Today we’re excited to kick off a brand new series: Building for Good with G$, where we will explore the people, projects, and communities powering the GoodDollar Ecosystem. We’re thankful to our friends at GoodDollar for partnering on this series, and in the coming episodes, we’re going to take you deep inside one of the most interesting ecosystems in the Web3 for good space, exploring everything from universal basic income to public goods funding, and the builders and communities creating real value on the ground. So let me start with a quick introduction for anyone who's new to GoodDollar. It is a protocol delivering digital universal basic income to people all over the world. Since launching, it's distributed its G$ token to about 1M people across the globe, many of them in underserved and emerging markets, simply for being part of the network. The vision has always been about using crypto to redistribute opportunity and give people access to the financial system. GoodDollar is also in the middle of an evolution. What started purely as a UBI project is growing into something bigger: a full ecosystem where G$ doesn't just get distributed, it circulates. It flows through builders, communities, and public goods, creating value and opportunity along the way. It's a shift from simply giving people a token, to building an entire economy around it. At the heart of that shift is a program called GoodBuilders, which funds the builders expanding the GoodDollar ecosystem. What's particularly interesting is how GoodBuilders is funded. Rather than the traditional grant model, where you apply, wait, and hope for a one-time check, GoodBuilders uses streaming funding through a platform called FlowState, where money flows to builders continuously over time. For Episode 1 in this new series, I'm super excited to be joined by Meri Fernández Sancho and Rael Kilonzo of GoodDollar, and Graven Prest of FlowState to introduce the partnership, walk through the outcomes of GoodBuilders Season 3, highlight some of the most exciting projects in the ecosystem, and explore why this streaming funding model can be a blueprint that other ecosystems and communities adopt for themselves. In today’s discussion you’ll discover 🌱 An intro to our brand new series with GoodDollar, exploring how a project that started with universal basic income is growing into a thriving ecosystem 💸 How GoodBuilders and FlowState are pioneering streaming-based funding, where money flows to builders continuously instead of in one-off grants 📊 The outcomes and standout stories from GoodBuilders Season 3, a real-world case study of this model 🔁 And how any ecosystem or community could run their own streaming funding rounds with G$ --Key Takeaways-- 🌱 GoodDollar is more than UBI. It's a growing ecosystem: While GoodDollar started with a powerful mission of delivering digital universal basic income to people around the world, it has grown into something more. Today, it's a thriving ecosystem where G$ doesn't just get distributed, it circulates through builders, communities, and a diverse range of decentralized applications. That evolution opens up a world of opportunity, whether you're a developer looking to build something new, a community wanting to put G$ to work, or someone simply curious about what a token-powered economy can look like. The vision has expanded from giving people a token to building an entire economy around it. 💸 Streaming funds are a more sustainable and engaging way to fund impact: The traditional grant model has real limitations: you apply, you wait, you hope, you maybe get a one-time check, and then you disappear. Streaming funding flips that on its head. By having funds flow to builders continuously over time, GoodBuilders and FlowState have created a model that keeps builders engaged, accountable, and connected to the community. It transforms funding from a one-off transaction into an ongoing relationship, and it's a blueprint that other ecosystems, DAOs, and communities can experiment with themselves. 🚀 GoodBuilders Season 4 is coming, and it's a huge opportunity for builders: GoodBuilders Season 4 is coming up soon, and it offers so much more than just funding. Participants gain access to mentorship, community, and the chance to experiment with cutting-edge funding mechanisms like streaming funds. Whether you're already part of the GoodDollar ecosystem or just discovering it, Season 4 is a fantastic opportunity to build something meaningful, get supported along the way, and be part of an ecosystem that's actively reimagining how we fund public goods. --Full shownotes with links-- www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/building-for-good-with-g-dollar-episode-1-a-blueprint-for-ecosystem-funding-goodbuilders-flowstate-and-the-power-of-streaming-funds --Love our podcast? Consider supporting us with a Fiat or Crypto contribution!-- Learn more at https://www.cryptoaltruists.com/about/support --DISCLAIMER-- While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, do not take any of this as investment advice and make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. 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