- Do we have to create a new legal entity to run a coalition on EnDAO?
- No. EnDAO models the coalition as a shared account whether or not you incorporate. Many coalitions start with no new entity and coordinate through it; others form a trade association, a cooperative federation, or another legal wrapper later. EnDAO fits either way, because it records the relationships and the money, not a specific legal form.
- How is this different from naming one member the fiscal sponsor?
- A fiscal sponsor legally holds and controls the shared money inside one member organization, and the other members have to trust its bookkeeping. EnDAO keeps the coalition’s money in its own account with a ledger every member can audit, so no single organization owns the pool or the record.
- Can each member keep its own treasury and decisions while the coalition has its own?
- Yes. Each member runs its own EnDAO group with its own treasury, signers, and decisions. The coalition tier is a separate group for shared activity: contributions, pooled-fund grants, and coalition-level votes. Neither side reaches into the other’s books unless access is explicitly granted.
- How do we represent many member organizations fairly?
- Representation is a setting, not a constraint. Run one organization one vote regardless of size, or weight votes by size, sector, or member class, with quorum and supermajority rules for specific decisions. Each member appoints its own representative through its own governance, and every vote is recorded with its member-org attribution.
- What happens when a member organization leaves?
- The departing member keeps its own ledger. The coalition ledger preserves the record of what it voted, contributed, and received, without granting it ongoing access going forward. Exit is a clean, recorded event rather than a dispute over who holds the books.