At One Community, we are pioneering self-replicating Highest Good creation that demonstrates sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, economics, social architecture, fulfilled living, and global stewardship practices. Built entirely by an all-volunteer team, everything we’re developing is open source and free-shared to support global collaboration and inspire teacher/demonstration hubs around the world. By evolving sustainability and regenerating our planet, we are working to create a world that works for everyone—guided always by the purpose of The Highest Good of All. This is the June 30th, 2025 edition (#641) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments.

• Here’s our project overview
• Here’s our world-change methodology
  
• Here’s how this becomes self-replicating
• Here’s how we are open source and free-sharing all the do-it-yourself designs

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One Community’s physical location will forward this movement as the first of many self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. This is the June 30th, 2025 edition (#641) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:

• • • Learn about: Our Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign
    • Learn about the different village models: 7 Sustainable Village Models
    • Visit the open source portals for the first two: Earthbag Village OS Hub | Straw Bale Village OS Hub

This week, Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) worked on adding and formatting additional content to the Vermiculture Toilet website document, including updates to the slider design, related calculations, and the new version 2 design. He overhauled the operation and maintenance section to include detailed operating procedures. He also collected and compiled a folder of vermiculture design materials for use by the graphics team and participated in discussions with the team regarding the 2D architectural design of the vermiculture system. One Community’s open source launch of self-replicating highest good creation begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) worked on the final report for the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster roof project, incorporating finite element analysis results from earlier stages and refining the structure of the report to align with the finalized roof design and selected materials. This ensured the report clearly presents the design rationale, analytical support, and material choices in a logical and coherent manner. In parallel, he contributed to the design development of the Vermiculture Toilet facility, focusing on the new drawer mechanism. This involved examining options for the drawer’s side-opening feature, which remains under discussion with the team as various design constraints and functional requirements are being considered. Additionally, he was involved in reworking the waste dumping mechanism for the same facility, evaluating modifications to improve efficiency and usability, with the aim of completing this component within the next couple of weeks. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for self-replicating highest good creation. See the work in the collage below.

Ketsia Kayembe (Civil Engineer) worked on bringing the three-dome plans to a construction-ready level for the Earthbag Village. She identified the files that needed updates and added details such as correct naming, formatting, and symbols. She reviewed the template and tutorial to compare the drawings and ensure they were consistent with the requirements and standards. One Community’s open source framework of self-replicating highest good creation begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on finalizing the interior of the Earthbag Village. She compiled the applicable plumbing code requirements for the roof drainage system and advanced the roof details in the construction documents. She created a new sheet for the roof plans, including an insulation plan and a pedestal plan that show the roof layers. She also completed the loft framing plan and placed it on structural sheet A103. The Earthbag Village is the first of seven villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for self-replicating highest good creation. See her work in the collage below.

Tejas Chhajer (Mechanical Engineer) finished the onboarding orientation and began work on the Vermiculture Toilet. Work continued on the AutoCAD floor plan of the vermiculture assembly, including a review of progress during a call with Adil. It was identified that the units of the dimensions needed to be updated to align with U.S. standards. In addition, a new task was assigned involving the design of a removable drawer end to enable easier disposal of waste from the vermiculture toilet. One Community’s open source launch of self-replicating highest good creation begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, provide laundry for over 300 people, is beautiful, spacious, and saves resources, money, and space:

• • • Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub

This week, Andrew Chen (Industrial Designer) continued working on the dormer second-floor window for the Duplicable City Center. He spent time repairing 3D model errors and worked on upgrading the model. New guidance parts were introduced at the base of the window frame to assist with smoother assembly and reduce the need for complicated measurements. He also continued developing the assembly instructions and adjusted the presentation layout to improve visual communication. The Duplicable City Center showcases One Community’s open-source contribution to self-replicating highest good creation. Browse the visuals below.

Ariana Virginia Gutierrez Doria Medina (Industrial Designer) has continued the analysis and cost estimation of the windows for the Duplicable City Center. She worked on the modifications suggested to improve the first documents submitted. Some of these changes included reducing the amount of text, updating the displayed measurements to use fractions instead of decimals, adding providers and images to clarify the assembly process, among other adjustments to maintain the style of the Murphy Bed presentation. Explore how the Duplicable City Center reflects One Community’s open-source approach to self-replicating highest good creation. Check out the photos below.

Nupur Shah (Mechanical Engineer) reworked the Row 2 assembly with new team members and guided them through the ongoing tasks to help them align with the project goals. Due to inconsistencies and missing references in earlier files, all the related part and assembly files for Row 2 had to be recreated from scratch. This involved remaking each component and ensuring proper alignment and positioning in the overall assembly. Conversations with Manjri provided additional clarity on her file structure and design choices, which informed the revisions. As part of the process, adjustments were made to improve how angles and connections were visualized. The next focus will shift toward the beam elements, which will be integrated based on the newly updated Row 2 structure. One Community’s Duplicable City Center is an open-source model for self-replicating highest good creation. Browse the images below.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) worked on understanding the design requirements and functional considerations for a spa cover, including exploring insulation configurations and reviewing existing concepts such as thermal blanket layering and folding strategies. He focused on developing a motion mechanism that would allow the spa cover flaps to fold while remaining parallel to the surface, ultimately formulating and modeling a four-bar parallelogram linkage to achieve this motion. Multiple iterations were considered in SolidWorks to refine the placement and length of the linkage arms for correct motion. The formulation included defining the coordinate positions of pivot points and validating that the flap would remain horizontal throughout the motion using equal-length arms. A motion simulation and sketch diagram were created to support the kinematic design, and kinematic equations for position and velocity were also developed for the final concept. Through open-source design, the Duplicable City Center represents a path to self-replicating highest good creation. Browse the photos below to explore this work.

