'Researching DORG Token Incentives' DSP

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+# Researching DORG Token Incentives
+
+**Author(s)**: Remscar (Zachary Nawar)
+
+## Summary
+
+It's currently not possible to do anything with `DORG` tokens that builders may have, therefore builders who choose to take payment in the form of `DORG` tokens should be rewarded additional reputation.
+
+This proposal is to research and determine the best way to additionally reward dOrg `REP` tokens to builders who choose to receive payment in `DORG` tokens.
+
+## Background
+
+Currently builders can choose to receive some of their payment in a `DORG` token.
+The `DORG` token is currently valued 1:1 with DAI, but cannot be used.
+As such the `DORG` token represents an investment of payment back into dOrg with no defined APY (annual percentage yield.)
+
+Currently 1 `REP` token is awarded for every 1 `DORG` token a builder receives as payment.
+
+## Why should we fund this?
+
+Builders at dOrg are choosing to invest their hard earned money back into the internal development and growth of dOrg by receiving `DORG` tokens in place of `DAI` and should be rewarded for these actions.
+
+Since there is no utility, way to redeem, or way to earn additional returns on `DORG` tokens, currently, the builders who receive `DORG` tokens are for all intents and purposes giving their money to dOrg.
+
+### Further Explanation
+
+dOrg currently has two ways of raising cash:
+
+- Through the 10% cut it takes from client projects (revenue)
+- Builders choosing to receive `DORG` tokens instead of `DAI` (debt)
+
+As the number of client projects increase, so will dOrg's revenue through that method.
+However there may be cases where dOrg needs more cash than it gets through revenue.
+Exploring how dOrg can raise cash by taking on debt, so that if it needed to do so, helps us be better prepared to make decisions in the future.
+
+If dOrg found itself in a situation where it needed cash, having plans on how to incentivize builders into investing into dOrg will be helpful.
+
+### Examples
+
+Some examples to illustrate how this might play out:
+
+None of these examples, or the numbers mentioned in the examples, should be considered final, and are merely ideas which need to be more carefully analyzed.
+
+#### Extra Rep during time window
+
+dOrg wants to raise $10,000 through issuing `DORG` tokens.  
+dOrg declares that any builders choosing to take `DORG` tokens instead of `DAI` as payment, for the next 2 weeks, will be granted an extra 50% `REP` tokens.  
+After 2 weeks, dOrg can either continue or discontinue the additional `REP` token grants.
+
+#### Limited extra rep per month
+
+dOrg declares that builders can receive 20% more `REP` tokens on the first 1000 `DORG` tokens they receive in place of `DAI`.  
+This limit can reset every month.
+
+#### Rep Pool
+
+dOrg declares that 5000 bonus `REP` will be proportionally given to all builders who choose to take `DORG` tokens as payment in place of `DAI`.
+
+This pool is given at the end a month.
+
+## Outcomes
+
+There are a few outcomes of this DSP.
+
+### Research
+
+Research and explore this statement:
+
+> How can dOrg incentivize builders into receiving `DORG` tokens instead of `DAI` as payment by giving additional `REP` tokens, so that dOrg can raise funds?
+
+### Interview
+
+Interview peers at dOrg both during and after the research process to explore ideas, discuss findings, and better understand what might be the best for dOrg.
+
+### Sharing
+
+A session will be held to share findings with dOrg.
+
+### DSP
+
+Based on the research findings, and permitting that this is a good idea, another DSP will be put forth to implement a fair incentive.
+
+
+## Cost x Timeframe
+
+Time: ~3-4 weeks (~10 hours / week)
+
+| Item | Hours | $/hr | Total
+|-|-|-|-|
+| Research | 15 | $75 | $1125
+| Interviewing | 8 | $60 | $480
+| Sharing Prep | 2 | $60 | $120
+| Sharing | 1 | $60 | $60
+| DSP Creation | 4 | $75 | $300
+| Totals | 30 | | $2085
+
+All payment for this proposal will be in `DORG` tokens.