Comprehensive Membership Management System

[thelastjosh]

The purpose of this issue is to explore and address the development of a robust Membership Management System for DAOstar. This feature requirement emerges from the need to streamline our current processes and offer better service to our members, and it should not hinder or delay the launching of our new membership/dues program.

The proposed system should seamlessly integrate the following components:

• Membership Database: Our membership data currently resides on Notion. The system should allow an effective and efficient way to manage this data.
• Membership Status Visibility: There should be public views of the database that can display membership status (current, lapsed, etc.) for transparency and accessibility.
• Payment Support: The system should facilitate both fiat payments via credit cards (potentially through Open Collective) and on-chain payments from wallets, including those that are not Ethereum-based.
• Automatic Database Updates: The system should automatically update the membership database in response to payments, reducing manual labor and potential human error.
• Expense Accounting: This feature should be integrated with our current expense accounting on Open Collective.
• The development of such a system might be something that LXDAO could support, providing a significant advancement in our operations.

A major complicating factor (or opportunity) is the potential interaction between this membership management system and any eventual DAO or DAOs (it's hard to imagine a single contract, since participating DAOs will exist across many chains) that will govern DAOstar. I.e. one might expect that being an active member will give you certain governance rights in the DAO. To the degree possible, we should proceed with the design of this system in a way that does not constrain the future governance of DAOstar.

Previous discussions regarding this topic have included @ipatka and @mzargham, and older conversations have also involved Auryn, Kei, Zargham, Ivan, and others. Further input and involvement from all relevant parties will be invaluable to this project's successful execution.

Actions:

• Discuss and finalize the requirements for the proposed system, including potential for this to be integrated into the design of the first DAOstar governance smart contracts (tentatively titled DAO*1).
• Identify and allocate resources for design.
• Design and specify the system.
• Explore potential support from LXDAO for the system's development.
• Identify and allocate resources for development.

Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback on this matter.

[crazyyuan]

It is a pleasure to provide technical support for the membership system. LXDAO has a self-developed membership system, and has also customized and developed it for other DAOs. These development experiences can help in this regard. Regarding the technical support of membership system governance, if it is off-chain (gasless, such as Snapshot), smart contracts may not be needed. If it is on-chain governance (such as tally), the governance smart contract provided by Openzeppelin is a mature and reliable technical solution.

[Rashmi-278]

All the above listed issues have been added to DAOstar improvements spec