# Welcome to POTLOCK

The POTLOCK Protocol, also known as the Open Funding Stack (OFS) allows anyone to generate & deploy end to end funding mechanisms to move value and evaluate impact across different new generation blockchains. A completely open source protocol (MIT License), anyone is free to fork and deploy their own funding flow.

Check out the app <https://app.potlock.org>

All Important links <https://bento.me/potlock>

## Our Values

* Support Public Goods
* Discovery of Funding Opportunities
* Minimizing Governance Pain Points
* Impact Based Assessment
* Bringing in New Channels of Capital
* Allowing Funding to Scale with Growth of Projects

### Origin Name

Potlucks are communal events where everyone brings their own dish to the table. As a funding platform we embody these values Also sometimes referred to a POTLOCK. Additionally a community Pot is generally considered as a source of funding, while a lock invokes security and trust. At POTLOCK we embody all this, the community coming together with different resources to the table, to secure funding for the public.

## Current State of POTLOCK

Current we are in our beta phase and MVP2, with project registration + direct donations w/ referrals.

* **Project Registry & Profiles & Web3 Social:** Public Goods can register their project and edit their profile. Check out Create Your project for more information. Ability to create your own [lists](https://docs.potlock.io/contracts/lists-live)
* **Add Donations to Cart + Checkout:** Add projects to your cart, toggle donations in NEAR, and payout multiple donations.
* **Donation Referrals:** Share your favorite public good project, and get a fee everytime someone donates through your link. Automatic payouts in NEAR. Click here to see how to get a donation referral link.
* **Quadratic Funding Rounds**: deploy quadratic funding rounds, sponsor rounds directly
* **Decentralized Front Ends**: deStribution through on-chain componenets and the Alem framework
* **Agents:** use LLMs to easily donate inside of your wallet
* **Identity:** configurable sybil identity aggregator with [Nada.bot](https://nada.bot)

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