Shu-Tsun (Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by dedicating her time to conducting the structural and frame analysis of the City Center dome using Autodesk Inventor, as well as working on the spreadsheet for which she is responsible. She has done performed a snow load analysis using real project data to validate and further refine her updated structural model. Her analysis involved detailed simulations and evaluations to ensure the model’s accuracy and reliability under various loading conditions. She also carried out a comparative study of snow loads on different roof geometries, paying special attention to the structural behavior and load distribution differences between flat and dome-shaped roofs. In addition to her technical work, Shu-Tsun dedicated time to drafting the final report. The open-source Duplicable City Center supports One Community’s mission of self-replicating highest good creation. Check out the photos below.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping with the Duplicable City Center FEA analysis. Updates were made across multiple sections of the dome documentation. The write-up for the DIY Modular Window Designs was reviewed, and a section for integration into the main report was introduced. New headings were added to the main table of contents, and internal links were adjusted to match the site’s formatting conventions. Descriptive images replaced tabular data where applicable, and partial graphics were inserted to assist non-technical readers. A clarification was added about the reduction in unique hub connectors under vertical loads. Source spreadsheet links were included multiple times within relevant sections to improve accessibility. One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center exemplifies a blueprint for self-replicating highest good creation. Browse the visuals below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:

• • • Learn about the structures: Hoop House Hub | Aquapini & Walipini Open Source Hub
    • See what we’ll be growing: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA

This week, the core team completed adding photos to the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies document. They continued updating the shortened abbreviations on the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies doc by individual project name and eliminated additional duplicate and unnecessary information. The project names were alphabetized, and all acronyms were finalized and approved by the executive director to ensure consistency between the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies document and the website. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on self-replicating highest good creation, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets. She updated content from the original Food Procurement and Storage Plan webpage and integrated it with Tanmay’s report, including the case study on Mariposa, California. She removed redundant content, provided instructions for backing up videos, adjusted formatting to meet current guidelines, and cleaned up the icon hyperlinks. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports self-replicating highest good creation as a foundation for sustainable living. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Dirgh Patel (Volunteer Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design evolutions. He edited the final report by adding detailed explanations about soil properties, underground temperature, and the key factors that influence them, replacing some images with written descriptions. He included the concept of convection with clarification of the value used in the simulation and added boundary condition explanations for better understanding. He specified where temperature and convection were applied in the model due to fan-induced airflow. In the results section, he added explanations for all four summer scenarios: warmest day, warmest night, coldest day, and coldest night. Dirgh also added corresponding thermal simulation analyses for the four winter scenarios and included a detailed explanation in the conclusion to help interpret all eight cases. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on advancing self-replicating highest good creation for global benefit. The following visuals highlight key outcomes of this initiative.

Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Earthbag Village. He modeled the southeastern region in SketchUp and exported the model to Lumion, where initial renderings were generated. Following feedback on the southwest region, he updated the Lumion scenes to incorporate terrain features and vegetation, adjusted material settings to match design specifications, and integrated human figures to provide scale in the visuals. One Community’s open source launch of self-replicating highest good creation begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He proceeded with the lighting energy calculations for the individual zones in Greenhouse Walipini 1. He incorporated updated fixture specifications and zone-specific data to adjust the calculations accordingly. The work aimed to ensure that energy estimates accurately reflect the requirements of each zone while following the standardized format used throughout the project. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting self-replicating highest good creation through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued enhancing the Highest Good Food page by adding content focused on small-business and urban community solutions. She worked on the Soil Amendment page, cross-checked both the Google Document and the website, and edited the content based on identified differences. Keerthi struck outdated text, updated formatting, adjusted headings, and fixed bullet points. Her focus was on improving structure and readability to ensure consistency between the source document and the live page. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to self-replicating highest good creation, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Her contributions are showcased in the collage below.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on adding the new Zenapini 2 content to the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting page. She completed six interviews and submitted the required details. She worked on the permaculture page by integrating GIS content provided by Chris, using the web design tutorial as a reference. She checked that all links and images on the page were functioning as expected. Pallavi also created Blog 640 and reviewed contributions from team members, incorporating their work to ensure consistency across the content. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates self-replicating highest good creation into a larger vision of regenerative living. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:

• • • Learn about the open source sustainable-energy foundations: Solar, Hydro, and Wind
    • Explore our research into the most sustainable products and companies for saving water and energy: Insulation, Eco-laundry, Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies, Doors and Door Companies, Windows and Window Companies, Toilets, Faucets and Faucet Accessories, Urinals, and more.

This week, Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) continued supporting the Highest Good Energy research and cost analysis for helping people create their own sustainable futures. Her tasks focused on Energy Infrastructure Cost Analysis and Visualizations, where images were resized to fit the webpage specifications, uploaded to WordPress, and captions were added for each image. This included adjusting image dimensions to 640 pixels and integrating them into the relevant documentation. Additional time was spent reviewing training teams as part of OC Administration tasks, where feedback was provided and a summary with a collage was prepared and added to WordPress for both the Blue Steel team and the Binary Brigade team. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which advances self-replicating highest good creation as a model for global benefit. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Shravan Murlidharan (Volunteer Electrical Engineer) started contributing to the Highest Good Energy component by assisting with off-grid and grid-tied solar microgrid design. He worked on understanding and comparing solar energy systems, specifically focusing on grid-tied, off-grid, and hybrid configurations. He studied the differences in system design, cost structure, and energy independence associated with each configuration. As part of his technical review, he applied standard formulas to calculate daily energy consumption using a bottom-up approach based on appliance wattage, usage duration, and quantity. He then used this information to determine the required solar panel capacity and the number of panels needed, incorporating real-world factors such as solar irradiance and derating factors. In addition, he explored battery sizing calculations based on system voltage, amp-hour rating, depth of discharge, and the number of backup days required. This work supports One Community’s mission of self-replicating highest good creation.

