# Community Groups

## Quickstart

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[NEARSletter](https://app.gitbook.com/o/wxNIOkA8NaT6omjLbqYh/s/paqK4UTfbHO8TsgdzQ0A/)
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[NEP Ideation](https://app.gitbook.com/o/wxNIOkA8NaT6omjLbqYh/s/TMh3Z7C4QzYo9Q8Oa3cq/)
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[Resources](https://app.gitbook.com/o/wxNIOkA8NaT6omjLbqYh/s/thv9RgvV6S5LYy0BQz01/)
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Community Groups or Builder Groups are developer centric interest groups on specific NEAR ecosystem verticals dedicated to support projects & developer governance from the ground up, and push protocol standards as [NEPs](https://github.com/near/NEPs), and build open source tooling.

## 📚 LEARN ABOUT DEVELOPER GOVERNANCE [neardevgov.org](https://neardevgov.org/)

## 🗳️ submit an idea in the Developer Governance gigs board a [devgovgigs.near.social](https://devgovgigs.near.social/)

It also gives an opportunity for **developers, technical PMs, and founders** to learn from each other, connect + collaborate, and implement the latest technologies, serving as NEAR developer incubators amongst the respective verticals.&#x20;

| **Builder Group**         | **Meeting Dates**                | **Telegram**                                                          | **Registration Link**                                                       | **Governance Post**                                                       | **Notes**                                                                 | **Primary Organizers**                                                                    |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Protocol Community Group  | TBA                              | [nearbuilders.com/tg-protocol](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-protocol)   | TBA                                                                         | [nearbuilders.com/protocol-post](http://nearbuilders.com/protocol-post)   | [nearbuilders.com/protocol-notes](http://nearbuilders.com/protocol-notes) | [Pagoda](https://www.pagoda.co/)                                                          |
| Wallet                    | Weekly on Tuesdays at 12PM EST   | [nearbuilders.com/tg-wallet](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-wallet)       | [nearbuilders.com/wallet-calendar](http://nearbuilders.com/wallet-calendar) | [nearbuilders.com/wallet-post](http://nearbuilders.com/wallet-post)       | [nearbuilders.com/wallet-notes](http://nearbuilders.com/wallet-notes)     | [Banyan Collective](https://www.banyan.gg/)                                               |
| NFT                       | Weekly on Wednesdays at 12pm EST | [nearbuilders.com/tg-nft](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-nft)             | [nearbuilders.com/nft-calendar](http://nearbuilders.com/nft-calendar)       | [nearbuilders.com/nft-post](http://nearbuilders.com/nft-post)             | [nearbuilders.com/nft-notes](http://nearbuilders.com/nft-notes)           | [Banyan Collective](https://www.banyan.gg/)                                               |
| DAO                       | Weekly Tuesday,                  | [nearbuilders.com/tg-dao](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-dao)             | [nearbuilders.com/dao-calendar](http://nearbuilders.com/dao-calendar)       | [nearbuilders.com/dao-post](http://nearbuilders.com/dao-post)             | [nearbuilders.com/dao-notes](http://nearbuilders.com/dao-notes)           | [AstroDAO](https://astrodao.com/), [Banyan Collective](https://www.banyan.gg/)            |
| DeFi                      | TBA (Monthly Call)               | [nearbuilders.com/tg-defi](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-defi)           | TBA (Monthly Call)                                                          | [nearbuilders.com/defi-post](http://nearbuilders.com/defi-post)           | [nearbuilders.com/defi-notes](http://nearbuilders.com/defi-notes)         | [Banyan Collective](https://www.banyan.gg/), [Proximity Labs](https://www.proximity.dev/) |
| Data Infrastructure       | TBA (Monthly Call)               | [nearbuilders.com/tg-data](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-data)           | TBA - Monthly Call                                                          | [nearbuilders.com/data-post](http://nearbuilders.com/data-post)           | [nearbuilders.com/data-notes](http://nearbuilders.com/data-notes)         | [Banyan Collective](https://www.banyan.gg/), [Pagoda](https://www.pagoda.co/)             |
| ZK                        | TBA                              | [nearbuilders.com/tg-zk](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-zk)               | [nearbuilders.com/zk-calendar](http://nearbuilders.com/zk-calendar)         | [nearbuilders.com/zk-post](http://nearbuilders.com/zk-post)               | TBA                                                                       | [Pagoda](https://www.pagoda.co/)                                                          |
| NEAR SOCIAL               | TBA                              | [nearbuilders.com/tg-social](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-social)       | TBA                                                                         | [nearbuilders.com/social-post](http://nearbuilders.com/social-post)       | TBA                                                                       | James Waugh, NDC (NEAR Digital Collective)                                                |
| Python Tooling            | TBA                              | [nearbuilders.com/tg-python](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-python)       | TBA                                                                         | [nearbuilders.com/python-post](http://nearbuilders.com/python-post)       | TBA                                                                       | [NEAR Foundation](http://near.foundation)                                                 |
| Tooling Community Group   | TBA                              | [nearbuilders.com/tg-tools](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-tools)         | TBA                                                                         | [nearbuilders.com/tools-post](http://nearbuilders.com/tools-post)         | TBA                                                                       | [Pagoda](https://www.pagoda.co/)                                                          |
| Validator Community Group | TBA                              | [nearbuilders.com/tg-validator](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-validator) |                                                                             | [nearbuilders.com/validator-post](http://nearbuilders.com/validator-post) |                                                                           | Open Shards Alliance                                                                      |

Videos for Banyan Led Builder Calls can be found at [nearbuilders.com/builder-videos](http://nearbuilders.com/builder-videos)

## **🧠 Other Interest Groups**

*These groups are for people with common interests not yet established. Reach out if you would like to be part of this.*

* 🔐 [Privacy on NEAR](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-privacy): emphasize privacy tools and privacy as the default on NEAR.
* 📹 [NEAR Content Creators Working Group](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-content) Goal is to bring all content creators together, support each other, and ultimately increase the quality and quantity of material produced that promotes the NEAR Protocol. [Learn more at the governance post](http://nearbuilders.com/content-post)
* 🌉 [NFT Bridging](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-bridge): developing standards and tools to bridge NFTs across different blockchains (chain agnostic)
* 🌐 [IBC x NEAR](http://nearbuilders.com/tg-ibc): to increase collaboration between the NEAR and Cosmos ecosystem
* 🏗️ [NEAR JS SDK User Group](https://nearbuilders.com/tg-js) for developers using the [NEAR Javascript SDK](https://docs.near.org/tools/near-sdk-js)
* 🌻 [NEAR Refi Grower Group](https://nearbuilders.com/tg-refi) build ReFI public goods and bolster NEAR as a ReFI chain