Ecosystem Growth Council: Charter

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Purpose and Background

The Ecosystem Growth Council (EGC) represents Scroll DAO’s first experiment in council-based governance. After previous attempts to launch growth programs through broader community processes, the DAO recognized that ecosystem growth requires dedicated expertise and focused decision-making. The council acts as a strategic body between the broader DAO and the treasury, designing, launching, and overseeing growth programs that will expand the Scroll ecosystem. The council’s focus is on program-level initiatives rather than individual grant decisions.

More details on this can be found in the original proposal discussion and the council announcement:

Scope and Responsibilities

The council operates with delegated authority from the DAO, which has approved a budget of 2 million SCR and a six-month timeline through the governance proposal. This delegation enables faster execution while maintaining accountability through regular reporting.

The council’s mandate extends beyond approval of proposals—members actively design strategy frameworks for growth initiatives, connect teams with resources, and monitor program performance. These frameworks enable teams to focus on building while adhering to strategic guidelines. The council must deliver four specific outcomes by the end of the term:

  1. At least one growth program must be launched and operational.

  2. This charter must be finalized and ratified.

  3. The council must submit a renewal proposal on the forum by December 1, 2025, to a formal onchain vote in the Jan 1 voting cycle to ensure continuity.

  4. The council commits to bi-weekly public updates via the forum.

Council Structure

The five-seat structure strikes a balance between external expertise and internal knowledge.

Three external seats bring diverse perspectives from across the crypto ecosystem, while two internal seats are held by Scroll Foundation members who provide institutional knowledge. The council composition is as follows:

  1. Seat 1: JuanRah & 0xDonPepe - Governance and Latin American ecosystem expertise

  2. Seat 2: Jashar & Natalie - Cross-chain growth strategy experience

  3. Seat 3: Sov - Grant program design, Sales/BD, and operations expertise

  4. Seat 4: Eugene & Jamilya - Scroll Foundation governance team

  5. Seat 5: Mark & Miana - Up Labs, Incubation & Growth

Decision Making

Each seat carries one vote regardless of shared representation. Standard decisions require three votes to pass, ensuring no single faction controls outcomes while enabling efficient decision-making. Four of five seats must participate for a valid quorum, either synchronously or asynchronously through documented input. Documented input means providing both a vote and written reasoning that explains the member’s position on the matter being decided.

The council will develop an evaluation framework that considers risk assessment, budget efficiency, potential ecosystem impact, and alignment with Scroll’s strategic priorities. This consistent approach ensures a fair and transparent evaluation and clear communication of the decision rationale to both proposers and the community.

Operations

The council meets weekly. Members unable to attend provide asynchronous input through the council’s communication channels.

Internal coordination occurs through a Telegram group that includes council members and select Scroll team members who provide technical or strategic input. Public communication takes place through forum posts at a minimum bi-weekly frequency. Documentation is split between Google Drive for collaborative working documents and Notion for public-facing materials, balancing the council’s workflow preferences with Scroll’s existing infrastructure.

Meeting recordings are kept internal to facilitate discussion, while the council publishes summaries that capture key decisions and rationales. This transparency gradient strikes a balance between operational efficiency and community accountability.

Budget Management

The SCR allocation represents DAO resources that require careful stewardship and management. These funds must be used for ecosystem growth programs as approved by the council, which may include grants, builder incentives, marketing campaigns, educational initiatives, or other growth mechanisms aligned with Scroll’s strategic objectives.

The council maintains full discretion over program selection and funding amounts, subject to established constraints. To prevent overconcentration, no single program may receive more than 50% of the total budget without the unanimous approval of the committee. This ensures portfolio diversification while maintaining flexibility for exceptional opportunities.

All funding decisions must be documented with a rationale and expected outcomes. The council cannot allocate funds to council members or their affiliated organizations without explicit approval from the DAO through a separate governance proposal. For detailed budget allocation rules, voting thresholds, and veto procedures, please refer to the executed governance proposal mentioned at the top of this post.

Conflicts of Interest

Council members must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.
In the case of a conflict, the affected member must recuse themselves from both deliberation and voting on the matter. All declarations of conflict and recusals will be documented and made available in council updates.

In public forums involving DAO-related topics, the members of the council are assumed to express their personal views unless specifically stated that they represent the views of the EGC.

Term and Renewal

The council operates from July 22, 2025, to January 22, 2026. This six-month duration allows the DAO to evaluate the council model before committing long-term resources while creating urgency for results.