Shravan also evaluated commonly used assumptions in solar modeling, including 100% efficiency, constant irradiance, and absence of battery degradation, and proposed additional variables to increase model accuracy. He reviewed the functionality and limitations of different inverter types—grid-tied, off-grid, and hybrid—and analyzed how they impact energy flow, system control, and cost. As part of his research, he watched and summarized educational videos comparing solar system types and inverter configurations, extracting technical points relevant to system selection and usage scenarios. He generated discussion questions based on graphs and assumptions, commented on methodology slides, and prepared formatted calculations for documentation. He began outlining a report titled Grid-Tied vs Off-Grid Solar: Overview from My Perspective, aimed at presenting key technical and economic comparisons from a practical standpoint, including system selection criteria and potential application contexts. Guided by its open source philosophy, One Community developed the Highest Good Energy initiative to pioneer sustainable solutions by self-replicating highest good creation. His contributions are shown in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

• Program Overview: Education Open Source Hub
• How the components work together in designing human orchestrated eco-abundance: How to use the Education for Life Program
  
• Lesson Plans for Life – Lesson Plans How-to
• Foundations of Outstanding Leaders, Teachers, and Communicators
• Curriculum for Life
• Teaching Strategies for Life
• Learning Tools and Toys for Life
• Evaluation and Evolution

This week, Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued work on detailing deliverables for the Highest Good Education software platform, outlining various components, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She provided detailed comments on various sections of the student dashboard design files, including the knowledge evolution view, past lessons view, and detailed activity view. She contributed to enhancing the evaluation results page by expanding its component documentation and aligning its features with the teacher portal’s grade posting tool. Harshitha also worked on the “build a lesson plan” view, offering suggestions to refine the layout and functionality. Feedback was given on Ravi’s student dashboard designs to ensure consistency with the software component documentation. In addition, she compiled the weekly blog update, reviewed the Housing Team’s progress, edited the blog page, and created a visual collage for the update. The One Community model of self-replicating highest good creation, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like this, represents sustainable change for the whole planet. See the collage below for her work.

Mai Mohamed (Electrical Engineer) continued working on drawing the building and its rooms, determining the story heights, and establishing the scale and X-Y coordinates to add spaces identified as classrooms. She generated the report using the documentation menu by navigating to the reporting section of the software, selecting the relevant project data, configuring the output settings to match the required specifications, and reviewing the selected content for consistency. She finalized the process by exporting the report in the correct format and saving it for internal team use. Sustainably built classrooms like this exemplify the One Community model of self-replicating highest good creation driving global sustainable change. See the collage below for her work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:

• • • Read the Highest Good society overview: Highest Good Society
    • Learn about the model for fulfilled living and sharing: A Day in the Life
    • Learn about the 4 economic models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
    • Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team completed over 44 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and onboarding new volunteer team members. They also shot and incorporated the video above that explains how self-replicating highest good creation is a foundation of the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below shows some of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Facebook and Instagram on Meta platforms. He handled the weekly content cycle for Meta platforms by preparing, scheduling, and publishing new posts for Facebook and Instagram. He populated the content calendar and logged all post information, including metadata and media types, in the Open Source tracking spreadsheet. Govind also completed the weekly update for the social media analytics spreadsheet, refreshing it with the latest audience demographics, performance metrics, and engagement statistics for both platforms. Additionally, he performed PR Review Team Management by providing feedback on team members’ documents, updating the WordPress site with the team’s weekly summary and collage, and filling in the PR Review Team Table and HGN PR spreadsheet. This effort supports One Community’s broader mission of self-replicating highest good creation. The images below showcase some of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page along with components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He focused on testing several PRs in the Highest Good Network software and continued work on the development of the PR Review Team Analytics software and dashboard. He updated the corresponding Figma wireframes, made changes to some action items, and discussed task management of the Analytics software with Neeharika. As part of the PR Review Team, Jaiwanth reviewed the pull requests of the volunteer team assigned to him. This project plays an important role in One Community’s commitment to self-replicating highest good creation. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for self-replicating highest good creation was managed by Bhakti Tigdi (Project Manager) and includes Anuneet Kaur (Administrator), Himanshu Mandloi (Engineering Project Manager), Khushie Zaveri (Communication Strategist), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), and Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer and Team Administrator). The Highest Good Network software is how we will be managing and objectively measuring our process for self-replicating highest good creation through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, the Administration team contributed to various operational, communication, and content tasks that supported the organization’s project management, outreach, and sustainability goals. Anuneet researched resources for sustainable insulation, updated and optimized web content and graphics based on team feedback, managed volunteer bios, and began drafting content for the Licensing and Accreditation page of the Highest Good Education Program. This progress is part of One Community’s work toward self-replicating highest good creation. Himanshu reviewed daily timelogs, followed up with team members on pending tasks, adjusted time entries as needed, and created a new construction-related task for the Earthbag Village project. He also developed a blog post and reviewed admin evaluations. Khushie expanded the metric system social media campaign with platform-specific content, added calls to action, coordinated graphics requests, and handled weekly admin tasks like editing summaries and backend documentation formatting. This contribution aligns with One Community’s mission of self-replicating highest good creation.

Neeharika monitored task assignments for the software development team by reviewing estimated hours and assigning work accordingly, tested pull requests, and completed her admin responsibilities. Ola supervised the pull request team, managed folder and image uploads, maintained admin team workspaces, and updated documentation to ensure reporting consistency. Olimpia worked on App Script development to automate post tracking for the social media dashboard, completed admin duties, and corrected issues in her blog content. Rachna focused on ongoing SEO content updates and responded to team communications but did not conduct interviews due to scheduling conflicts. Rishi created and uploaded team collages, consolidated individual blogs into the main weekly post, completed SEO work, and tested several development pull requests while assigning follow-ups for pending items. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to self-replicating highest good creation. See below to view images of their work.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), Yulin Li (Graphic Designer), Qinyi Liu (Graphic Designer), and Rutal Deshmukh (Graphic Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for self-replicating highest good creation.

