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Our highlighted updates from everything related to Giveth.

🌍 Causes QF Round is coming on Sept 10! Create a Cause by curating 5–50 projects, rallying your community, and earn 3% of every donation in $GIV. Our upcoming QF round is just for Causes and features a $20K+ matching pool! 👉 Apply by Sept 5.

Final Day to Support Stellar Event Leaders! Stellar Community Launch QF Round ends today. With 50,000 $USDGLO in matching funds, your donation on the Stellar network can multiply support for workshops, meetups, and dev onboarding worldwide. 

💚💜We’re excited to join forces with Gitcoin for GG24 - Giveth will power the OSS QF rounds, while Gitcoin provides matching funds, operations, and promo support. Read more on the Gitcoin Forum!

🚀 GIVbacks Round 96 Donate at least $5 to verified public goods projects and unlock your chance to earn from a pool of up to 500,000 $GIV. The more you give, the more you get back, while making a real difference. 

🌱 q/acc is now part of Thrive Protocol! This acquisition delivers a first-of-its-kind ecosystem where builders receive comprehensive support, including funding, growth, and launch, all under one roof.

🦄Unicorn.eth is live on Polygon, teaming up with Thrive Protocol to make web3 onboarding simple, safe, and scam-free. 🔐 With instant wallets and trusted apps, Polygon Accounts built by Unicorn are the easiest way for the next wave of users to step into crypto.

Open Source Public Goods Cause

This month, we’re not featuring just one project - but 41 open source projects under the Open Source Public Goods Cause.

Open source powers the world: it’s free, shareable, and composable like digital LEGO bricks. But the commons is chronically underfunded, leaving critical tools fragile and maintainers stretched thin.

By donating to this Cause, you support the builders who keep essential open-source infrastructure alive, multiplying your impact across thousands of projects and millions of people.

SUPPORT THIS CAUSE ON GIVETH

Discover exciting initiatives and support them early on in their Giveth journeys. 

💧 WaterDAO is a community-driven project turning ocean water into fresh water using breakthrough desalination tech. With the $WATER token (1 = 1m³ of water), you can help fund innovation, guide projects, and one day claim real, sustainable water.

🎨 The Art & Culture Center is being created as a hub for art, tradition, and community. Its first step, the Rancho, honors Boruca and Bribri culture with sustainable design, serving as a central space for gatherings and cultural exchange.

Gift a Solar Lantern is a project that will give 1,000 solar lamps to women and girls in rural Zambia. It replaces kerosene with clean light so families save money, girls can study at night, health improves, and communities cut thousands of tonnes of CO₂.

The Sandbox DAO

Our GIVfriend of the Month is Sandbox DAO, one of the amazing sponsors of our Causes QF round!

Sandbox DAO is the community-led governance body driving The Sandbox Game forward. If you hold $SAND or LAND, you’re already part of the DAO and can vote, author proposals, or delegate your voting power.

September is a big month for them: starting Sept 3, SIP-36 opens for discussion on Forum.SandboxDAO.com, inviting anyone to share ideas on strengthening the ecosystem.

On Sept 12, they’ll host an X Space highlighting the Sandbox DAO Grant Program as it wraps up a successful 4-month pilot. And, running through Sept 15, the DAO-funded RadxChange event is live in-game, where purchasing one of two custom NFTs and completing the quest makes you eligible for a share of a 30,000 $SAND prize pool, while also supporting two inspiring NGOs.