# Request for Funding, @lehnberg: Q1 (Jan-Mar) 2021

**URL:** <https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-lehnberg-q1-jan-mar-2021/8040>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-lehnberg-q1-jan-mar-2021/8040 "2020-12-09T13:17:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![lehnberg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.grin.mw/lehnberg/32/159_2.png) [@lehnberg](https://forum.grin.mw/u/lehnberg)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-lehnberg-q1-jan-mar-2021/8040/1 "2020-12-09T13:17:49Z")

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## Note

_I just realised Dec 15 is possibly the last governance meeting of the year and the last one before my funding expires. Hope it’s okay that I submit this request for extension with ~6 days ahead of this meeting even though we usualy ask for 7 days notice. If approved, I’d ensure the actual funding payment occurs as close to beginning of the funding period as possible, given the availability of general fund multi-sig key holders during the holiday period._

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## tl;dr

On Dec 31, my funding from [the previous campaign](https://forum.grin.mw/t/request-for-funding-lehnberg-q4-oct-dec-2020/7866) will expire.

This is a request for a 3 month extension `(Jan - Mar 2021)` in order for me to continue to be able to support Grin with the type of contributions I’ve been doing since 2019.

My rate remains the same: **GBP £2,500/month**.

I’ll be adding this request to the [agenda for the Dec 15 Governance meeting](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/374).

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## Motivation

The original motivation still holds true today:

> Beyond work on the main grin (node/wallet/miner) repositories, work on the admin side of the project has evolved over the past year. The [/grin-pm](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm) repo is now a place where we track general project management issues, meeting notes, event presentations, financial data, and more.
> 
> I think this work adds value and is important for the project’s health, for it’s good governance, and for progress to be made faster.
> 
> Grin would get reliable and consistent support for the non-development related tasks, that would help achieve its potential quicker.

## Specific tasks in-scope

- Meeting related admin
  - Maintain [agendas](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Ameetings+)
  - Write [meeting notes](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/tree/master/notes)
  - Update the [decision log](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/blob/master/decision_log.md)

- Financials / book keeping
  - Keep [grin-pm/financials/](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/tree/master/financials) up do date.
  - Publish quarterly transparency reports

- News reporting
  - Publish the [weekly grin newsletter](https://grinnews.substack.com)
  - Submit [updates to the weekly Proof of Work newsletter](https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/Proof-of-Work-Newsletter-updates) (if it becomes active again, or any other 3rd party newsletters we think is relevant)

- Media relations
  - Focal point for media enquiries

- Weekly status report to keep track of progress.
- Manage [/grin-rfcs](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-rfcs) and [/grin-security](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-security) repos and the related processes.
- Focal point for corporate donors and ecosystem requests.

## Funding request

- GBP £2,500/month
- 3 months, Q1 2021, jan-mar

### Role

- Part-time
- Ring-fenced around admin tasks

## Weekly progress logs from previous campaigns

- [Oct-Dec 2020](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q4-2020/)
- [Jul-Sep 2020](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q3-2020/)
- [Apr-Jun 2020](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q2-2020/)
- [Jan-Mar 2020](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-q1-2020/6970)
- [Oct-Jan 2020](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-oct-19-to-jan-20/6230)
- [Apr-Oct 2019](https://forum.grin.mw/t/lehnberg-progress-update-thread-apr-to-oct-19/4823)

## Evaluation of previous period

To be posted separately.

## Next steps

The intention is to raise this as a discussion point in the [Dec 15 Governance meeting](https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-pm/issues/374) and ask for the request to be approved.

## Changelog

```auto
Dec 09:
* First version

```