Work history and client engagements for Spencer Saar Cavanaugh, primarily through Clinamenic LLC (organization design, governance, branding, and knowledge systems), alongside steward and founder roles in the onchain and civic-tech ecosystem.
DWeb Camp
Space Steward (Idea Stage) · 2026
- Co-stewarded the Idea Stage with Steven Elleman; reviewed speaker applications and curated 19 presentations over three days
- Used PreTalx for approval and scheduling; handled speaker logistics, rescheduling, and technical support
- Facilitated an outdoor discussion space to absorb overflow; gave a talk on self-hosted second brains
OpenCivics Labs
Manager · Present
- Manage compliance and filings for OpenCivics Labs
- Own onchain organization design and legal entity management
- Implement onchain governance tooling (Hats Protocol, Safe multisigs)
OpenCivics Consortium
Steward · 2024–Present
- Co-steward ecosystem programs with shared decision-making across grants, community practice, and events
- Managed three quarterly grant rounds using quadratic funding; disbursed $100,000+ in stablecoins (2023–2024)
- Authored and socialized Progressive Public Goods Funding methodology in OpenCivics grant contexts
The Fold
Extended Branding Kit (Clinamenic LLC) · Active
- Extended branding kit engagement for The Fold
MetaGov
Digital Garden Creation (Clinamenic LLC) · Active
- Digital garden creation and ongoing knowledge-base support for MetaGov
Clinamenic LLC
Founder · 2022–Present
- Founded and operate Clinamenic LLC as a consultancy in organization design, governance, branding, and knowledge management
- Deliver client work across governance frameworks, community ops, brand kits, and Obsidian/Git/Quartz knowledge gardens
- Publish research and tooling under the Clinamenic banner (onchain org design, funding methodology, knowledge commons)
JournoDAO
Co-founder / Founding Member · 2022–Present
- Co-founded JournoDAO; co-designed Seed Protocol for peer-to-peer journalism and content preservation
- Contributed membership and governance architecture (Voter Token, Directory Badge, consultancy layer)
- Spoke and presented in JournoDAO contexts (including ETH Denver 2024); brand and protocol diagram work
Education DAO
Governance, paralegal, and onchain tooling (Clinamenic LLC) · ~2023–2024+
- Assisted with application for and receipt of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Entity formation with integrated governance framework; paralegal and governance support for the team
- Onchain tooling implementation; continued tax and admin coordination through wind-down
Ethereum Localism
Knowledge garden deploy (Clinamenic LLC) · 2023–2025
https://www.ethereumlocalism.xyz/
- Deployed a collaborative organizational knowledge base on Git, Obsidian, and Quartz
- Provided ongoing technical support; documented the stack in a public retrospective
DAO Coalition
Founder and Chairman · 2022–2024
- Assisted with application for and receipt of 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status
- Scouted and onboarded DAO representatives; drafted founding documents
- Multisig treasury management, DAO tooling, community ops, and full brand kit
Lobby3 UNA
Director · 2022–2023
- Directed advocacy-DAO operations: multisig treasury, community, social, partnerships, and strategy
- Drafted bylaws and managed DAO proposals and tooling project management
- Produced brand assets and organizational diagrams (entity, congress, coalition, summit insignia)
Decrypt
Contractor (PubDAO management, via Clinamenic LLC) · ~2022–2023
- Contracted with Decrypt to help manage the PubDAO initiative
PubDAO
Core Team · ~2022–2023
- Community management, client onboarding and communications, partnerships, and overall strategy
- Business development around open-access service models and operator/manager tier design
- Graphic design and editorial assets, including the Automatos publication banner series
Rare Compute
Organizational knowledge base / team workspace (Clinamenic LLC) · < 1 year
- Designed and deployed a local-first team workspace based on Obsidian, Git, and Claude Code
- Built the client website as an Obsidian-sourced static site via Quartz
Octant
Grant Program Committee (Clinamenic LLC) · < 1 year
- Served on the grant review council for Octant’s first two community rounds (Ethereum-based public goods grants)
- Helped design governance structure for the first community grant council
Tally
Basic Branding Kit (Clinamenic LLC) · < 1 year
- Delivered a basic branding kit for Tally
Consensys
Online Community Management (Clinamenic LLC) · < 1 year
- Community management on Discord for a Consensys developer community
- Implemented onchain community tooling for that developer community
Holonym
Community Manager (Clinamenic LLC) · ~2022
- Community management: onboarding and orientation, partnerships, and tooling support
Alexandria Labs
Graphic Design (Clinamenic LLC) · < 1 year
- Designed a book cover for a new release on Alexandria Labs’ onchain bookstore
SuperBenefitDAO
Organizational Knowledge Base (Clinamenic LLC) · 2023
https://knowledge.superbenefit.org/
- Built a personal/organizational knowledge base with custom theme and Arweave integration
- SuperBenefitDAO later provided research support on Clinamenic’s onchain ecosystem funding survey
Sensemaking Scenius
Knowledge garden / community · 2023
- Deployed a knowledge base with custom graph visualization and advanced metadata
- Participated in the community of practice at the intersection of sensemaking and collective intelligence
Kristen Pavle
Digital Garden Creation (Clinamenic LLC) · Completed
- Digital garden creation for an individual client engagement
Big Brother (CBS)
Production Assistant · 2016–2018 (seasons 18–20)
- Production support across seasons 18, 19, and 20: set operations, craft services, competition testing, and related PA duties