This week, Aurora produced 12 social media posts, maintaining brand consistency and supporting audience interaction as part of the self-replicating highest good creation. The content aligns with the brand’s tone and contributes to a cohesive feed. Junyuan created social media content by collecting images, exploring design options, and adjusting the layout for the “Most Sustainable” image. He also documented key details for the next designer and explored ideas for future image creation. Rutal updated previous social media graphics, created new ones along with Metric Campaign logo variations for Week 4, and contributed to self-replicating highest good creation. She saved all work in the respective folders and is waiting for feedback.

Yulin created social media posters from village renderings, applied formatting standards, and submitted them for feedback. Qinyi began work on Wednesday, reviewed materials, and identified missing details like login access and photo requirements, while contributing to self-replicating highest good creation. She created and refined a game-style social media image in Photoshop, adjusting visuals and layout based on feedback and suggestions. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to self-replicating highest good creation. See the collage below to view some of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is pioneering self-replicating highest good creation through open source Highest Good Network^® software that is a web-based application for collaboration, time tracking, and objective data collection. The purpose of the Highest Good Network is to provide software for internal operations and external cooperation. It is being designed for global use in support of the different countries and communities replicating the One Community sustainable village models and related components.

• Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network pull requests and confirmed the following fixes: the modal now closes when clicking outside (#3379); the timeZone property was added to User Management in the frontend (#3393 and #1320); the custom carousel was replaced with Bootstrap’s carousel (#3363); updates were made to the project title, sorting task button, and spacing between the back button and return title (#3415); the issue with exporting badges to PDF was resolved (#3306); projects can now be deleted from the project page (#3417); insights for event personalization were created (#3133); and UI changes were implemented in a hotfix (#3422). This action reflects One Community’s dedication to self-replicating highest good creation.

The following issues remain unresolved: code replacement for inactive users (#3398 and #1324); user permissions for resetting and changing passwords (#2860 and #1146); and accuracy of first and last day data with auto-refresh on deactivation, for which issues were documented in a video (Bhavpreet PR3176 and PR3387). Additional work included assigning tasks to four volunteers, creating a record for the issue where a user with the appropriate permissions could not reset or change another user’s password, and noting that testing could not be completed for PR #1222 (fix lead team badge auto-assignment) due to a bug preventing the creation of a new team. These efforts represent incremental progress in helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this aligns with One Community’s commitment to self-replicating highest good creation. The collage below shows some of this work.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Software Team, covering their progress on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by and includes Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer) and Varun Reddy Mogili (Software Engineer). This software is an internal management and communication platform with the goal of self-replicating highest good creation.

This week, Varun resolved merge conflicts in pull requests #1412 and #3554, fixed test failures, and improved report generation to stabilize the weekly summary reporting system, supporting the self-replicating highest good creation. He addressed conflicts between the development branch and his branch to ensure both sets of features functioned correctly. Nikita addressed the processing of Core Team members’ additional hours by identifying issues in the codebase, learning the bulkwrite function, and creating a standalone Python snippet to later convert into JavaScript. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how this relates to self-replicating highest good creation. See some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team’s summary, overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network, was managed by Aureliano Hubert Maximus (Volunteer Software Engineer) and includes Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Jaissica Hora (Software Engineer), Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Vamshi Gutha (Full-Stack Developer), and Samman Baidya (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our progress in self-replicating highest good creation through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Jaissica reviewed and reported several high-priority issues ahead of the next production release, including a bug where the “Share PDF” button broke the Total Construction Summary page. She reviewed the UI/UX elements on that page, documented related issues, resolved a major merge conflict on the main branch, addressed linting errors, and fixed failing tests. Samman began work on a Phase III task involving both front-end and back-end development for an event reschedule button. He reviewed the prior pull request, added the button near event details, set up the modal structure, and began implementing logic to handle dynamic date inputs and create necessary endpoints. Nikhil migrated legacy CSS files to CSS Modules, updated JSX files, resolved merge conflicts in PRs 3639, 3640, 3643, and 3644, and merged changes to development. Vamshi built a line chart component for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard to visualize injury trends over time, enabling filtering by project and date with severity levels color-coded and responsive layout adjustments. This result is in line with One Community’s pursuit of self-replicating highest good creation.

Sabitha explored Chart.js for a horizontal bar graph, scaffolded the backend with new routes, added role-based pledge logic, encountered a frontend issue while wiring up the Bitly UI, and continued building the Bitly-posting interface. Anirudh finalized multiple pull requests—PRs 3079, 2989, 1850, and 1793—in preparation for his departure by resolving merge conflicts and addressing reviewer comments. Amalesh resolved merge conflicts for PRs 1444 and 3573, rewrote test cases for a new PR 1480, debugged code, fixed the Projects/People/Teams page design for narrow screens, documented with screenshots and videos, and ensured onboarding compliance. Ramsundar fixed an issue in the “Current Week: a/b” component so data displays only for the user’s own page, resolved a Project page rendering issue caused by invalid HTML structure introduced in PR 3520, and addressed a refresh-related bug that redirected users to the dashboard by ensuring permission data is retained. Geeta investigated people report miscalculations for users logging more than 10 hours, reviewed the frontend and backend logic, updated the count logic, and adjusted the layout for half-screen display. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work relates to self-replicating highest good creation. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM.

The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer) and includes Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), Linh Huynh (Software Engineer), and Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for self-replicating highest good creation.

