Terms & Conditions for Theme Sponsors

(Theme Sponsors are not asked to sign a separate agreement. When you confirm your scope in writing with CED, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms & Conditions for Theme Sponsors. They are written plainly on purpose: this is not a contract, it's a shared understanding of how being a Theme Sponsor works.)

By becoming a Theme Sponsor of a CED themed program, you confirm you have read and agree to the following.

1 · Who you partner with. Your partnership is with the Capacity Exchange DAO (CED), a DAO in Kambria's DAO Experimentation Program (DEP 3). CED defines each themed program, delivers it, and reports to you. In DEP 3, CED runs two themed programs — Theme A, Community Self-Governance Skills, and Theme B, Recycled Crafts — each by its own DAO team; your sponsorship applies to the program you choose.

Kambria's role. Kambria organizes DEP 3 and provides the shared tools CED runs on, such as the Kambria DAOs Framework, which records how the programs' funds are paid out. Because these are CED's first themed programs, Kambria and CED run them together as a pilot, and Kambria actively supports the pilot and its partnerships: it takes part in outreach and discovery calls, helps shape and onboard each partnership, co-builds the base curricula, and qualifies Guides and learners. You will likely meet Kambria's team alongside CED's.

2 · What a Theme Sponsor is — and isn't. A Theme Sponsor supports a defined themed program by funding it. This is a sponsorship, not ownership: your contribution does not buy a stake, tokens, an LP position, or governance rights in CED, and it is not an investment in CED or in Kambria.

3 · How financial contributions are made. Contributions are made in USDT, on the Polygon network, to the CED Learning Fund wallet — a dedicated wallet that Kambria holds for CED during this pilot, with each contribution recorded against its program. The wallet's balance and every transaction are public on-chain, so you can check at any time that your contribution arrived and how it is released. The minimum contribution is $1,000; a full program is about $3,000. You confirm that you are able to send stablecoins where you operate. 

The wallet address is published on the Call for Theme Sponsors page and confirmed to you in writing by your named CED contact, from an @kambria.io address; the two must match. Kambria and CED never ask for funds to be sent through an Ambassador, a referrer or any individual; a contribution sent anywhere else is not a contribution to the program, and CED cannot recover it.

Programs that run only if funded. Some programs run only if pledges reach a stated threshold by a stated date — in DEP 3, Theme B runs if pledges reach at least $1,500 by 31 December 2026. For such a program you confirm your scope and pledge in writing first, and transfer only after CED confirms that the program will run, within 14 days of that confirmation. If the threshold isn't reached by the date, your pledge lapses and nothing is owed on either side; CED may offer you another program or priority when the theme opens again, which you are free to decline.

Once a program is confirmed to run. If a threshold program has been confirmed to run and some pledges are then not transferred, the program still runs. Its size is adjusted to the contributions actually received, and your named CED contact will confirm the adjusted scope to you in writing by 31 January 2027.

4 · How the funds are used and released. Your contribution is ring-fenced in the CED Learning Fund for the program you support. It pays verified Guides $6 per completed session — CED's current pilot rate — and covers the program DAO's work to run it: building the curriculum, readying Guides, recruiting and matching learners, delivering sessions, and reporting. The indicative budget for a full program is about $1,200 for Guide sessions, $1,700 for program operations, and $100 in contingency; a smaller program scales these in proportion.

Because the Kambria DAOs Framework is in its first live run, Kambria releases the funds to the program's DAO in stages as the program runs, rather than all at once — a safeguard for the program and for you. Spending is recorded in full through the Kambria DAOs Framework and the DAO Workbook, and reported to you.

The aim is for future contributions to go directly to the DAO once the framework is ready.

5 · If funds are not fully used. If the program costs less than planned, the unused balance rolls forward to CED's next program in the same theme, rather than being returned, and this is shown in your report.

6 · No tax-deductible receipt. CED is a DAO, not a registered charity or nonprofit, and cannot issue a tax-deductible receipt. You receive the on-chain transaction record and a written acknowledgement of your contribution. You are responsible for your own tax and accounting treatment.

7 · Your people as Guides. People from your organization may apply as Guides. They go through the same verification and qualification as every CED Guide, follow CED's Guide standards and safety policies, and are matched to learners by topic and need like any other Guide. They are paid under the program's general policy — $6 per completed session — and may choose to waive payment, in which case the amount stays in the program. Their work as Guides is between them and CED: it does not change your contribution or sponsor level, and CED does not guarantee them a set number of sessions. You confirm that taking part is compatible with their role with you.

8 · Learners and sessions. Learners — community leads for Theme A, makers for Theme B — are recruited by CED and qualified against the program's intended audience; sessions are free to them. You may propose communities during scoping, but you do not select or direct individual learners, and you do not contact or market to learners through the program without their consent.

9 · Curriculum and intellectual property. The base curricula are built by Kambria and CED and are handled under the DEP 3 IP Framework. The core track of each program stays neutral, and Theme A's stays tool-agnostic. A session a sponsor proposes is offered only as an elective, is reviewed by CED and Kambria, and must teach a practical skill rather than promote a product; CED may adapt or decline it. Materials you contribute remain yours, and you grant CED permission to use them within the program. The work each learner produces during the program — including, for Theme B, the products they make and their designs — belongs to that learner and their community.

10 · Reporting and honesty. CED sends you a mid-program progress note, an end-of-program impact report (with a short comparison of the two programs where both run), and a follow-up on learners' next steps. Figures are reported as measured from platform records; skill gains are reported as self-assessed; for Theme B, products made and materials reused are reported as the makers report them; participant stories are shared only with consent. Program targets are aims, not guarantees — this is a pilot, and CED reports what actually happens.

11 · Names, logos, and recognition. You grant CED permission to use your organization's name, logo, and a short description to recognize your sponsorship — on Our Collaboration Network, in program materials and reports, and at the DEP 3 showcase. You may describe yourself as a "Theme Sponsor of CED's [program name]" — for example, "Theme Sponsor of CED's Recycled Crafts Program."

When you mention Kambria, describe it as the organizer of DEP 3 that supports this pilot — for example: "CED is a DAO in Kambria's DAO Experimentation Program (DEP 3)." Please don't describe Kambria as your sponsor or funder, or as endorsing your organization.

You can withdraw permission for CED's future use of your name and logo at any time.

12 · Your data and learners' data. The contact information you share is used to run the partnership and is handled under the DEP Privacy Notice. Reports share learner data in aggregate; nothing identifying a learner is shared without their consent.

13 · If plans change. If a program's scope changes materially — for example its dates or size, or whether a threshold-dependent program runs — CED tells you and agrees any adjustment with you. Changes to these terms are published before they apply.

14 · Alignment and conclusion. Being a Theme Sponsor is voluntary. If a partnership drifts out of alignment, it is handled under the Partner Alignment & Conclusion Policy — an honest conversation first, and concluding only as a last resort, with the reason always given first. Contributions already made remain ring-fenced for the program, or roll forward as in clause 5. People who joined the program keep their accounts, contributions, and history.