UBI Works

State

• Discussing fundraising materials and donor communication strategies [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Suggesting improvements to slides 10 and 11 of a pitch deck related to objection handling and political engagement [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Proposing to frame the Nation Builder transition as a planned migration [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Operating budget allocation is approximately $75,000versusCommonwealt{h}^{\prime }s$300,000 [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Suggesting hours spent with politicians as the primary metric for political engagement success [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Action items include rewriting donor transition letter, prioritizing basic income petition launch email to BC segment, completing new email template for petition, working on “restart your learning journey” and “welcome series” emails, sending personalized donation platform transition emails to donors, refreshing donor deck, providing budget allocation estimate for transparency, holding off on donor re-up email, and removing/deprioritizing “study the software build” for Andrew [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Collaborating with Floyd on defining metrics and scorecard for the Perspective Initiative/political outreach role [Source: Meeting Summary, 2026-05-27].
• Their content has been migrated to action-network.
• Working on a trip series; first five emails are in progress.
• Blog article published (2026-05-12); V2 pending floyd-marinescu’s revisions — deferred until after GOS conference proposal.
• Action Network account was frozen (list review) but is now unlocked; DMARC testing next.
• Donation widget (Action Network) has column layout bug — support ticket to be filed by Liam with screenshots. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-21]
• Email comms strategy: learning journey restart email first → donor appeal email separate, deferred until slide deck updated. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-21]
• Frank Peddle has boxes of files to be reviewed and ingested into Hugh’s GBrain. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-05-21]
• New LVT empirical paper (implicit LVT in US property taxes) shared internally — positive effects on wages, population, business formation.
• BICN/NationBuilder list export not yet done; Liam to follow up with Ben.
• Brian Eno outreach EXECUTED May 15 (birthday) — graphic published and sent.
• Angela Marx (7,265 followers) engagement ongoing.
• Scott Santens (31,304 followers) engaged on UBI Works Bluesky post 2026-05-16 (AI/Senators post).
• Both sites (ubiworks.ca, commonwealth.ca) fully healthy as of May 15 sitewalk.

Timeline

• 2026-06-07 | Ken initiated a test handoff of weekly social-media-metrics-highlights reporting from phil-chabot to Hugh. Reference: Phil’s existing Notion learning page for May 25–31. Ask: Hugh produces a v1 highlights page for Jun 1–7 (screenshots, summary metrics, top posts, special highlights) in a new Notion page mirroring Phil’s structure. If screenshotting is hard, image summaries are acceptable. Continuation of the 2026-06-03 social-metrics-automation initiative. [Source: User (Ken), Hugh session 5385b8cf, 2026-06-07]
• 2026-05-27 | Reviewed fundraising materials, discussed donor communication strategies, Nation Builder transition, and political engagement scorecard. Noted operating budget allocation of $75KforUBIWorksvs$300K for Commonwealth. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-commonwealth-fundraising. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6a165baf480b9, 2026-05-27]
• 2026-05-21 | Ken + Liam meeting: donation widget bug (Action Network support ticket to be filed), Hue/Squarespace integration in progress, event planning with Frank (~45–50 people, $300/hr venue, Marianne to quote), email sequencing decided — learning journey restart first, then separate donor appeal after slide deck updated. Liam to feed Frank’s boxes of files into Hugh’s GBrain. Referenced in ubi-works-meeting-2026-05-21-website-comms. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19e4b293, 2026-05-21]
• 2026-05-16 | Scott Santens (31,304 followers) commented on AI/Senators Bluesky post: “They all should sign the AI Pledge for Humanity.” Qualifying comment sent to influencer-influencing. [Source: Hugh sessions fb974f58 + 3155f619, 2026-05-16]
• 2026-05-15 | Brian Eno birthday (77). UBI Works graphic published and sent via planned outreach. [Source: Hugh session dc412b47 + dream cycle, 2026-05-15]
• 2026-05-14 | Scott Santens (31,285 followers) commented on Floyd’s post: “People may not want that to be true, because there are so many other reasons to support UBI, but I do think it’s true regardless.” Qualifying comment sent to influencer-influencing. [Source: Hugh session e6322672, 2026-05-14]
• 2026-05-12 | Ops sync: blog published (V2 pending Floyd feedback), GOS conference proposal in progress, Action Network unlocked, new LVT empirical paper shared, BICN NationBuilder export pending. liam-wilkinson and ken collaboration. Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-12
• 2026-05-12 | Martin Adams Bhutan briefing held in UBI Works meeting room — GMC/LVT land governance discussion. martin-adams, frank-peddle, ken, Andrew present. Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-12
• 2026-05-11 | Their project updates and Action Network migration were discussed in a meeting involving liam-wilkinson and ken. Also discussed BC history article, LVT, and a Vancouver report. floyd-marinescu provided input on early trip series emails. Source: UBI Works Meeting Summary (2026-05-11)
• 2026-05-11 | Updated: Brian Eno outreach note + Angela Marx engagement + May 11 sitewalk failure note. Source: 2026-05-11 — Hugh GBrain Dream Cycle