This week, Humemah worked on creating the “Interact with Set Final Day Button” permission as part of PR3245. This new permission was added under the Permissions Management > User Management section and is designed to control access to the “Set Final Day” button found on a person’s profile under Basic Information > End Date. The permission can be assigned to both individuals and roles and is enabled by default for Admin and Owner roles. When active, it allows users to view and interact with the “Set Final Day” button. This task supports the self-replicating highest good creation framework led by One Community. Linh completed unit tests for two controller files in the backend of the HGN application. For the file bmMaterialsController.js, all test cases were implemented and validated. For emailController.js, Linh resolved test issues related to the cheerio library and mocked the HTML parsing behavior. A new branch for inventoryController.js was then created and pushed, where 55 unit test cases were designed and implemented across five parts. These tests covered major logical branches such as permission checks, valid and invalid input scenarios, database errors, and conditional logic for creation and updates. Most of the tests are passing, with the remaining ones being debugged due to mocking inconsistencies and module path issues. Multiple commits were made to track progress and reflect partial completion. This work ties into One Community’s broader self-replicating highest good creation model.

Ramakrishna identified a design issue in previous work where summary data was stored in an array, leading to potential duplicate keys. To address this, the UserProfile model was refactored to use a map for storing summarySubmissionDates, and a new method was added separately to maintain clarity. A new router was created for the updated API endpoint, followed by testing and a pull request submission. He also updated the frontend components to connect them with the revised backend API and resolved merge conflicts in a previous pull request by switching to the affected branch and pushing the updated changes. Sheetal worked on Reddit application-only OAuth and found that it provides only read access, which results in an error when attempting to post due to missing user-context authorization. Since submitting a post requires browser interaction and a redirect URL, she began exploring how to implement OAuth with user authentication. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to self-replicating highest good creation. See below to view images of their work.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM 

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sai Moola (Software Engineer) and includes Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Greeshma Palanki (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Rahul Bagul (Software Engineer), Ravikumar Sripathi (Software Engineer), and Sundar Machani (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for establishing abundant community systems through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This work ties into One Community’s broader self-replicating highest good creation model.

This week, Ashrita worked on implementing a job analytics dashboard that visualizes application counts across roles using a horizontal bar chart. She created a backend route to support filtering by date range, selected roles, and time granularity, and integrated it with the frontend using dynamic API queries. On the frontend, she addressed rendering problems by dynamically adjusting the chart height based on data length and repositioning the Y-axis title to avoid overlapping labels. This task supports the self-replicating highest good creation framework led by One Community. Dhrumil focused on unit testing, completing test cases for AddMaterial.jsx in PR #3708 and implementing necessary changes for AddTeamMember.jsx, submitted under PR #3695. Greeshma implemented a reusable canUserEditTask utility function to enforce role-based edit permissions, and it was integrated into task-related components to restrict unauthorized edits and display relevant messages. A runtime error caused by attempting to access properties of an undefined object, which was preventing the webpage from loading, was resolved by updating the useEffect logic. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to self-replicating highest good creation. A SyntaxError: Unexpected token ‘<‘ resulting from an HTML error page being treated as JSON was also addressed by fixing the related fetch request. Work was initiated on PR2196, focusing on updating the logic to automatically assign a user’s end date based on the last day of the week they logged hours. This effort supports One Community’s focus on self-replicating highest good creation. Humera implemented backend logic for function streak badge assignment and added commit protection to critical badge scheduler functions through Husky in PR #1479. The logic included badge incrementing, replacement, and conditional removal or decrement of lower-level badges, with testing facilitated via local setup and Postman. She also documented the procedure for verifying commit protection by attempting to modify protected functions. This work ties into One Community’s broader self-replicating highest good creation model.

Rahul worked on automating user access management across Dropbox, Slack, Sentry, and GitHub, starting with backend investigation and issue resolution. He acquired necessary credentials, validated API functionality, and restructured the frontend UI to improve usability. Features added include individual and bulk invite and revoke options, along with a new MongoDB schema to track user invite status, enabling real-time access visibility in the UI and preparing the feature for team testing. This contribution aligns with One Community’s mission of self-replicating highest good creation. Ravi focused on enhancing the UI of the Activity Page to improve user experience and functionality. He introduced a clear separation between the unit and section selection components, making the navigation process more intuitive. The individual sub-task progress bar was removed to streamline the interface. He updated the dropdown menus for both unit and section selections, ensuring that once both are selected, the relevant sub-tasks and their associated progress bars appear dynamically. Ravi also added new UI elements, including buttons for uploading documents, accessing external or internal links, and redirecting users to the comments and feedback sections. Furthermore, he redesigned the upload and comments pages for a more user-friendly experience. Notably, he implemented a feature in the feedback section that allows students to submit comments anonymously. This progress is part of One Community’s work toward self-replicating highest good creation. Sai worked on the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard by completing the frontend for a bar graph visualizing project risk profiles using react-select for dropdowns, then shifted to backend development by creating a new schema linked to the issues schema, building a controller to handle CRUD operations and profile generation, and verifying the endpoints, with continued work on the getRiskProfileSummary endpoint. Sundar worked on resolving merge conflicts in PRs #3675, #3609, and #3433 in the HighestGoodNetworkApp repository, as well as PRs #1409, #1503, and #1502 in the HGNRest repository. He also assisted a peer with fixing CI build failures in PRs #3609 and #3675. He continued development on dark mode support for BM dashboard components, focusing on the material list page, and completed coding and testing for PR #1228, though production build issues remain. Additionally, he completed updates to badge scheduler logic functions, including checkPersonalMax, checkMinHoursMultiple, checkTotalHrsInCat, checkXHrsForXWeeks, and checkNoInfringementStreak, and pushed the changes to PR #1479. This action reflects One Community’s dedication to self-replicating highest good creation. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to self-replicating highest good creation. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer) and includes Dharmik Patel (Software Engineer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer), and Vaibhav Koladiya (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for establishing abundant community systems through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Dharmik finalized the implementation of the team code filter set functionality associated with PR1274. He addressed multiple backend issues, including saving filter sets to the database and modifying the character limit for filter names from five to seven. He also applied several fixes based on feedback provided earlier in the week, such as refining the backend logic and ensuring proper persistence of saved filters. This action reflects One Community’s dedication to self-replicating highest good creation. Dharmik continued testing the backend changes across several days and completed the weekly summary and video documentation for the work done. Manvitha fixed an issue in PR3697 where start and end dates showed as “N/A” in the People Report due to missing data and resolved a display problem in PR3670 by updating selector logic to group time entries by projectId for correct pie chart rendering. She created a PR Review Team Analytics Dashboard with two charts, implemented a shared dropdown duration filter, removed redundant internal filters, styled the charts, and added scroll support. She attempted to integrate the reviewers chart API but encountered authorization issues and contacted the team for clarification. This result is in line with One Community’s pursuit of self-replicating highest good creation. Mohan addressed duplicate time entry issues by implementing backend logic to detect overlapping entries for the same task and date, returning conflict messages, and modifying the frontend to trigger checks and show alerts or modals for user confirmation. He added a confirmation mechanism for overriding entries, evaluated database indexing options, ran data migration scripts, tested rollback strategies, and wrote unit tests for validation. This outcome is part of One Community’s self-replicating highest good creation approach.

