# About the Community

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### Description

**OpenGuild** is a community of passionate Web3 builders dedicated to growing the **Polkadot ecosystem**. Our mission is to **discover, connect, and support top talents** in Southeast Asia to accelerate Polkadot start-ups while also providing valuable resources to builders across Asia. Through collaboration and innovation, we strive to create real impact, develop groundbreaking products, and build a thriving community around Polkadot.

We focus on **helping builders and organizations** navigate **Polkadot’s technology** by offering well-structured resources, hands-on events, and engaging activities. Our goal is to make it easy for anyone to be a part of the ecosystem by tailored path.

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### Discover the community step-by-step

1. Understand how OpenGuild works through guidelines: [guidelines](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/general-information/guidelines "mention")
2. After finish reading [community-guideline](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/general-information/guidelines/community-guideline "mention"), quick check [community-grant](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/hackathon-projects-and-events/community-grant "mention") and [Broken link](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/broken-reference "mention") to learn how to convert your contribution into real value.&#x20;
3. Then, if you have an interest to contribute to the OpenGuild, visit [ranking-system](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/general-information/membership/ranking-system "mention"), [Broken link](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/broken-reference "mention") and [quests-for-bounty-and-xp-farming](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/general-information/membership/quests-for-bounty-and-xp-farming "mention"). We make a lot of contribution, you can learn it here [member-contribution](https://handbook.openguild.wtf/general-information/membership/member-contribution "mention")