See Also

• liam-wilkinson

• action-network

• universal-basic-income

• AI-Dividends — AI dividend policy advocacy

• ai-sovereign-wealth-fund — AI SWF concept, Bernie bill

• Automation — automation as driver of UBI/AI dividend case

• housing-crisis — housing affordability crisis context for LVT advocacy

• uk-lvt-viral-seed-playbook — viral seeding strategy for UK LVT posts

• scott-santens — 31K followers, engages regularly with UBI Works Bluesky

• angela-marx — 7.3K followers, automation-framing commenter

• brian-eno — cultural endorser, birthday outreach target

• rachel-wales — 10.7K followers, Ontario welfare critique, qualifying commenter May 16

• rick-halford — Alaska State Senator, conservative UBI/dividend voice (Hickel-Halford socials)

• basic-income-action — Bluesky UBI advocacy org (~16K followers), engages with CW/UBI Works content

• 2026-05-26 | Tianbo-Liam research meeting: LVT incidence analysis presented (BC Assessment data). ~50% of lower-income HHs lose under LVT due to high land-to-net-worth ratios. Referenced in ubi-works-meeting-2026-05-26-tianbo-liam. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-05-26]

• 2026-05-27 | Social media performance review + AI content strategy. Phil reported Instagram/X drops from bot cleanup; TikTok/Facebook growth. Discussed AI displacement content, tax inequality framing, Mark Cuban token tax, Mallory McLaughlin AI jobs plan. Action: Liam to follow up with insurance broker re Phil’s Quebec HSA. Referenced in 2026-05-27-ubi-works-social-media-ai-content. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6ae478c51664a, 2026-05-27]

• 2026-05-26 | Ken Yang deployed updated /commonwealth and new /bclvt pages on progress.org via Ghost CMS. Hugh handled image CDN upload, bare template deployment, and viewport meta fix. Referenced in agent-webdev-and-content. [Source: Ken Yang DM session, 2026-05-26]

• 2026-05-26 | Scott Santens (31,855 followers — up from 31,304) engaged with Tyee article Bluesky post: “Especially for artists. It offers the hope and stability we need.” [Source: Hugh social scan session dc412b47, 2026-05-26]

• 2026-05-27 | Full Commonwealth Canada board meeting. CRM migration complete (NationBuilder → Stripe + Action Network, ~$150/mo).Floydsecured$100K from A.V. Bryant + Emma Davis. LVT BC simulation under vetting (results 2-3 weeks). Vulnerability index in development. Liam to set up new donor portals (Commonwealth + SES), publish static LVT BC model after vetting, model LVT-on-banks scenario, refine vulnerability index. Referenced in 2026-05-27-commonwealth-canada-board-meeting. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6b7b3, 2026-05-27]

• 2026-05-28 | Ken + Liam tactical sync: prioritized donor re-up letters (before June, Liam personalizing per donor) over deck completion. Deck = incremental edits to May 2026 version (remove bar chart, add cumulative reach). Partner-org event at Impact Hub smaller room. Liam working session w/ Tempo at 12:30. Two new learning channels + old-member re-up after donor letters (target Monday). Referenced in 2026-05-28-ubi-works-ken-liam-donor-deck. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e6f2ec, 2026-05-28]

