Overview of PA/vPA Operations Treasury Governance
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### Introduction
In order to meet the mandates of its approved Fund 8 proposal in Catalyst, the PA/vPA Operations Treasury is required to develop and maintain a Governance Framework that delivers " accountability, security, alignment with common purpose, liveness and reciprocity with the Catalyst Commons."

In the following sections you will find the key components that help this rapid-funding side-treasury meet these requirements.

## Governance Framework

*The Founder of this treasury, Catalyst Circle Version 3 CA/vCA Representative Nadia Hopkins, adopted this Governance Framework with the intention to see it developed, revised and maintained by the PA/vPA community.*

*This is the heart of the treasury governance protocol, describing **Objectives, Purpose, Principles** and the means for facilitating an environment that is aligned on all three counts. It is a large document that lays a lot of groundwork for the emergent collaboration needed of treasury participants, and for tools they may wish to adopt, such as DIDs and DAO infrastructure.*
- **[Governance Framework v1.1](/FB-mBfSrSz2wHyzmcKvpYA)** This is the current markdown version maintained in this portal.
- **[Governance Framework v1.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bRFsYYbDc52U610XGgg2h-dBFdn2MhgvlXwHtElq3_0/edit#heading=h.axc2mxxlbqi)** This is the google docs version that was included with the Fund 8 Proposal.
- **[Governance Framework v0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SZxFLGWK6yPwr6lyUdPfzdklfFYHytMONotPJQsHjqY/edit#heading=h.7h3y5pcyahb0)** This is the draft version that was circulated during the creation of the proposal, to collect feedback on what a governance framework should be able to accomplish.

## Board of Trustees

*The PA/vPA Operations Treasury is the common property of the CA/vCA community (interpreted to be the general Catalyst QA Community once the CA (Community Advisor) role was revised to be the PA(Proposal Assessor) role).*

*As a part of the QA Commons, it is considered to be "Held in Trust", and this trust begins with the Founding Trustee who submitted the Fund 8 proposal, and who is ultimately responsible for stewarding this resource for the community. This trust is further distributed and shared with the community, through the appointment of community members to the Board of Trustees, who have demonstrated shared responsibility for the side-treasury ecosystem by forming [Governing Bodies](/wQm0zkflSNmmrRCwolZQsA) such as Working Groups.*

*The following are key links for understanding the Board of Trustees:*
- **[Board of Trustees](/mO8UDP7dSYOFGhYXGOu78g)** This is the current Reference Portal for the BoT, where you can find their membership details, meetings, decisions and guidance.
- **[On the Qualities of Distributed Leadership](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/rJXSkBVro)** This is an essay that describes the art of accepting accountability while sharing that responsibility. It leans on principles of systems thinking and adaptive, regenerative networks.
- **[What is a Trustee?](https://hackmd.io/@PA-vPATreasury/r1VSgBESj)** An onboarding page for new Trustees.

## Governing Bodies
*In order to distribute governance of this side treasury to its edges, the QA Community is encouraged to organize Working Groups, Committees and other bodies that can capture momentary or persistent liveness in community governance. If these bodies are in alignment with the adopted goals, purpose and principles of the side treasury, they may be chartered as Governing Bodies of the side treasury, which gives them a voice in the governance of how treasury funds are distributed.*

*Examples of Governing Bodies would be Working Groups established to organize specific tasks such as retrospectives or problem sensing, or Committees established to collect input on issues, or collate research on governance topics like risk analysis.*

*The following are key links to information about side treasury governing bodies:*
- **[Governing Bodies](/wQm0zkflSNmmrRCwolZQsA)** This is the Landing Portal for Governing Bodies where you can deep dive into their documentation, meetings, deliverables and more.
- **[List of Governing Bodies](/uewWyqXyQhujweZVY5lHpQ)** A quick lookup of all current Governing Bodies, their purpose and charters and how to participate.
- **[Getting Started with Governing Bodies](/TjbWIsbXQr-SU0J2Oy5bAA)** A tutorial that will walk you through the process of forming a working group or committee, submitting a charter to the community, and following through if the charter is accepted.

## Trust Assurance Framework
*This is the key component for installing tooling such as DIDs in the future for the Treasury. It establishes chains of accountability by describing how they are asserted, attested to and audited. It includes descriptions of how trust is built and maintained that treasury participants may find useful*

*These ideas are under development*
- [Trust Assurance Framework](/ps25J5ZxT7qeT1V6l73Y4g)
- [Trust Assurance Matrix](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-bVdT5tsiRXnPUsVqjS07NhYT4WlLO03xy5jD64CBUI/edit#gid=0)

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