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# Jackal Foundation
## What is the Jackal Foundation?
The Jackal Community is anchored by the Jackal Foundation. A non-profit organization that drives the direction of development by researching and testing software, supporting projects, and ensuring decentralization.   

### What is the scope of the Jackal Foundation? 
- Maintain the Jackal Protocol.

- Fund ecosystem development.

- Create and manage Jackal Collectives.

- Manage the core governance of the Jackal Protocol.

- Represent and enforce changes made through the governance process.