Shraddha worked on resolving a UI issue caused by conflicting layout styles due to reused class names, confirmed through DOM structure analysis that nested components were inheriting unintended styles, and resolved the issue by separating components, updating class names, and applying proper style scoping. Vaibhav developed and integrated the Longest Open Issues bar chart into the Weekly Project Summary and Construction Summary Report pages, ensuring proper display in dark mode and on various devices, and submitted related frontend and backend pull requests. He also verified functionality in PR-3701 and PR-3707, confirming the timelog icon behavior in User Management and the Timer popout functionality on the dashboard. This progress helps fulfill One Community’s blueprint for self-replicating highest good creation. Vamsi developed the static version of the “Reviewers Ranked by Requirement Satisfied” stacked bar chart using dummy data, including axis labels, color-coded segments, and a legend. He implemented data labels, conditional styling to highlight mentor names in red, added a horizontal scrollbar for overflow handling, and made the layout responsive across screen sizes, completing initial UI testing. This work ties into One Community’s broader self-replicating highest good creation model. Zhifan worked on a bug where the user profile start date did not match the actual start date, added logging to trace the issue, and found that a function overwriting the variable was the cause. He reviewed how timestamps were converted to UTC and updated the system to use Pacific Time for dateOfWork calculations. After clarification, he updated the profile to support switching the data source for the start date, made styling updates, and submitted a pull request. This step supports One Community’s aim to build self-replicating highest good creation systems. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to self-replicating highest good creation. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

EXPRESSERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Expressers Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), and includes Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full Stack Developer), Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer), Reina Takahara (Software Developer), and Strallia Chao (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps us manage and objectively measure our progress toward self-replicating highest good creation through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Casstiel started working on the auto-poster feature for MySpace by reviewing the existing codebase for related functionality and researching MySpace API documentation. He focused on understanding the backend logic required for the implementation and began transitioning into full managerial responsibilities in coordination with Strallia’s temporary absence. Rahul read the documentation and studied the Figma designs to understand the structure and layout requirements for the PR Review Team Analytics Dashboard. He created the initial file and folder structure, developed the base layout of the user interface, and explored React libraries to integrate graph components. He also created UI elements using mock data and applied styling based on the Figma design specifications. This task supports the self-replicating highest good creation framework led by One Community.

Reina resolved merge conflicts in pull requests #3458, #3610, and #3552, then continued developing the skills section of the personal dashboard. She worked on connecting user-submitted job form data to the skills interface and added permission restrictions so that users who had not completed the survey could not access the related page. Meenashi updated the application to pull question data from MongoDB instead of using hard-coded values. This action reflects One Community’s dedication to self-replicating highest good creation. She identified an issue caused by two Mongoose models with different casing that pointed to the same collection and led to type mismatches for the user_id field. After resolving the mismatch, she ensured that new questions on the /hgnform/page5 page saved correctly and appeared on the skills page. A new field called mern_work_experience with a 20-word validation rule was added and now displays properly, although editing is not yet enabled. Strallia investigated inconsistencies between volunteer statistics displayed on the Reports page and the Total Org Summary. She supported a manager-in-training, reviewed PR #3694, and flagged non-functional API requests related to the Total Summaries Submitted component. She also assisted a developer by clarifying backend data for the Volunteer Hours Distribution chart and examined discrepancies in the number of new volunteers shown across reports. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to self-replicating highest good creation. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Barnaboss Puli (Volunteer Software Engineer), and includes contributions from Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer), and Manoj Gembali (Software Engineer). Their work continued to support our goal of self-replicating highest good creation through collaborative and cross-functional software development. This week, Barnaboss continued backend development of the horizontal bar graph for the Utilization Rate and Downtime of Tools/Equipment component. He addressed multiple issues as part of the Elite Bug-fix Team, including correcting the misalignment of the search bar and dropdown on the User Management page. He also investigated a rendering issue on Tatyana’s profile page, compared JSON requests across accounts to identify discrepancies related to geolocation fields and user ID validity, worked on the Volunteer Hours Distribution Pie Chart, and resolved merge conflicts after a backend update. Dipti worked on task 263 and pull request 1455 concerning the Time Entry Controller. Because the PR lacked a description, she examined the code manually using print statements and a debugger to identify its purpose. She determined that it involved testing the controller’s functionality, reviewed the related test file, and prepared to either update the PR or submit a new one based on her findings. This aligns with One Community’s vision for scalable, self-replicating highest good creation.