• 2026-06-04 | Ken + Liam email pipeline sync. ~1,500 Ottawa emailables on UW list. Two pending emails to fix/send. Action Network welcome series debug + API workaround. Email template fixes: HTML wrapper nesting in dark version, mobile image rendering. Community Land Trust (Mike Bolthous) approved plans — coordinated newsletter the following Wednesday. VDL maintenance shutdown over the weekend; urgent items prioritized; Google auth + YouTube parked. Referenced in 2026-06-04-ken-liam-emails-vdl-shutdown. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e933f9fcc53bb8, 2026-06-04]

• 2026-06-04 | First fully agent-driven blog post deployment to Webflow: New Leaf Project direct-cash-homelessness post live at ubiworks.ca/blog/new-leaf-project-direct-cash-homelessness-2026. Established 16:9 thumbnail spec (ubi-works-blog-thumbnail-spec). Webflow URL-rehost pattern bypasses assets:write scope requirement. Referenced in agent-webdev-and-content. [Source: Hugh sessions 2de46c77 + 219f1bab, 2026-06-04]

Back-link fixes (added by dream cycle 2026-06-05)

• 2026-06-03 | Ken + Liam metrics-dashboard sync — Hugh automation deep dive, donor emails, Fernando reliability concerns, web forms (Sandeep), defunct donate links. Referenced in 2026-06-03-ken-liam-metrics-dashboard. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e8e148, 2026-06-03]
• 2026-06-03 | Andrew Rose onboarded to Notion / OpenClaw / Scrumban. Referenced in 2026-06-03-ken-andrew-notion-openclaw-onboarding. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e8ecc2, 2026-06-03]
• 2026-06-03 | Phil Chabot social-media metrics review — growth-despite-bot-cleanup, YouTube auth + TikTok delivery blocking automation, prep Hugh request using Notion training reference. Referenced in 2026-06-03-ken-phil-social-media-metrics. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e8f123, 2026-06-03]
• 2026-06-04 | Patrick Condon (UBC urban-design prof) — qualifying social-listening commenter on Commonwealth_ca and Floyd Marinescu LVT posts. Prior internal UBI Works asset work referenced his Finance Committee 2024 clips and Broken City review by Frank Peddle. See patrick-condon. [Source: Hugh sessions bbd7ec20 + 800febf9 + scrumban archive, 2026-06-04]
• 2026-06-05 | Ken + Liam meeting. Email campaign to ~1,500 recipients: 0.56% unsubscribe rate (low/healthy), low click-through (expected). Hugh social-media + Google authorization blocked pending metrics-dashboard integration; Liam to authorize Hugh on Google (Analytics + YouTube). new-leaf-project report is donor-private (Floyd) — not for public sharing until cleared with project’s development director. Liam preparing Georgist conference (UK) talk on Georgist economics ↔ Buddhist philosophy historical connection. Ken flagged potential CBC Radio media opportunity for Floyd with claire (patriotic-millionaires) on entrepreneurial-vs-inherited wealth. Referenced in 2026-06-05-ken-liam-email-campaign-hugh-auth-cbc. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19e985f91421afe6, 2026-06-05]

Timeline additions (2026-06-09)

• 2026-06-09 | Social analytics multi-platform transition confirmed working: FB (via page token exchange), X @ubi_works (OAuth 1.0a user tokens), IG (insights scope), YouTube (brand account tokens on disk). Blockers: TikTok (app review needed), X @commonwealth_ca (OAuth PIN flow needed), FB App Review (not yet submitted). See facebook-api-page-token-exchange. [Source: Hugh memory 2026-06-09.md, 2026-06-09]
• 2026-06-09 | Weekly Notion social report for Jun 1–7 (“Hugh’s Copy - UBI Works Social Media Jun 1–Jun 7 2026”, Notion page 374a9ac7-ed73-806d-967a-f27f409615fd) was in progress — 18 post card images generated and uploaded but final write to Notion interrupted. Task abandoned by Ken evening Jun 9. [Source: Hugh memory 2026-06-09.md + heartbeat session, 2026-06-09]

Timeline additions (2026-06-10 through 2026-06-12)

