I talked about two pools, the rewards pool, which is where the votes on posts comes from, and there is another one called the "Decentralized Hive Fund" (check here) where there is money to distribute among proposals that anyone submits, and if people vote on them and go above a certain threshold, they will receive the requested money.
Eager for you to drive a Hive Community here in Wellington. I will help where I can for sure.
Oh yes, I actually voted for two projects before, I think it's Hivefest and Hivebuzz.
I will get in touch if I need help to make it happen. Enjoy your long weekend