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Ben Earle

SES Scrumban task assignments — synced 2026-06-29 ses-scrumban-tasks

Tasks as Driver

Active (71)

  • List all known work and complete a bibliography review to identify secondary sources — Status: Backlog (Plan if <5 or > 15) — Modified: 2023-10-17
  • Prepare 1st draft of Annotated Bibliography — Status: Backlog (Plan if <5 or > 15) — Modified: 2023-10-17
  • Food as Commons Initial Blog Post — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-06-09
  • Secure commitment to write a forward to the rents paper from prominent supporter — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-05-16
  • Outreach to relevant Canadian research contacts to assess interest — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-04-28
  • Establish research priorities and scope initial projects of interest — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-04-28
  • Meet with interested researchers to review opportunities for partnership — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-04-28
  • Define parameters of research partnership — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-04-28
  • Write CW Research Strategy/Mandate — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-04-28
  • Send rents paper to secondary contact list to share and request input — Status: Idea — Modified: 2023-04-28
  • Outreach to min 2 forums/opportunities to share rents paper presentation — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2022-12-09
  • Confirm primary project team that will be included in Stage 1 application — Status: Ready — Modified: 2022-04-12
  • **Outline of SSHRCH Grant Proposal Complete ** — Status: Ready — Modified: 2022-02-10
  • Review USask report — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2022-01-13
  • Draft X-Prize Media Release — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2021-12-13
  • Submit post-election activity report — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2021-11-17
  • **Epic planning and alignment on next steps for XPrize project ** — Status: Ready — Modified: 2021-11-10
  • Set proposal review / scoring criteria — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-10-20
  • Finalize By-Laws — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-10-20
  • **Report all previous unreported lobbying ** — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-10-20
  • Identify and approach potential board members — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-10-20
  • Complete Corporate Name Search and Verification Process — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-10-20
  • **Align on non-profit incorporation details ** — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2021-10-15
  • ** BI Now debrief meeting** — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2021-10-07
  • Complete Economic Rents Research Epic Update — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-09-22
  • **Ensure retroactive + ongoing compliance and reporting with Lobbying Act ** — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2021-09-13
  • **Identify and secure corporate directors to make up nonprofit board ** — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2021-09-10
  • **Secure Toronto March insurance ** — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-09-09
  • Review CDCD MOU and propose updates (as necessary) — Status: Ready — Modified: 2021-09-02
  • Complete CWD Epic Planning — Status: Ready — Modified: 2021-08-25
  • **Initiate research pipeline project and share with team ** — Status: N/A — Modified: 2021-08-11
  • Research accepting crypto donations — Status: N/A — Modified: 2021-06-21
  • **Set up grant application schedule with target dates and assigned resources ** — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-06-18
  • Secure a mail scanning and forwarding service with public facing mailing address — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2021-03-26
  • **Outline Policy Options submission ** — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2021-03-03
  • Complete a review of current economic research and literature on current conditions and recovery — Status: N/A — Modified: 2021-02-17
  • Deliver Webinar proposal to Pearson for consideration — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2021-02-17
  • Set up Background Research Page in Notion for Recovery UBI Funding Options — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-07-31
  • **Complete analysis to identify direct poverty alleviation offsets of the recovery UBI ** — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-07-24
  • II: Secure commitment from researchers to fill identified funding gaps — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-07-24
  • I: Identify new funding options gaps and determine next step requirements — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2020-07-24
  • **Engage Researcher to Identify direct poverty alleviation offsets to determine Net Cost ** — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2020-07-24
  • French copy editor review entire french recovery UBI site — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-07-16
  • **“How to pay” article and supporting graphics sent for translation ** — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-07-15
  • Update research assignment processes for contractors, advisors and volunteers — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-07-02
  • II: Engage translators on Key Messages and visuals, Launch Articles — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2020-06-25
  • Set out timeline and milestones for CANCEA economic impact analysis — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2020-06-11
  • Additional Recovery UBI Funding Data integrated into public facing resources (e.g. web page, article) — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-06-04
  • Set up CWD research and policy advisory group — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-05-07
  • Set up reply protocol for emails to info@ mailbox — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-05-07
  • **Team review of feedback on CWD Funding Models ** — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-05-07
  • Review social program data overlap savings and make allocation determinations for three CWD funding models — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-05-06
  • **Get Laurian set up to reply to info@ubiworks.ca requests as stopgap ** — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-05-06
  • Prepare CWD product delivery plan and schedule — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-04-28
  • Solicit feedback from close allies on CWD Prototype Website — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-04-24
  • Populate volunteer database and pipeline with current volunteer data/information — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2020-04-16
  • Review Risk Assumptions in context of economic downturn and recovery — Status: Pending-Review — Modified: 2020-03-27
  • Secure commitment from allies to amplify COVID Petition — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2020-03-26
  • Polarization: assembled relevant research and create narrative fact-sheet — Status: Ready — Modified: 2020-03-26
  • Create volunteer assignment process — Status: Ready - Dependent — Modified: 2020-03-12
  • Align on process accountability for volunteers and how we track skills and assignments — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2020-01-21
  • Create staged plan for testing that is aligned with CWD release schedule — Status: N/A — Modified: 2020-01-19
  • Identify and assign required resources to implement — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2020-01-03
  • Input CWD Epics into Roadmap and align with team on Sprint 14 tasks — Status: In Progress (10) — Modified: 2020-01-03
  • Development of an implementation plan to support CWD data and research needs, including the identification of required resources. — Status: N/A — Modified: 2020-01-03
  • Completion of a mapping exercise that identifies all relevant data/research needs to support the CWD project — Status: N/A — Modified: 2020-01-03
  • Identify potential experts and partners to support testing process — Status: N/A — Modified: 2020-01-03
  • Write the Tamarack blog post — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2019-12-18
  • Follow up with Sen. Pate office regarding effectiveness/future campaigns — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2019-12-10
  • Define UBI Works Organization Circle and identify current operating roles and accountabilities across team members — Status: Deferred — Modified: 2019-12-05
  • Connect with Food Banks Canada and Feed Ontario to discuss CCB and possible communications partnerships — Status: Not Ready — Modified: 2019-11-21