• 2026-06-10 | Social media metrics review: Commonwealth 50K+ followers, TikTok 37K, Blue Sky 44K. Ken’s AI automation experiment (metrics tracking) abandoned — Google auth failures + YouTube access issues; technology not ready for reliable implementation. Referenced in 2026-06-10-ubi-works-social-media-ai. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19eb3023c16f648f, 2026-06-10]
• 2026-06-11 | Sprint management overhaul: shifted from time-based to goal-based sprints (max 2 goals, “done done” completion criteria, estimated timeframes). Simplified Scrumban board. First sprint goal: Commonwealth welcome email and tagging setup. Referenced in 2026-06-11-ubi-works-sprint-planning-am, 2026-06-11-ubi-works-sprint-planning-pm, 2026-06-11-ubi-works-sprint-setup. [Source: Zoom meeting summaries, 2026-06-11]
• 2026-06-12 | Morning check-in: Ken creating Commonwealth Dividends two-pager (EOD). Liam setting up MailChimp tag system + donor list. Materials to be sent to Tana. Referenced in 2026-06-12-ubi-works-morning-checkin. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19ebc60dcca9117a, 2026-06-12]

Timeline additions (2026-06-15)

• 2026-06-15 | Ken + Liam sprint sync: Squarespace-native vs MailChimp-embedded email opt-in form comparison — decided to build both and test in real-time. Commonwealth dividends intro email + two-pager finalized; email scheduled for send 2026-06-16 morning. Postponed standalone postal code ask to existing subscribers — integrate into future campaign sign-ups for better uptake. Tags and welcome-series infrastructure confirmed complete. Referenced in 2026-06-15-ken-liam-squarespace-mailchimp-commonwealth-dividends. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19ecc44c7cd9ef23, 2026-06-15]

Timeline additions (2026-06-16 to 2026-06-17)

• 2026-06-16 | Sprint pipeline overhaul finalized: new goal-based sprint system (max 2 goals, flexible duration based on task complexity). Ottawa Monopoly talk planned with Friday deadline. Email marketing fixes: Mailchimp missed ~200 sign-ups from unlinked Squarespace form; catch-up email to be sent. Pop-up trigger set to 60 seconds. Floyd Marinescu present; invited to participate in sprint process. Referenced in 2026-06-16-ubi-works-sprint-ottawa-event. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed131bbd08dd79, 2026-06-16]

• 2026-06-17 | Ken met with Stefan (PhD researcher, Henry George Foundation UK) on LVT research convergences — UBI Works’ two research pillars (land value return mechanisms + sovereign wealth funds) vs. Stefan’s PhD on land rents in London/Germany. Referenced in 2026-06-17-ken-stefan-land-value-taxation-research. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed5e842d8b038c, 2026-06-17]

• 2026-06-17 | Operations + event update: Stefan absent from conference, whale deck for major donors (Avi Bryant, Floyd Marinescu) planned post-events. Cash flow challenges (timing gap between donor update amounts and actual payments). Referenced in 2026-06-17-ubi-works-ken-liam-event-email-ops. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed673e8288dd9d, 2026-06-17]

• 2026-06-17 | Social media metrics: Commonwealth TikTok +34K, Facebook +180 (Mark Carney viral reel 94.8% non-follower views). Content scheduled: Andy Burnham LVT clip for June 25. Dr. Kang (Basic Income Korea Network) may attend BN Congress Toronto August 2026. Referenced in 2026-06-17-ubi-works-social-media-metrics. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed718eadeaede0, 2026-06-17]

Timeline additions (2026-06-18 to 2026-06-19)

• 2026-06-18 | Ken Yang presented on piano-related RSI/tendon injuries (educational session, not ops). Explained tendinosis vs. tendonitis, critiqued conventional “SICK” approach, advocated active treatment (heat, massage, friction). Considering self-help program for piano players. Referenced in 2026-06-18-ubi-works-ken-piano-rsi-treatment. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19edbbca92b87653, 2026-06-18]