The December 1 deadline for renewal proposals ensures adequate time for DAO consideration before the current term expires. Without successful renewal, the council will automatically sunset on January 22, 2026, thereby preventing gaps.

Member Removal and Replacement

Council members may be removed or replaced under the following circumstances:

Voluntary Resignation: Members may resign by providing written notice to the council and the DAO through a forum post.

Removal for Cause: A council member may be removed for failure to fulfill duties, conflict of interest violations, or conduct detrimental to the DAO. Removal requires:

  • A formal proposal from any council member or delegate

  • Four-fifths council approval (4/5 votes)

  • A 3-business-day veto window for DAO review

Replacement Process: When a seat becomes vacant:

  • The council notifies the DAO within 48 hours via a forum post

  • The Scroll Foundation governance team manages recruitment for the vacant seat

  • The council may continue operating with reduced membership if quorum requirements are met

  • Replacement members serve the remainder of the original term

Amendments

Charter modifications require four-fifths council approval, ensuring strong consensus for changes. Amendments must be communicated to the DAO within one week through a forum post. The DAO retains a 3-business-day veto window for any charter amendments, consistent with other council decisions.

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Thank you to the EGC team for this proposal and considered work. The Charter demonstrates the key strengths that align with the DAOs principles of having a clear mandate and scope, a structured decision-making, COI policy and defined term and renewal process.

I did have some questions to help me understand how you will operate and coordinate within the DAO:

  • The Charter mentions a formal on-chain vote for renewal. Could you clarify which of the existing Scroll DAO governance tools and processes (Governor, Timelock, etc.) will be used for this vote, and confirm that the proposal will adhere to the DAO’s established voting procedures (e.g., temperature check, voting delay, quorum, and approval thresholds)?
  • The proposal mentions that meeting recordings are kept internal for efficiency. Have you considered using a transparent, publicly accessible tool like a shared Notion page for meeting notes or summaries, beyond the bi-weekly forum posts, to further enhance the transparency of the council’s operations?
  • The 3-business-day veto window for member removal seems very short, especially given the DAO’s 10-day voting cycles. Could this window be extended to allow for a full and proper DAO vote, adhering to the standard voting periods outlined in the Scroll Constitution?
  • Your proposal states that the EGC is “Scroll DAO’s first experiment in council-based governance.” As the DAO learns from this experience, how will the findings and feedback be incorporated into a framework for future councils? Will this charter be used as a template, and how can the DAO ensure that future councils are even more decentralized and transparent?
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Thanks @coffee-crusher I think I can help with a few of these questions!

We intend to have this go up for vote on the next voting cycle in October and have discussed such with @eugene and @Jamilya in recent calls.

We use a shared google doc now for notekeeping, that is what forms the basis of the updates on the forum you see. For proposal review we do have a notion site that has been developed along with an SOP for how that site will be used and it will be published once the final evaluation criteria is created for the areas of focus we are looking to fund and support.

I think this could be possible. I am tagging here @Jamilya and @eugene to get their perspectives on this question.

Yes, we are working closely with team members from the foundation and labs and would be happy to engage directly with any of the other councils or community members to share lessons learned and perspectives. We also plan to start hosting more regular office hours as the areas of funding go live and we start to accept applications.

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Thank you, @Sov for the responses and clarification to my questions. I appreciate the use of Notion and the publishing of it, it’s exactly the right way to keep the DAO community engaged with your progression.

I do like the council’s suggestion of regular office hours, and I look forward to attending these. Would you also be recording (and posting) these office hours to ensure that all delegates can keep informed, especially since we have numerous time zones represented within the DAO?

The more collaboration and successes learnings from the EGC for up-and-coming and future Councils will be extremely advantageous to these teams as well as the EGC, and could possibly be coordinated and facilitated by the Weaver and Scribe roles proposal currently being discussed?

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Sure more answers inline:

Yes, we plan to host sessions that will accommodate different time zones just like the DAO already does for its’ governance calls. They will be recorded as well.

Yes we are reviewing more on this concept (defined role aligned with other councils) in the weeks ahead and will see if that approach could be a fit for our model.

HTH!

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Thank you so much for the thorough and quick responses, I’ll keep watching this space for updates and continued conversations on this proposal.

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Hi!

We consider the charter to provides the necessary rails for the EGC to conduct it’s operations smoothly. No major feedback other than the comment from @coffee-crusher regarding the veto window that indeed may be short.

Thanks!

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Hello,

I have reviewed the Charter and consider it’s cool, no feedback from my side.

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