Completed (324)

  • Compare methodologies of BC Assessment and StatCan in determined land values — Complete (Archive)
  • Secure BC land value data — Complete (Archive)
  • Send invites to local lists — Complete (Archive)
  • Send invites to high profile contacts — Complete (Archive)
  • Schedule 1-on-1s with each Advisor — Complete (Archive)
  • Valuing Canada’s land and what we can do with it (Blog) — Complete (Archive)
  • Formalize relationship with (min 5) advisors (list publicly) — Complete (Archive)
  • Organize Oshawa CW/LVT talk — Cancelled
  • Update to Erwin re his feedback — Complete (Archive)
  • Reach out to Intelliware 1st Invitees + Brainstorm — Complete (Archive)
  • Updated calculations from Vivic — Cancelled
  • Review and revise Mining rent calculations — Complete (Archive)
  • Estimate Budget to December 31 2023 for Floyd — Complete (Archive)
  • Review forestry rents and update as appropriate — Complete (Archive)
  • Explore degree to which natural resource rents derive from private ownership rights — Complete (Archive)
  • Update Vacation Tracking with team for CDCD — Complete (Archive)
  • Review rents paper notes from Erwin Dressen and update as appropriate — Complete (Archive)
  • Epic Planning for CW Research Unit — Complete (Archive)
  • Update agreement with CDCD to reflect Common Wealth Work — Complete (Archive)
  • Review and action all feedback received on paper within Sprint — Complete (Archive)
  • Prepare McConnell Foundation Grant — Complete (Archive)
  • Update rents paper based on advisor feedback — Complete (Archive)
  • Update proposal timeline with Frank — Complete (Archive)
  • Ontario Election Third Party Registration for BI Now — Complete (Archive)
  • Complete Budget Runway for 2022-23 and share with team — Complete (Archive)
  • Determine scope and purpose of “frontiers” section of the paper — Complete (Archive)
  • Draft Conclusion to the Economic Rents Paper — Complete (Archive)
  • Outreach to CCPA and Energy Mix re opportunities to share rents paper — Complete (Archive)
  • Team alignment on BIG conference presentation — Complete (Archive)
  • Prepare quarterly planning meeting agenda — Complete (Archive)
  • Distribute pre- quarterly planning prep questions — Complete (Archive)
  • Get legal counsel on email list opt-out vs. opt-in — Complete (Archive)
  • Complete CSR Grant agreement with BICN — Complete (Archive)
  • Set up google ads to maximize spend — Complete (Archive)
  • Meet with CDCD (Hermia) to confirm next steps with UBI Works and Common Wealth — Complete (Archive)
  • Outreach to Jodi Koberinski re Indigenous perspective on rents paper — Complete (Archive)
  • Final version of rents paper complete addressing all reviewer comments — Complete (Archive)
  • Follow up with Food Security Leaders on UBI Partnership - Launch — Complete (Archive)
    1. Share updated rents paper with reviewers confirming how we addressed key comments — Complete (Archive)
  • 1.2 Action community feedback on rents paper — Complete (Archive)
  • Month end invoices to CDCD — Complete (Archive)
  • 1.1 Update rent numbers and request updated calculations from Vivic — Complete (Archive)
  • Update rents paper per feedback received to date — Complete (Archive)
  • Outreach to food security leaders to assess interest in common message on basic income — Complete (Archive)
  • Create overview of all UBI Works’ capabilities/assets and transition plan — Complete (Archive)
  • Set up meeting with BICN (with Ben & Sheila) re transition — Complete (Archive)
  • Complete Letter of Intent for McLean Foundation — Complete (Archive)
  • Complete Letter of Intent for Max Bell Foundation — Complete (Archive)
  • Submit month end invoices to CDCD — Complete (Archive)
  • Update rents paper and confirm LVT rationale and calculations — Complete (Archive)
  • …and 274 more