Ganesh made improvements to the Loss Tracking Line Chart, adding a Reset Filters option to allow users to clear selected criteria such as material type, year, and date range. He added a no-data message to improve feedback when no results are returned and enhanced the tooltip to show values from all active year lines at any given month, helping with year-over-year comparison. This contribution aligns with One Community’s mission of self-replicating highest good creation. Manoj generated mock data for the Cost Prediction Chart and inserted it into a new MongoDB collection. He then created router, model, and controller files to support two endpoints—one for retrieving all project IDs and another for performing linear regression based on category filters. He tested both endpoints using Postman to confirm proper functionality and data response. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to self-replicating highest good creation. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer), and Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our progress toward self-replicating highest good creation through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Alisha completed the task to prevent the User Management page from redirecting to the dashboard on refresh. She resolved this by updating router permissions to maintain access across roles such as Admin, User, and Manager after state reloads. She raised the associated pull request and began working on a new task to create a display box for confirming promotions as part of the PR Review Team Analytics Dashboard. She designed the component using mock data and configured its routing, uploading screen prints to Dropbox. This contribution is part of One Community’s open-source self-replicating highest good creation system.

Bhavpreet resolved merge conflicts in previously submitted pull requests and started building two new analytics features—one for the job portal and one for pull requests. He created the basic structure and initial frontend page for job portal analytics, implemented a chart component, and established a foundational layout for the pull request analytics section, including one graph. Shashank focused on a deeper investigation into the user data contributing to network delays, revealing a high number of unnecessary API calls and endpoints triggered across multiple pages, which will require further optimization. Work also progressed on the HGN skills component in preparation for a pull request, including the completion of associated reducers and actions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more details on how this work supports self-replicating highest good creation. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin). The team includes Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Guirong Wu (Software Engineer), Haocheng Xu (Software Engineer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Mrinalini Raghavendran (Software Developer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Rishwa Patel (Software Developer) and Siva Putti (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure progress by focusing on self-replicating highest good creation, social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Ghazi worked on self-replicating highest good creation. He enhanced task assignment in the HGN Software Development project by refactoring components for faster client-side searching, added dynamic member suggestions, standardized data structures, and resolved a critical test failure. Guirong concentrated on automation functionality but experienced delays due to limited dashboard access; she also improved the pop-out window and updated the task modal with creator information and mouseover features. Haocheng identified and fixed a bug that blocked task edits and began addressing issues related to pushing local Git branches. Kristin investigated a bug concerning task visibility for unassigned users, but could not replicate it, and created and tested backend unit tests before submitting her changes for review. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to self-replicating highest good creation.

Mrinalini finalized the PR Review document and continued work on the hours report feature, addressed calculation errors and integrated new components for tracking hours across people, teams, and projects. She debugged local issues, extended the functionality, and incorporated the changes into the parent component. This effort supports One Community’s focus on self-replicating highest good creation. Peterson resolved a persistent issue with the Teams page, ensuring the “Create New Team” button remained visible after page reloads, improving the user experience. Rishwa implemented a user skill radar chart on the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard, integrated backend survey data, ensuring accurate skill labeling, and made the chart responsive with tooltips for each skill. Siva took over the Team Member Page Search functionality, resolved React component and dropdown import errors, implemented the missing search display logic with error handling, and addressed pull request conflicts based on feedback from other contributors. See below for the work done on self-replicating highest good creation.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin) and Anthony Weathers (Software Engineer). The team includes Gopikalakshmi Asok Kumar (Software Developer), Julia Ha (Software Engineer), and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively continue to support by focusing on self-replicating highest good creation, social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Anthony continued working on the fixed badge earned icon on Profile page’s task by adding a white border to the summary bar icons that appears on hover and updated the blue square icon to match the hover behavior of other icons while maintaining its redirect to the user profile page. He adjusted the text color of the personal max logged hours to white, improving visibility against the previously implemented purple background. He added logic to reset the red number notification on the blue square icon to zero after a user clicks it, with the number incrementing again when new blue squares are earned. He also ensured the red notification icon can handle triple-digit values if needed. Additionally, he began review of the Edit Task permission for managers to begin evaluating the work needed to be done. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to self-replicating highest good creation. Gopika worked on the bell notification feature for meetings, merging PR3374 and PR1308, though the merged features did not function as expected. To address this, she created a new branch and repeated the merge process. While running the application, she encountered and resolved several errors. Her focus was on fixing the popup bar that displays upcoming meetings for the next three days, replacing the existing implementation with one similar to the access permission popup bar to improve alignment and add a close function. Gopika also updated the meeting controller to retrieve and display all upcoming meetings within the three-day timeframe, correcting an issue where only the latest notification was shown.

Julia created three integration tests for the isEmailExistsController route and opened pull request 1488 to merge the changes into the development branch. She also worked on implementing a filter feature for selecting teams and individuals on the Weekly Summaries Report page, enabling updates to the pie chart, table, and summary data based on user selections in the Extra Member dropdown. This contribution aligns with One Community’s mission of self-replicating highest good creation. Additionally, she addressed various interface issues on the page, such as toggle and button styling adjustments, and added Select Filter and Save Filter buttons in preparation for future features. Luis completed work on the “generate summary intro” button, which provides information about a lead’s team members if they are out, have not submitted their summary, or have not completed their hours. After debugging and addressing related issues, he informed Jae that the feature was ready for review. During this process, a linting error occurred, and Luis identified the source as a specific pull request and reported it to Jae. The issue was resolved, and the update is now ready to be merged into production. See below for the work done on self-replicating highest good creation. This action reflects One Community’s dedication to self-replicating highest good creation.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from A–F, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of self-replicating highest good creation. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), and Durga Venkata Praveen Boppana (Software Engineer). They assisted with the research for pioneering self-replicating highest good creation by reviewing all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures self-replicating highest good creation by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM G-N

