The Pomelo Grants Season Handbook

Your guide to what happens — and when — during a Pomelo Grants season.

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This guide will walk you through the phases of a Pomelo Grants season, suggesting helpful resources for each phase along the way.

Pre-Season

There’s a lot you can do to prepare for an upcoming season.

Watch for the season announcement, so you can keep track of important dates and matching pool details. Here’s the most recent one:– Multi-Pools and a New Partner Drop in Pomelo Grants Season 6

You may also:

Learn more about Pomelo Grants, its rules, and how it works.– What is Pomelo?– Pomelo Rules– What’s a Public Good?– Breaking Ground: Pomelo Grants Launches Multiple Matching Pools– Pomelo Grants WikiWrite a new grant application or update an existing one.– Your Guide to a Clear and Direct Pomelo Grant– Pomelo Grant Application TemplateJoin Pomelo Grants community socials to stay in the loop.– Join the Pomelo Telegram channel– Follow us on Twitter @PomeloGrants– New grant owners, invite your community to join too

Season Starts

The next two phases overlap. Applications and donations are each open for three weeks, with applications opening first, and after one week, donations starting. Donations continue for one week after applications close.

Open for Applications (3 weeks)

Grant owners, submit your grant applications as early as possible.

If you have a draft application saved, you still need to submit it by clicking Join Season. Donations begin one week after applications open, so submit your application early before donations start to optimize your fundraising!

You may also:

Respond to communications from the Pomelo team about your grant’s status.– If your grant application is labeled “action required,” you may need to revise it to get approved. Most often, the public good isn’t clear in the application, or the project doesn’t fit with the criteria of the selected matching round.Apply for Pomelo pitch sessions once your grant is approved.– What Are Pomelo Pitch Sessions?– This article is updated each season as pitch sessions are organized and scheduled.Prepare to promote your project.– 4 Surefire Steps for Promoting Your Pomelo Grant

Open for Donations (3 weeks)

Now the entire community gets active, browsing grants and donating to the ones they value, generating the wisdom of the crowd.

Grant owners, get out there and promote your project. You have three weeks to get as many donations as you can.

You may also:

Refresh yourself on how Pomelo Grants uses the magic of quadratic funding to distribute the matching pools.– The Magic of Quadratic FundingComplete as many trust bonus items as you can to increase the impact of your donations.– Boost Your Trust Bonus TodayCreate a collection of grants that you think are most deserving of support or that cater to a valuable niche.– What Are Collections?Browse the collections of community members you trust, so you can donate quickly and with confidence.– Pomelo Grants CollectionsAttend pitch sessions to hear directly from grant owners about their projects and ask them questions.

Applications Close

Note the cutoff date for grant applications so you submit on time.Continue making donations for one more week.

Donations Close

Make your last donations before the period ends and contribute to a strong finish.If you haven’t already, maximize the impact of your donations by boosting your Pomelo Trust Bonus (you can do this even after donations have closed, during the analysis phase).

Analysis

The Pomelo team audits the season results and community reports to identify any attempts to exploit the system. Depending on what they find, the team makes adjustments that may affect the matching pool distribution.

If you witness someone breaking the rules, submit a report that includes evidence of the rule violation.– Pomelo Offers Rewards for Community ReportingLearn what the Pomelo team found during their analysis and what actions they took in the analysis report. Here’s the most recent one:– Pomelo Season 5 Analysis Report

Appeals

A brief phase where a grant owner can appeal an action taken by the Pomelo team during the analysis by providing supporting evidence.

Find instructions to appeal and the deadline in the analysis report. Once the appeal period is ended, the season results are final.Learn the results of appeals in the retrospective article.

Claiming

Eligible grant owners, it’s time to claim your matching funds!

Proceed to claim your matching funds when you receive the message that claiming is open.Visit your Pomelo Grants profile settings for KYC and to claim. Only complete a KYC check for Pomelo if you haven’t before.

The season is complete.

Post-Season

Now’s the time to hear from you about your experience during the season: what you liked, what needed improvement, and what you’d like to see in future seasons.

Participant Feedback Survey

Respond to our short feedback survey, so we can tell if Pomelo Grants is meeting your needs and prioritize future features and improvements.

Season Retrospective

Look back on the season, with insights from the Pomelo team and the results of the survey. Plus, get a sneak peek at what’s coming in the next season. Here’s the most recent retrospective article:– Pomelo Wraps Up Season 4 and Launches a Strong Season 5

And then the cycle starts all over again, funding public goods to help our ecosystems grow.