# Initiatives Template

**URL:** <https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/initiatives-template/455>\
**Category:** The CredSperiment\
**Tags:** 📦artifact\
**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/initiatives-template/455 "2019-12-23T17:42:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![burrrata](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/burrrata/32/135_2.png) [@burrrata](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/burrrata)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/initiatives-template/455/1 "2019-12-23T17:42:29Z")

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# Description

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Creates a standard format for the Initiatives plugin and makes it easy for new users to create Initiatives.

  

# Contributions

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> [@Initiatives Template Discussion](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/initiatives-meta-discussion/445):
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> A thread to discuss upgrades to the Initiatives workflow and/or template slight_smile Current Initiatives Template Description: Status: Proposal Champion: Benefits: Implementation plan: Deliverables: Dependencies: References Contributions:

> [@Write the Initiatives Plugin](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/write-the-initiatives-plugin/269):
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> Description: We now have an initiatives category on Discourse (this one). However, SourceCred isn’t yet aware of it, so Initiatives don’t yet flow any special cred. We should add initiatives directly to the SourceCred graph. Status: In progress The plugin has been merged into master! rocket The remaining steps are to start using it for the SourceCred instance, and create a versioned release of the SourceCred code including this plugin. See [Release v0.5.0 rocket](https://github.com/sourcecred/sourcecred/issues/1679). Champion[?](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-champions-and-heroes/291): [Avatar Be…

  

# References

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> [@About the Initiatives category](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-the-initiatives-category/242):
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> Initiatives to improve SourceCred slight_smile Initiatives will be a focal point for minting new cred and flowing it to contributors. Every new topic in this category will be populated with an Initiative template. Please fill this template out to the best of your ability. If you’re having trouble filling it out completely, perhaps the endeavor is not yet ready to become an initiative. In this case please start drafting the Initiative in the [Initiatives Wish List](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/about-the-initiatives-wishlist-category/311) category, then move it into th…