# Experiment setup

This experiment is focused on exploring how effective an [open source contributor funding process](https://docs.contributors.org/proposal/open-source-contributors) could be for Web3 ecosystems. The following resources are intended to help with setting up this experiment.

**Experiment setup overview**

The [funding operator guide](/contributor-funding-experiment/experiment-setup/templates/guides/funding-operator-guide.md) covers the main tasks and responsibilities involved in setting up and operating this contributor funding experiment. In regards to setting up the experiment as a funding operator the main tasks involved can be separated into three distinct phases:

1. **Priority suggestions setup** - A priority board should be created first so that community suggestions can be shared. The priority suggestions will then be reviewed with the founding entities to assess whether there is a sufficient amount of impactful contribution areas to work on that justify the expense of funding some contributors to work on those areas.
2. **Proposal submissions setup** - If there are enough impactful contribution areas to work on the next step is to set up the proposal submission process so that community members can submit their proposals. The founding entities will then review these proposals to make a final decision about whether they want to continue the funding experiment based on the proposals submitted.
3. **Finalise funding process** - Once it is agreed that the funding process is going to continue and be executed the final step is to finish setting up any remaining tools and services and share the final funding process details with the community.

**Tech stack**

The following tools and services can be used for the funding process experiment. Founding entities can swap out these suggestions with other solutions that they prefer.

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[Tech stack](/contributor-funding-experiment/experiment-setup/tech-stack.md)
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**Templates**

The following are some templates that can be used for setting up the funding experiment. This includes templates for guides, forms, questionnaires and Google Sheets.

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[Templates](/contributor-funding-experiment/experiment-setup/templates.md)
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**Approach & parameter decisions**

The founding entities will need to make a number of decisions about the approaches and parameter values it used for the funding process. 

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[Approach & parameter decisions](/contributor-funding-experiment/experiment-setup/approach-and-parameter-decisions.md)
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**Time & cost estimates**

The total amount of time it takes for the community, contributors, voters and funding operator to participate in the funding process has been estimated. An estimated total cost has then also been applied.

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[Time & cost estimates](/contributor-funding-experiment/experiment-setup/time-and-cost-estimates.md)
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**Contributor funding experiment example**

An example experiment has been setup to show how these templates and suggestions could be used to create a contributor funding experiment:

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[Experiment Example](https://example.contributors.org/)
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