• 2026-06-19 | Ken + Liam planned LVT Monopoly presentation — three-lap structure: (1) real-world Monopoly baseline, (2) LVT implementation with land/structure value split + community fund, (3) community institutions with guest speakers (Frank Peddle, Brendan Hennigan, Mike Bolthous). ~1 hour total. Liam to revise outline + send speaker instructions. Ken to collaborate on visual materials. Referenced in 2026-06-19-ubi-works-lvt-monopoly-presentation. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ee19790f6a5e52, 2026-06-19]

• 2026-06-19 | Ken tasked Hugh with drafting a 300-400 word blog article about Bernie Sanders’ $7T AI Sovereign Wealth Fund bill. Draft completed in Webflow, thumbnail updated per Ken’s feedback. Article in draft mode, waiting for Ken’s go-ahead to publish. [Source: Hugh Slack hugh-ai-agent thread, 2026-06-19]

Timeline additions (2026-06-21)

• 2026-06-20 | @CommonWealth_ca posted Andy Burnham LVT video (“We Overtax People’s Work”) — went viral: 838k views, 1.3k likes, 393 replies, 137 reposts in ~24h. CW’s biggest UK viral moment. Ken Yang instructed Hugh to save thread + seeding comments (Mark Littlewood quote-tweet, Milton Friedman quote-tweet) as a reusable viral seeding playbook. Cross-partisan strategy: Tory advisor + Labour mayor + libertarian economist. Referenced in uk-lvt-viral-seed-playbook. [Source: X/Twitter @CommonWealth_ca, 2026-06-20; Slack instruction, 2026-06-21]
• 2026-06-21 | Ottawa Housing & Land Meetup RSVPs: 17 total via Typeform (3 new since June 19: Colin Bruce Anthes, Geoff McGuire, Sean Khatibi). Event on June 24 at Impact Hub Ottawa. [Source: Hugh session, Typeform check, 2026-06-21]

Timeline additions (2026-06-22)

• 2026-06-22 | Presentation prep meeting (Ken + Liam) for Ottawa meetup. 23 RSVPs currently. Division: Liam = opening + end, Ken = “lap 2” (middle). Practice run-throughs Wednesday. Co-work Thursday (Ottawa) and Friday (Liam’s location). Impact Hub contract executed: 5:30–9 PM, arrive 1 hour early for mingling. Liam to send reminder emails (Commonwealth blast + Ottawa-focused), meet Frank at 3 PM. Ken continuing slide development (minimalist, AI-generated visuals). Sprint completion criterion: hold the meetup. Ken expressed gratitude for AI creative freedom in slide generation. Referenced in 2026-06-22-ubi-works-presentation-prep-ottawa. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ef05558a1b2577, 2026-06-22]
• 2026-06-22 | RSVP surge: 6 new RSVPs (Will Da Silva, Joyce Hall, Nira Dookeran, Kenneth Timothy Brown, Mary, Andrew) driven by Andrew’s Reddit posts on r/canadahousing (12 votes), r/georgism, r/ottawa (2 posts), r/yimby. Total now 23 (up from 17 on June 21). [Source: Hugh session d46d0255, Reddit scan + Typeform, 2026-06-22]
• 2026-06-22 | Social scan: qualifying comments from @gerardsans (36.6K, AI skeptic — Bernie SWF post), @bryankav123 (2.5K, Georgist/LVT/UBI/MMT), @danzwku (4.1K, quote-tweeted CW LVT post), @TaxLandNotMan (3.2K, Georgist), @pmcondon2 (4.5K, UBC prof — already in brain), @ouaisouaisdubuffet (21.5K, French left), @melaniescheller (2.7K, transcriptionist displaced by AI), @wingod (10.3K), @asymptosis (Steve Roth — already in brain). New qualifying comments from @scottsantens (32.1K — “I’ll be there!” re: Ottawa meetup), @TheArchivistLC (11.9K), @basicincome_uk (12.3K). All previously known commenters already have brain pages; no new pages created per notability gate. [Source: Hugh social scan session 68707c18, 2026-06-22]
• 2026-06-22 | @commonwealth_ca tweet drafts created for Bernie AI SWF post — three options (A/B/C) providing framing connecting Sanders’ AI fund to UBI Works’ advocacy. [Source: Hugh session a5cdbdc9, 2026-06-22]