# How To Work for a DAO This document covers how to transition to and work for a DAO as well as how to spin up and operate a workstream or subdao within a DAO. Funding * How to get funding * [link to budget proposal submission process] * Budget should focus on reward amount, not USD value * Budget should focus on high level of what will be accomplished in what time period with the funding requested * Initially may start with 3 month budget and extend that to 6/12+ months in the future once a workstream has set a track record * Submitting a proposal to Tally requires someone with 1MM+ votes(tokens) * Tally is working on a feature to make this process more achievable by others * Fish.vote can do this now apparently * How to manage funds * Gnosis multisig is a good option * Generally 2 of 3 signers is a good minimal starting place Compensation * Workstream lead/proposer - Should be calculated using the same process as other workstream members and should be able to explain the process used to come up with the pay level * Full time employees - Can be paid monthly at a consistent rate until no longer working for the DAO/workstream * Everyone - Working for a DAO is potentially risky (or is at least perceived as such at this point) so adding a premium to pay is reasonable * Incentive - [info soon to come] * Pay Timing & Schedule Options * Full Time * Pay ahead 1 month * Pay at end of month * Pay Calculation * At the time of budget creation, # of GTC should be identified for each role * A preset period of time should be identified for which re-adjustment of the number of GTC being paid is done (this helps to address issues where the number of tokens is no longer sufficient incentive to complete work) * The option to have compensation be made in # of GTC vs variable depending on incentive level is an option * Workstreams could set a lower level where incentive is increased in order to protect team members and incentivise them to work for the DAO and continue working for the DAO * Taxes & Workstream Lead/Member Protection * An LLC can be created through which payments are issued from * [how to create an LLC] * Good to create LLC in Wyoming for DAO * US employees should have 1099s filed for them when paid over [?] * Services that can assist with 1099s Benefits * Can use [Opolis](https://opolis.co/) to do benefits Reference Material * [Article on FWB DAO](https://zhang.mirror.xyz/9sRa2kNDUpkWoQkWw67bJ8PczFyTSX8fotf7JOddxew) Questions * How do we pay people that do work for a workstream (sub DAO of the DAO)? * How do we convince people to come work for the DAO? * How long are projects? * Can we guarantee pay for X period of time? * How does one get medical coverage while working for a DAO? * How does one pay themselves or determine how much they should get paid when working for the DAO? * Proposal to the DAO? * Lump it in with the bigger picture budget? * As part of the proposal say how much you will pay yourself then the rest of the budget can be used as necessary? * How does regular pay work? * Can we reward workstreams/workers in GTC for hitting milestones? * How does the DAO handle a workstream or individual not doing what they are supposed to get? * How can someone working for the DAO finance a home as easily if they were working for a corporation? * How can I pay someone over the amount that requires a 1099? * When I receive funding for a grant or workstream, how does that work with my income/taxes? Ways to pay * This gets paid when X happens * Protocol for what type of funding * Outcome based, etc… * Contract for each workstream to hold funds and release in some way * Ability to ask the DAO to change the way that funding is being released *