APPLY TO THE NEXT COHORT

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Each cohort we'll connect a group of 13 projects to go through this process together. 
The process is open-source and other projects outside the 12 are encouraged to follow along if it's helpful. 
Best practices / suggestions for each season of 13
Required to apply to Season 1 of RCA - March 20th 2022 (next season start date TBD)
Existing land or assets under contract 
Interoperable technology stack (Hypha's DAO tools)
Ready to fundraise
Pitch deck & timeline
Any milestones achieved
Actionable targets for the season 
Vision & story articulated (brand, name, art, etc)
Model for use of capital (all 9+ forms) pooled at various tiers (e.g. raised $10 we do x raise $100 we do y)
Incentives or rewards for those contributing (i.e. NFTs, tokens, Physical items, access to events or property, etc) 
Basic organization structure formed
Existing social presence and storytelling roles to provide monthly updates (added to the Seeds library - SEEDSlibrary.com )
Core project management team formed (fundraising success is not contingent upon  people joining the project, fundraising ask and goals can be executed without additional people needing to join the team?)
Sustainable organisation & regenerative business model
Regenerative Business Plan 
Capital returns - how are the members of the project's needs sustained?
Any evidence for why this model will succeed? (How is success measured, scaled, replicated?)
To what extent is this project regenerative
 A framework for measuring "what is regeneration and success" (e.g. regenlive.org/what-is-regenerative)
To what extent is this project replicable, viral and/or fractal (i.e. investor attractive)
Ease for communities to use your project as a platform for their own, executed via 'platform cooperativism'.
Likelihood of being a model for implementation by anyone, anywhere (e.g. Airbnb destinations can be created by most anyone, anywhere vs Auroville which cannot).
To what extent is this project a global model for DAO/DHO tokenomics
Use of a system that stewards a sophisticated token economy (e.g. Hypha DHO tool)
Establishes its own hyperlocal culture, currency, economy backed by its own token, connected to a regional and/or global regenerative currency
To what extent does this project edify others about regenerative development
What specific courses, classes, training, documentation, resources does this project provide to edify and support other community leaders in implementing regenerative development in their bioregions.
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What we're looking for: 
High score on the regenerative civics scorecard (linked)
Regenerative Diversity
Housing
Food
Wellbeing
Etc.
Cooperative & equitable value and power distribution (e.g. land not privately owned by 1 member)
Process
1.Any project applies to be part of the 13.
2.We score all projects and select 21 to come and share during the project pitch day! Where a 90min recording sharing all projects. 
3.The council then selects what 13 they'd best be able to support the next season. 
4.Those 13 projects share in a space for 1 recording introducing the upcoming season - to be used for the crowdfunding/crowdpooling campaigns. 
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