# Shutter Champions Application - SEED Gov

**URL:** <https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-seed-gov/822>\
**Category:** Melee 1\
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-seed-gov/822 "2026-04-16T17:16:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![SEEDGov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/shutternetwork.discourse.group/seedgov/32/546_2.png) [@SEEDGov](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/SEEDGov)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-seed-gov/822/1 "2026-04-16T17:16:20Z")

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## **1. Applicant Information**

**Applicant Name(s)**: Ivey- SEED Gov

Application Type Specify whether you are applying for yourself or nominating someone else.

- ✅ Myself

- ☐ Someone else

## **2. Contributor Information**

Application and contributor are the same.

**Contributor Wallet Address** : 0x71807Df63eD3C7591391D21e47cd88058981aC62

## **3. Contribution Category**

Primary Contribution Type Select the category that best describes the contribution.

- ☐ Social Media Creator

- ☐ EIP Contributor / Promoter

- ☐ dApp Developer

- ☐ Tool Developer

- ✅ Shutter DAO 0x36 Role (Keyper, Security Council Member, Delegate, etc.)

- ☐ Other (please specify)

## **4. Contribution Details**

**Contribution Title Short:** Governance Contributions Pilot (GCP)

Contribution Status.

- ☐ Completed

- ☐ In Progress

- ✅ Planned

**Description of Contribution**

Design and implement a Governance Contributions Pilot _(Name TBD)_ with the purpose of surfacing and rewarding meaningful contributions to Shutter governance. A comprehensive research of the governance system research alongside community input will be necessary in order to steer the design choices such as contributions themselves, cost structure, retroactivity vs proactivity, tooling and program management, among others.

The work shall leverage not only the state of the art and previous efforts made by Shutter on this end but also ongoing trends, experimentation appetite and governance data. To that end, we acknowledge the variance among protocols upon this matter and the _ad hoc_ needs and perspectives that delegates might have.

**Key Milestones** (weekly)

- T+0 - Kick off (Scoping, aligment and prepwork). **Output** : _Project Plan_.
- T+2 - Research iteration + stakeholder outreach. **Output** : _N/A_
- T+4 - Sensemaking session. **Output** : _Early finding post (Research + Session)_
- T+6 - Formal RFC (w/ required adaptations). **Output** : _RFC Draft_
- T+7 - Proposal Voting. **Output** : _GCP Voting (result up to governance vote)_

**Impact on Shutter Ecosystem**

This initative shall set a new baseline for Shutter delegates regarding their activity and role, with the aims of having a further secure and active governance. On a very basic level the scenario depicted in the Delegation Drive post opens the door to initiatives that help funnel voting power into proposals, enhancing security, legitimacy and also awareness. On this last item, we consider that the crossroad between governance and privacy is definitely a Shutter moat, with the latter becoming more relevant with time.

On top of that, looking into other sort of contributions based off ecosystem reputation or Keyper activity is certainly worth exploring and should also be a goal of this initiative.

**Links & Supporting Evidence**

We’ve had the chance to design and operate delegate incentive programs (Arbitrum - Scroll - Velora) as well as actively participating in governance roles over the past 3 years. You can check our [wiki](https://governance-seedlatam.notion.site/SEED-Gov-Wiki-ff92304d26884a8dad8580289a7f0912) for the detailed links!

## **5. SHU Funding Request**

**Requested Amount (USD equivalent):** 2,000

**Justification of Amount:** The budget reflects hourly rates for a 2 people team over 7 weeks dedicated to the research, compiling and synthetizing of data, coordinating stakeholders and translating findings into actual deliverables while stewarding the proposal through the governance process if required.

## **6. Additional Information**

Shutter was a sponsor of our Governance Day 4th edition! With @Loring-Brainbot and John from PSE presenting a State of Private Voting Report.

**Team members** : For this initiative myself and [Tino](https://x.com/Cryp_tino) - SEEDGov will be involved!

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**Author:** ![Loring-Brainbot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/shutternetwork.discourse.group/loring-brainbot/32/535_2.png) [@Loring-Brainbot](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/Loring-Brainbot)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-seed-gov/822/2 "2026-04-17T07:14:48Z")

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Thanks for your application!

Please join us for the Fight Night livestream. You’ll be able to pitch your application to SHU holders and delegates.

Tuesday, April 21 15:00 UTC

[https://x.com/ShutterNetwork/status/2044686778905309385](https://x.com/ShutterNetwork/status/2044686778905309385)

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**Author:** ![SEEDGov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/shutternetwork.discourse.group/seedgov/32/546_2.png) [@SEEDGov](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/SEEDGov)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-seed-gov/822/3 "2026-04-17T17:50:41Z")

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Perfect - count us in!
