ByeByePlastic: Blockchain to Power Plastic-Free Events

Funding Proposals Grants
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Internationally acclaimed DJ BLOND:ISH has secured 501c3 nonprofit status for her environmental foundation ByeByePlastic, which organizes global beach cleanups and plastic-free alternatives at live events. We have 1500 DJs using the eco-rider, and are fundraising from partners to integrate on programming and expand their impact. Harmony could be the Sustainability Partner for any of events / fairs / festivals in our database, in addition to PR and social promotion for powering the plastic-free transition. BBP just completed a full audit of Avalanche Barcelona, and we aim to half 4-6 chains involved for a pledge next month.

Every €25,000 prevents over one ton of single-use plastic at live events. Gen Z audiences are increasingly scrupulous of corporate footprints, and Harmony can shine as a hero of environmental action and incredible experiences. We want to create an authentic connection for our corporate partners between the artists and attendees, and can create custom content with you on-site in addition to designing educational + customer acquisition strategies for attendees. Would love to explore ideas like a Harmony POAP system for your reusable cup, traceability protocols for sustainability measures, special access to our events or beach clean-ups for the Harmony community, artist interviews, Harmony payments for ticketing, and token contests.

BBP is the leading organization for sustainability in electronic music, and we want Harmony to infiltrate these cultural grounds in a way that combats perception of blockchain’s environmental impact. A plastic-free event still feels noticeably progressive, and it’s an enormous statement for any organization to show their stakeholders that they are engaged in culture-forward programming while protecting the next generation.

Deck is included here.

Appreciate the consideration!
Emerson
emerson@quantumprojects.co

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Thanks for your proposal, it has been assigned and the team will review and respond shortly :blue_heart:

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@emersonbarth we appreciate you taking the time to submit this proposal. Unfortunately, this proposal does not fit a Port grant based on the guidelines at Apply for Grants or DAO for the following reasons:

Harmony serves as a cross-chain platform by porting exisiting applications from Ethereum, Polygon, Polkadot, Cosmos and other chains. As mentioned above, projects of “100 Ports” will receive $50K-250K each, totaling $20M in grant amount. We target the top 25% projects across chains with most tractions and highest potential: DeFi apps should have at least $20M total locked value or 20% sustained yields; NFT mints or games 10K daily active users; DAO $100K payouts. Highly vibrant and engaged communities usually have social metrics of 50K Twitter followers, 10K Discord members, 5000 active wallets, and 1000 Telegram daily online.

Meanwhile, if you do decide to still launch on Harmony to expand your reach, it’s a permission-less platform which you are free to use. Majority of the DeFi platforms on Harmony have done so successfully by engaging Harmony’s vibrant community.