Hello friends. I am in support of this proposal but I see the backlash its getting, so let me explain my reasoning and potential ways forward.
I see why the community might be against the DAO setting a precedent for supporting certain causes. I can see why this might ruffle some feathers, as some of these issues can be "political". If that is the case, then we should have the community decide what causes we should match and for how much.
But is the community against funding Gitcoin, period? I think this would be a worse precedent than just doing the donation. This ecosystem does not run by complete self-interest. So much of the infrastructure and tooling that lets us devs actually learn and develop was funded by generous donors via Gitcoin. To think that we owe nothing back is ridiculous. Even from the most cynical view, donating to Gitcoin is a huge marketing boost for us, and would hopefully encourage other DAOs to do the same. If you agree, then AT THE VERY LEAST you should support donating to tooling, education and infrastructure. Cultivating the ground you tread is not a political stance.
To add on, the creation of Tyche was so that we could allow the community to donate or raise funds for causes they care about. If the community would allow it, I hope we can find some amount that the DAO would match to qualifying causes that the community votes for.