For Approved Projects in a Pot: Before and After the Matching Round
2025-09-22 · 4 min read

Before matching round
Market that you're accepted; donors need to verify as human. Strong profile: banner, links, past funding, NEAR.social posts. Matched donations only when donors give through the pot (not project page) when matching is live and donors are verified.
When you get paid
Donations go to the project. Matching payouts after round and cooldown. Owner/admin/chef initiates calculation and payout; cooldown for challenges; then payouts in Payouts tab. Funds to project wallet.
Post round
Share how much you raised and impact. Keep building reputation on POTLOCK.