If you are excited about our mission of becoming the leading platform for programmable liquidity, and we would love to hear more on how you, as an active community member, could help Balancer achieve this vision.

Please get involved in our Discord and check our regular community updates. Moreover, follow up on all the current discussions and proposals through our forum.

Onboarding @ Balancer

1. Balancer’s long term success depends entirely on the success of the protocols and products built on top of it. Read up on the shared vision for the Balancer protocol to get an overview of how the Balancer ecosystem can grow.
2. Familiarize yourself with the way the Balancer DAO works by understanding [BIP-01], the operating framework proposal.
3. Read up on latest topics on the Balancer DAOs Discord and Balancer Forum. Much of the participation can be derived from those.
4. See which mode of contribution fits your personal preferences. At Balancer DAO there are multiple ways to bring the protocol forward. Everyone contributing and adding value to Balancer DAO should be rewarded in a way that makes them feel appreciated.

• Ballers - highly flexible contributors.

  The Baller role is given to any individual contributor who has been properly onboarded on Balancer DAO and has an active contribution within the community. The Balancer Maxis are currently holding a quarterly budget to reward these contributors through monthly allocations and bounties.

• Grantee - task specific - administered via the Balancer Grants SP.

  A grantee is a person/team who contributes to the Balancer ecosystem via a grant. To learn more, get in touch with Balancer Grants SP here. Working on requested proposals is the best way to start contributing to the Balancer ecosystem. Take a look at the most recent Request for Proposals.

• Service Providers - long-term contributors - administered via SPs proposals.

  A service provider (“SP”) is an entity with a budget attached to it, managed by one or more Leaders, that coordinate and pay contributors working to achieve one or more long term goals in the Balancer Ecosystem (See more on [BIP-1]).

Lastly, we have this TypeForm or you to get in with the Balancer Maxis and share your ideas. It is not mandatory, but we intend to help you navigate, while improving our chances of successfully retaining contributors to our ecosystem.

FAQs

• Can I contact anyone from the DAO who can help me with onboarding?
• I would like to contribute but don’t know how. Where shall I start?