Tasks as Contributor

Active (8)

  • Populate ‘Indigenous Resource’ notion page — Status: N/A — Driver: — — Modified: 2021-07-29
  • **Present summary of work to core team ** — Status: Not Ready — Driver: — — Modified: 2021-07-15
  • Integration with existing campaign engagement — Status: Pending-Review — Driver: Liam Wilkinson — Modified: 2021-05-10
  • Ask for quote for UBI cartoonist production — Status: In Progress (10) — Driver: — — Modified: 2021-04-19
  • II: Create issue specific launch content and present to launch partner 2 — Status: Ready - Dependent — Driver: Ken Yang — Modified: 2020-09-09
  • I: Create issue specific launch content and present to launch partner 1 — Status: Ready - Dependent — Driver: Ken Yang — Modified: 2020-09-09
  • I: Set translation process for absence — Status: In Progress (10) — Driver: Liam Wilkinson — Modified: 2020-06-25
  • III: Integrate 3 ways to pay into ‘how to pay for basic income’ article — Status: Pending-Review — Driver: Floyd Marinescu — Modified: 2020-06-05

Completed (78)

  • Connect with Alex Hemingway (CCPA-BC) — Complete (Archive)
  • Create Advisors Candidate List — Complete (Archive)
  • Finalize Fundraising Presentation — Complete (Archive)
  • Team Simplification meeting (1/24/23) — Complete (Archive)
  • Get Team “What is Commonwealth” messaging completed & align on 1 liner & 1 paragraph — Complete (Archive)
  • Team meeting outcome: Revisit UBI Works transition plan per assets and capabilities — Complete (Archive)
  • Team Grants Day (2.0) — Complete (Archive)
  • Align on Fundraising Planning & Team Roles for Fundraising — Complete (Archive)
  • Data Pull from iWave - use remaining credits — Complete (Archive)
  • Chelsea & Ben Meeting RE: Food Security CEOs — Complete (Archive)
  • Wrap up Fundraising Initiatives — Complete (Archive)
  • Outreach to all Food Security Leaders — Complete (Archive)
  • High Net Worth CEOs fundraising message crafted — Complete (Archive)
  • Personal / Peer Oriented Connections to Foundations — Complete (Archive)
  • Triage / Research and Prioritize newly discovered foundations / family foundations — Complete (Archive)
  • Grants Backlog — research possible contacts — Complete (Archive)
  • Create List of at least 25+ Friendly Non Profits for CEOs — Complete (Archive)
  • Draft Start / Stop List for Team Fundraising Meeting — Complete (Archive)
  • Update Fundraising Plan & Epic — Complete (Archive)
  • Set Monthly $ Goals for Fundraising — Complete (Archive)
  • Update Fundraising Presentation for Toronto Foundation Meeting — Complete (Archive)
  • Create Fundraising Contact Calendar — Complete (Archive)
  • Utilize New Fundraising Software to Create Primary Outreach List - Individual Donors — Complete (Archive)
  • Submit United Church Grant — Cancelled
  • Produce V1 EM Spectrum calculations and explainer — Cancelled
  • Update / Create New Donor Presentation — Complete (Archive)
  • Set up iWave Prospect Search Parameters — Complete (Archive)
  • Extract Senator Nancy Hartling CERB + Labour Shortages report — Complete (Archive)
  • Sales Call with iWave for Fundraising — Complete (Archive)
  • Align regarding Fundraising Software — Complete (Archive)
  • …and 48 more

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