How DAOs Track Grant Milestones

In one sentence

Milestone tracking determines whether execution data compounds or disappears.

Short answer

DAOs track grant milestones using tools ranging from documents and spreadsheets to dedicated funding platforms, each with tradeoffs around structure, visibility, and learning.

Common approaches

Docs / Notion / Sheets

  • Fast and flexible
  • Low upfront cost
  • No standardization
  • Poor long-term memory

Custom dashboards

  • Powerful and tailored
  • Expensive to build
  • High maintenance
  • Ecosystem silos

Modular funding platforms

  • Standard milestone schemas
  • Ongoing updates
  • Review workflows
  • Cross-round visibility

What good milestone tracking enables

  • Clear expectations
  • Transparent progress
  • Comparable outcomes
  • Better future funding decisions

Related

→ AI-assisted grant evaluation

Karma's role

Karma provides milestone tracking as shared infrastructure rather than ad-hoc reporting artifacts.