# What is Dao Dao?

## What is DAO DAO?

**DAO DAO** is the underlying governance and permission system that powers organizations and collaborative projects in the Regen App.

When you create an **organization**, it is represented on-chain as a **DAO** (Decentralized Autonomous Organization). Likewise, every **project created within an organization** also becomes a DAO. This enables teams to manage members, permissions, and funds collectively and transparently on-chain.

However, if you create a **project under a single user account** — not linked to an organization — that project does **not** become a DAO. It remains managed solely by that user, either on or off-chain, until it’s later associated with an organization.

The Regen App provides a **simple interface** for managing your organization and projects, while **DAO DAO** provides the on-chain infrastructure that ensures security, transparency, and shared ownership.

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### Why DAO DAO?

DAO DAO ensures that every collaborative action in the Regen ecosystem is **secure, transparent, and role-based**.\
It powers all organization and project DAOs behind the scenes, enabling:

* Collective ownership of assets (credits, tokens, NFTs)
* Role-based permission management (RBAM)
* On-chain execution of standard operations without requiring votes
* Optional governance tools for major organizational decisions

In other words:\
➡️ **Regen App** makes it easy for you to manage your team and projects.\
➡️ **DAO DAO** ensures that everything happens securely and transparently on-chain.

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### What You Can Do: Regen App vs DAO DAO app

| **Action**                                      | **Regen App**                                    | **DAO DAO (daodao.zone)**                                           |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Create and manage your organization**         | ✅ Yes — with guided setup and profile management | ✅ Yes — with full DAO creation and customization options            |
| **Add, remove, and manage members**             | ✅ Yes — via the Members tab                      | ✅ Yes — advanced role and authorization management through RBAM     |
| **Assign roles (Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer)** | ✅ Yes — intuitive in-app role picker             | ✅ Yes — create, edit, and manage any roles and permissions manually |
| **Create and manage projects**                  | ✅ Yes — directly in the app                      | ✅ Yes — for projects that exist as DAOs under an organization       |
| **Create projects under a single user account** | ✅ Yes — but these are *not* DAOs                 | 🚫 No — can only create project DAOs linked to an organization      |
| **Edit organization or project profiles**       | ✅ Yes — easy off-chain editing                   | 🚫 Not available — profile content is managed through the Regen App |
| **Manage credits (send, retire, sell)**         | ✅ Yes — streamlined credit management            | ✅ Yes — advanced treasury and asset management                      |
| **Create proposals and vote on decisions**      | 🚫 Not in-app                                    | ✅ Yes — full on-chain governance and proposal system                |
| **Manage treasury funds and DAO assets**        | 🚫 Not in-app                                    | ✅ Yes — control and track treasury activity directly                |
| **Create SubDAOs for teams or working groups**  | 🚫 Not in-app                                    | ✅ Yes — supports advanced organizational structures                 |
| **Customize governance settings**               | 🚫 Default setup only                            | ✅ Yes — flexible thresholds, tokens, and policies                   |
| **Cross-chain operations**                      | 🚫 Not supported                                 | ✅ Yes — available for advanced users                                |
| **Token creation and distribution**             | 🚫 Not supported                                 | ✅ Yes — mint and distribute DAO tokens                              |

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### How the Two Work Together

You can think of it like this:

* The **Regen App** is your main workspace — where you create organizations, manage projects, invite team members, and handle credits.
* **DAO DAO** is the underlying on-chain system — it ensures that everything your organization and its projects do is transparent, verifiable, and collectively managed.

If you’re part of an organization, you can always open your DAO directly in the [DAO DAO](https://daodao.zone) app to explore proposals, governance settings, and treasury management.

Projects created under **your personal account** are not part of a DAO until you associate them with an organization, at which point they gain DAO capabilities automatically.

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### Learn More

* [**Create an Organization**](https://guides.regen.network/guides/regen-app-project-developers-and-land-stewards/organizations/create-an-organization) — Set up a new organization and profile to represent your team.
* [**Manage Organization Members**](https://guides.regen.network/guides/regen-app-project-developers-and-land-stewards/organizations/manage-organization-members) — Add, remove, or update team members and their roles.
* [**Manage Project Collaborators**](https://guides.regen.network/guides/regen-app-project-developers-and-land-stewards/organizations/manage-project-collaborators) — Control who can access and contribute to individual projects.