# kaal:claim:3981021-019

**Claim.** By giving the power of the endowment to the DAO the donor relinquishes control over the assets in exchange for community governance, and that relinquishment builds trust and community buy in, which in turn secures growth and legacy for the donor's purpose.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- donors willing to cede asset control to a community of experts

**Source quote.**

> The donor can help mold the community to some extnt but at the same time the donor releases the control to the community. The relinquishment of control builds trust and community buy in. This in turn, ensures growth and legacy for the respective purpose of the donor and the associated DAO.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *How Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Optimize Charitable Giving* (2021), Fixing Charitable Giving, Equity, page 21

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, How Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Optimize Charitable Giving (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3981021

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**Topics.** governance-design, reputation, decentralization

**Keywords.** donor-engagement, community-governance, trust, legacy, decentralization

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