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About Opportunity Types

NEARN has three types of opportunities, with specific rules designed for different use cases:

Bounties​

Bounties are listings where everyone completes a given scope of work, and competes for the prize pool.

  • Bounties can have multiple winners with prize distributions

  • Great for awareness campaigns where you want to reach the most people possible

  • Get multiple options to choose from

  • Examples: Twitter Threads, Deep-Dives, Memes, Product Feedback, and more

Bounty

All participants complete your scope of work, and the best submission(s) are rewarded. Get multiple options to choose from.

Projects​

Projects are freelance gigs — people apply with their proposals but don’t begin working until you pick them.

  • Projects can only have one winner

  • Perfect for work that requires collaboration and iteration

  • Single output that is specific to your exact needs

  • Examples: Full Stack Development, Hype Video Production, Hiring a Community Manager, and more

Project

Get applications based on a questionnaire set by you, and select one applicant to work with. Give a fixed budget, or ask for quotes.

Sponsorships​

Sponsorship listings empower you to fund and reward individual contributions by directly sponsoring innovators.

  • Sponsorships can support multiple people (non-competitively)

  • Ideal for initiatives fueling targeted support and growth

  • Enables tailored expense or payment requests

  • Examples: open-source support, community content, creative projects

Sponsorship

Fund and reward contributions by sponsoring individuals. Share a link to receive expenses or payment requests.