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Fundwork gives you three ways to structure paid work. Each format fits a different situation — use this guide to find the one that matches what you actually need.

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Format overview

Contract

Choose talent upfront.You select a specific worker before any work begins. Structure the project into milestones, approve each stage, and pay in USDC as you go.Best for planned, scoped work where you want a dedicated collaborator.

Bounty

Open it to everyone.Anyone can submit completed work. You review the field and reward the best submission — or multiple submissions — with USDC.Best for competitive, creative, or exploratory work where you want options.

Campaign

Reward volume and participation.Pay a fixed USDC amount for every qualifying submission approved, until your reward pool runs out.Best for repeated tasks, community participation, or work that benefits from many contributors.

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Quick comparison

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Decision guide

Use a Contract.You have a defined scope, a timeline, and you want to choose who does the work before it starts. Add milestones to break the project into reviewable stages and pay as each one is approved.
Use a Bounty.Open your brief to everyone, receive finished submissions, and pick the one — or ones — that hit the mark. Great for logo concepts, launch videos, copy, and any creative work where seeing real options matters.
Use a Campaign.If you want many contributors each completing a defined task — and you want to reward every person whose work qualifies — a campaign pays a fixed USDC amount per approved submission until your pool runs out.Note: Campaigns are in alpha and details will be published before public launch.
Either a Bounty or a Campaign works — depending on whether you want a winner or want to reward everyone.
  • Use a Bounty if you want to reward the best report or a handful of standout submissions.
  • Use a Campaign if you want to reward every valid bug report or feedback entry up to a total budget.
Use a Contract with milestones.Hire the right person upfront, then structure the work into distinct stages — each with its own title and USDC amount. You only pay for a milestone once you approve it, giving you control at every step.
Use a Bounty for a one-time challenge, or a Campaign for ongoing participation.
  • A bounty with multiple winners works well for community contests where you want to reward several strong entries.
  • A campaign works well when you want to keep paying contributors as long as they keep submitting qualifying work and the pool lasts.
Still unsure? Start with the question: Do I want to choose who does the work before it begins, or do I want to see the work first? If you want to choose upfront, use a Contract. If you want to see finished work first, use a Bounty or Campaign.
Fundwork is currently in alpha. All three formats are live and actively being developed. More detail on Campaigns will be published before the public launch.