# Zcash Community Grants Meeting Minutes 9/29/25 **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Grants Updates\ **Created:** [September 30, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284 "2025-09-30T16:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZCG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zcg/32/33712_2.png) [@ZCG](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZCG)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/1 "2025-09-30T16:21:58Z")
**Zcash Community Grants Committee Google Meet Meeting: September 29, 2025** [Minutes taken by FPF] **Attendance:** - Artkor - GGuy - Jason - Zerodartz - Decentralistdan - Alex (FPF resource, notetaker) **Key Takeaways:** - Open Grants **Open Grant Proposals** - [Zcash Arabia](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/grant-proposal-zcash-arabia-q4/52179) - [Zcash YouTube Promotion Video](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-youtube-promotion-videos/52197) - [Zcash Adoption Through Targeted Reddit Marketing](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-adoption-through-targeted-reddit-marketing/52229) - [Fanmuse](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/fanmuse-contribute/52259) **Brainstorm Session Follow-Ups** - [ShapeShift Integration](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-integration-proposal-shapeshift/52080) - [Zaino, the Zallet Release](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zaino-the-zallet-release/52155) - DeFi Specialist RFP - Web3Privacy Sponsorship ---
**Author:** ![chadwickmbailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/chadwickmbailey/32/39584_2.png) [@chadwickmbailey](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/chadwickmbailey)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/2 "2025-09-30T17:09:59Z")
Where is the best place to locate ZecHub? I went searching for it and landed at a website under construction…… ---
**Author:** ![artkor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/artkor/32/28573_2.png) [@artkor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/artkor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/3 "2025-09-30T17:45:56Z")
> **[Welcome to ZecHub](https://zechub.wiki/)** > > An open source education hub for Zcash [@ZecHub](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/groups/zechub) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tloriato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/tloriato/32/33218_2.png) [@tloriato](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/tloriato)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/4 "2025-09-30T21:37:36Z")
I’m happy to see us rejecting marketing related grants. The recent buzz around Zcash has proved that the best marketing is “price go up”, and for that (and many more serious reasons) I think we are better off investing in technology and accessibility. ---
**Author:** ![chadwickmbailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/chadwickmbailey/32/39584_2.png) [@chadwickmbailey](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/chadwickmbailey)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/5 "2025-09-30T22:40:06Z")
At least for theYoutube world the best way for Zcash to reach more impressions and a wider audience is the consistency down to the minute of videos being released. For example: Post Zcash videos using Tags matching the hashtags the same frequency of times and days over time; that is the best way for Youtubes algorithm to push Zcash specific videos. I looked at most of the former grants that have been approved for marketing Zcash after checking out their channels, the content is spotty in terms of the frequency of the posting. If you look at top crypto YouTubers, they use the same tags and hashtags, post at the same time, everyday, over time. That is how they reach a bigger audience at least in the Youtube world. ---
**Author:** ![chadwickmbailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/chadwickmbailey/32/39584_2.png) [@chadwickmbailey](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/chadwickmbailey)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/6 "2025-09-30T22:44:58Z")
But yeah “number go up” is always good! ---
**Author:** ![ZArabia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zarabia/32/35695_2.png) [@ZArabia](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZArabia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/7 "2025-10-01T18:29:23Z")
@ZCG Thank you for taking the time to carefully review our proposal and share your feedback. We understand that the committee feels our work has not yet reached the level of other communities, and that there may be certain aspects we need to clarify or improve. At the same time, we would like to highlight that our team has already achieved significant progress in and has worked diligently to bring developers, investors, users, and potential partners to Zcash. **Our key achievements so far include: - **Growing our community to** 500 Twitter followers **and** 200 Telegram members** - Achieving **1,000+ views on most Twitter posts**. - Consistently generating **200–400+ views per video**. - Ranking many of our **articles and videos on the first page of Google search results**. - Developing and launching a **dedicated Arabic Zcash website**. - Publishing **numerous Arabic articles, videos, and educational content** , as well as hosting several community events. - Establishing **two local partnerships** and engaging in discussions with **global projects** such as Axelar, Zetachain, and others about collaborations involving Zcash. We believe these results demonstrate both commitment and tangible impact, and we are confident we can build on this momentum if supported with a four-month grant. That said, we recognize that something may still be missing in how we presented our value. To move forward productively, it would be very helpful if ZCG could provide clarity on: - What specific metrics, outcomes, or activities you would like to see from us in order to qualify for funding? From our side we believe that our work merits a stronger chance of being approved for the grant. Our goal is to build a strong, sustainable Zcash presence in Arabic-speaking countries, and we are committed to meeting the standards and expectations of ZCG. Your guidance will help us focus our efforts more effectively. We kindly ask that you reconsider our proposal, or provide us with clear guidance on how we can better align our efforts with ZCG’s expectations. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![gordonesTV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/gordonestv/32/45566_2.png) [@gordonesTV](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/gordonesTV)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/8 "2025-10-07T10:54:46Z")
I think you saw it backwards: **mentioning Zcash at events, on social media, and having respected figures in the ecosystem echo (marketing) was what drove up the price.** It is important that there are marketing and dissemination proposals at events and social networks, but these must be done with a clear order and strategy, and a sensible budget before being approved. ---
**Author:** ![skevan2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/skevan2/32/39535_2.png) [@skevan2](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/skevan2)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/9 "2025-10-08T14:05:20Z")
Question, would it be okay If I make smaller Reddit marketing proposal to show what can be done? 2 Months and 20% of original value and scaled down kpis? ---
**Author:** ![artkor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/artkor/32/28573_2.png) [@artkor](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/artkor)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/10 "2025-10-28T05:48:25Z")
Thank you for outlining the progress your team has made so far. We truly appreciate your dedication to promoting Zcash in Arabic-speaking regions and recognize the value of the initiatives you’ve already undertaken. At the same time, ZCG aims to maintain consistent evaluation standards across all community grant requests. For regional initiatives, we typically look for: - A proven record of measurable impact within the Zcash ecosystem (e.g., original educational resources focused special on Zcash, high activity on social media like twitter and telegram). - Demonstrated engagement with the wider Zcash community, including cross-collaboration with other ecosystem teams (e.g. ZecHub). - Evidence that the initiative has already been sustained on an unpaid, long-term basis, as a sign of genuine commitment to the community’s values. To see more specific details, please note specific examples of communities where local grants have been approved. We encourage you to continue your work and remain active in the community. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![ZArabia](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/zarabia/32/35695_2.png) [@ZArabia](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ZArabia)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-grants-meeting-minutes-9-29-25/52284/11 "2025-10-28T15:41:48Z")
Thank you for your thoughtful response and for clarifying the general evaluation criteria applied to regional initiatives. After reviewing your message, we believe that our current efforts already align closely with these expectations: - **Measurable impact:** We have produced and published numerous original Arabic resources focused specifically on Zcash — including educational videos, articles, and social media content. - **Community engagement:** Our Twitter and Telegram communities are active and continue to grow, with consistent interaction and visibility. - **Collaboration:** We’ve initiated communication with other projects and are eager to work more closely with ecosystem teams. - **Sustained commitment:** Our work to promote Zcash has been ongoing and self-funded for some months. if possible, we kindly ask that you reconsider our last proposal, as we genuinely believe our current work already aligns with ZCG’s expectations and demonstrates clear, measurable impact within the ecosystem. At the same time, we would deeply appreciate it if you could **specify exactly what you would need to see — or which specific metrics or numbers** ZCG considers sufficient for regional initiatives like ours to qualify for funding. This clarity will help us focus our efforts more effectively and ensure full alignment with your standards.