Campaigns vs Pots on POTLOCK: When to Use Which

On POTLOCK, campaigns and pots serve different purposes. Campaigns are for direct, ongoing fundraising (donors give to your project or cause). Pots are funding rounds with a matching pool—donors give to projects, and matching is distributed (e.g. via quadratic funding) from the pool.

Campaigns

A campaign is your fundraising page: you set a goal, description, and link. Donors send funds directly to you. There is no matching pool; you keep what you receive. Use campaigns for ongoing support, one-off fundraisers, or when you don’t need matching.

Pots (funding rounds)

A pot is a round with a matching pool and rules (e.g. quadratic funding). Projects apply; donors donate to projects in the round. At the end, matching is calculated and distributed. Use pots when you want to run a round (as a chef) or when you want to receive matching (as a project).

You can have both: a campaign for direct support and applications to pots for matching. Start at app.potlock.org/campaigns and app.potlock.org/pots.