Everyone is already fully aware of the debacle around the program, so this proposal will be kept short and to the point.
<h2 id="brieftimeline">Brief timeline</h2>
<ol>
<li>A program was created that:
<ol>
<li>Promised independence of a collective structure</li>
<li>Payout salary as incentive for people to be fully committed</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>The program passed, but without a salary enactment to go along with it</li>
<li>People wanted to alter the program after the fact, resulting in point 2 never becoming a thing</li>
<li>Three months in, we have:
<ol>
<li>People working without compensation</li>
<li>Up to half of the collective tried to oust the rest</li>
<li>The entire program now risks getting wiped entirely</li>
<li>The community more fragmented than ever</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="proposedsolution">Proposed solution</h2>
To move forward with the program and just do it.
<h2 id="concernanswer">Concern &amp; answer</h2>
C: $120,000 per year is too high of a salary
A: This is a competitive but in no way an unreasonably high salary. Fixating on rate is the wrong mentality and a sure way to hold back potential growth. We want to attract and retain top-tier, highly motivated talent, not mediocrely rated people that will deliver mediocre results.
C: Merit &amp; proof is needed before getting paid, passion will fuel them before that
A: Quite frankly an insulting take. There's no passion to speak of when treating people like slave-labour ready interns. I myself would quit on the spot upon hearing this from any potential employment.
C: People have other jobs &amp; HA should be a full-time position
A: HA should be a full-time position, but we can't expect them to blindly trust and take the plunge with everything that has happened so far. Guarantee of incentives needs to happen first.
C: XYZ is a grifter and needs to be eliminated
A: Let&rsquo;s entertain this idea for a bit and suppose that there are "grifters". This needs to be dealt with discreetly, in an isolated manner. What we do not need is any sort of heavy-handed scorched-earth tactic that will hurt and turn away everyone, including people that can and will drive Polkadot forward. Which is magnitudes worse than driving away a couple of maybe grifters.
C: The program needs to be reset, spending needs revaluation &amp; more governmental structure is required, etc
A: What IS NEEDED is for DOT to go to +$100, and to get there we need actions, performed by people! All of this pivoting &amp; constant virtue signalling needs to stop. These are talented and self-respecting individuals, not guinea pigs to be experimented on, nor do we want to attract/promote such people, which will happen if the program is reset.
<h2 id="requestedamount">Requested Amount</h2>
840,000 USDT
This amount provides 4 months of runway: 3 months to implement the 100-day plan and an additional 1-month buffer for potential refill ref if the program proves to be successful.

Propose and approve a spend of treasury funds.

## Dispatch Origin

Must be [`Config::SpendOrigin`] with the `Success` value being at least
`amount` of `asset_kind` in the native asset. The amount of `asset_kind` is converted
for assertion using the [`Config::BalanceConverter`].

## Details

Create an approved spend for transferring a specific `amount` of `asset_kind` to a
designated beneficiary. The spend must be claimed using the `payout` dispatchable within
the [`Config::PayoutPeriod`].

### Parameters
- `asset_kind`: An indicator of the specific asset class to be spent.
- `amount`: The amount to be transferred from the treasury to the `beneficiary`.
- `beneficiary`: The beneficiary of the spend.
- `valid_from`: The block number from which the spend can be claimed. It can refer to
  the past if the resulting spend has not yet expired according to the
  [`Config::PayoutPeriod`]. If `None`, the spend can be claimed immediately after
  approval.

## Events

Emits [`Event::AssetSpendApproved`] if successful.

- **Problem Statement:** Lack of salary enactment in a program leading to people working without compensation, causing community fragmentation.
- **Significance:** Risk of program failure, potential ousting of members, and community disintegration.
- **Proposed Solution:** Implement the program with a competitive salary to attract and retain top-tier talent.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Requested amount of 840,000 USDT to provide 4 months of runway for program implementation and potential success.

#1205 Funding the Ambassador Program

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