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Thursday, March 19th @ 12:00 PM EST we'll be hosting our inaugural kickoff conversation about SpiritDAO. An intimate dive into the ecosystem, how it empowers communities, and how you can get more involved.

Add to your calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTM5cGk2dmV0NzlmZGJmZWdqb3ZpN2hjOWsgcm9uanJpdmVyc0Bt&tmsrc=ronjrivers%40gmail.com

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

🧠 Community App
🌐 SpiritDAO.org
💬 Telegram
▶️ YouTube
🐦 Twitter
🤝 Discord
TikTok
📜 Docs

SpiritDAO is a registered 501(c)(3) 170(b)(1)(A)(i) Church of Temporal Naturalism, EIN #99-1308806.