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from G–N, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of self-replicating highest good creation. This week’s active members of this team were: Kedarnath Ravi Shankar Gubbi (Software Engineer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Marcus Yi (Software Engineer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer) and Neel Singh (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures self-replicating highest good creation by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from O–Z, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of self-replicating highest good creation. This week’s active members of this team were: Pranav Govindaswamy (Software Developer), Prasanth Bhimana (Software Engineer), Saicharan Reddy Kotha (Software Engineer), Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer), Varsha Karanam (Software Engineer), Veda Bellam (Software Engineer), Venkataramanan Venkateswaran (Software Engineer), and Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures pioneering self-replicating highest good creation by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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Anuneet brings a multidisciplinary background, holding a Master of Science in Administration with a concentration in Project Management from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor’s degree in Dentistry. With one year of clinical experience in dentistry, she has transitioned into a growing role in project coordination, sustainability research, and digital content management. As a member of the One Community team, Anuneet supports various sustainability initiatives by researching sustainable materials for the graphic team, optimizing and compressing images for SEO, and ensuring accuracy in content updates across multiple web pages. She is actively involved in volunteer onboarding—creating bio announcements, verifying bios, and maintaining bio tracking systems—as well as participating in the hiring and training process. Anuneet also serves as an administrator for the Highest Good Education, Highest Good Society, and Core Teams, where she reviews submissions, ensures completeness, and promotes operational consistency. Her ongoing work on Phase 4 of the Highest Good Education Software and her contributions to the Education Program Licensing and Accreditation content reflect her design thinking and user-focused approach. Her combined strengths in research, administration, and collaboration help advance One Community’s mission of open-source sustainability and global transformation.

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One Community is dedicated to helping people create their own sustainable futures through open source sustainability solutions for all aspects of a thriving civilization. Our open source and free-shared tools, tutorials, and DIY resources include food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, global stewardship practices, and more. Together, these resources are intended to support the development of teacher/demonstration hubs that will continue to expand and evolve open source solutions for a better world.

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One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:

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This week, Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 4-dome home plumbing and mechanical details. Derrell coordinated with Michaela to address follow-up items related to finalizing the plumbing plans. These items included analyzing the plumbing wall that contains the majority of fixtures in the Earthbag dome. Following the discussion, he updated fixtures in the model, including the shower and sink, to incorporate flex piping for clarity. He also added a separate hot and cold water riser diagram to the model. One Community’s open source launch of helping people create their own sustainable futures begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Earthbag Village. He began modeling the southwest-facing aquapini and walipini landscape in SketchUp and exported the model to Lumion for visualization. In Lumion, he added terrain features, placed vegetation components including trees, shrubs, and groundcover, applied realistic landscape materials to the earth surfaces, and inserted scaled human figures to illustrate design use. One Community’s open source launch of helping people create their own sustainable futures begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) focused on the development of the waste dumping mechanism for the Vermiculture Toilet facility, which has become the primary area of work. He focused on refining the waste dumping mechanism, specifically analyzing the current arm movement system to identify areas where motion could be simplified or adjusted for better efficiency. He explored various mechanical configurations and considered alternative joint placements to improve performance while reducing complexity. He and Adil discussed potential changes and began outlining a set of modifications that could be tested over the next few development cycles. Further, he continued drafting the report for the 4-dome cluster roof design, organizing structural details, spatial layout considerations, and preliminary material choices to ensure clarity and consistency in the documentation. For the vermiculture toilet project, Karthik shared the design of the unistrut assembly with the team, providing background context and functional requirements so that it could be translated into an accurate 2D technical drawing for further use in construction planning. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the work in the collage below.

Ketsia Kayembe (Civil Engineer) began working on bringing the Earthbag Village files to construction-ready level. She worked on understanding the Earthbag Village AutoCAD drawing and plan files while waiting for the tutorial to be completed. She read materials related to the construction of the Earthbag Village and gathered information to support progress on the task. Ketsia reviewed the template document along with comments and previously completed drawings. She also scheduled a meeting with Rumi to review the work required and address any questions. One Community’s open source framework of helping people create their own sustainable futures begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on finalizing the interior of the Earthbag Village. She modeled the framing for the loft floor using 2x8s spaced 16 inches on center and verified that the configuration meets load and deflection requirements based on the dome calculations excel file. Michaela also modeled the third rain collection gutter and cistern, determining that a 2-inch by 3-inch rectangular gutter or a 5-inch round gutter is required at all three collection points to handle the maximum rainfall intensity for a 100-year storm. The Earthbag village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for helping people create their own sustainable futures. See her work in the collage below.

Rumi Shah (Civil Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village upgrades to bring our designs closer to construction-ready plans. The focus was on completing the tutorial and refining the 3-dome and 6-dome files. Work involved following a checklist to ensure the files met the required specifications and quality standards. Efforts were made to address any inconsistencies and optimize the overall structure. The process aimed at improving the clarity and functionality of the files for further use. One Community’s open source resources for helping people create their own sustainable futures begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Tejas (Mechanical Engineer) finished the onboarding orientation and began work on the Vermiculture Toilet. Work continued on the AutoCAD layout with a focus on organizing the vermiculture assembly into two distinct sections. The top section was designated for toilets, wash basins, and urinals, while the lower section was allocated for the vermiculture tanks. Separating the layout in this manner allowed for improved visualization of each area. One Community’s open source launch of helping people create their own sustainable futures begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, provide laundry for over 300 people, is beautiful, spacious, and saves resources, money, and space:

• • • Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub

This week, Ariana Virginia Gutierrez Doria Medina (Industrial Designer) continued the analysis and cost estimation of the windows for the Duplicable City Center. Her team worked on the suggested corrections to improve the first assigned task. Measurement units were changed from decimals to fractions, and the mayority of text was removed to simplify the presentation. In addition, the images are showing the required cuts for each wood board to illustrate the amount of work required to build the windows. The Duplicable City Center showcases One Community’s open-source contribution to helping people create their own sustainable futures. Browse the visuals below.

Shu-Tsun (Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by conducting the structural and frame analysis of the City Center dome using Autodesk Inventor, as well as working on the spreadsheet for which she is responsible. She performed a detailed snow load analysis using real project data to validate and refine her updated model. She also compared snow loads across different roof types, focusing on the differences between flat and dome structures. In addition, she met with Dipak to review her work and will revise her model based on his feedback and suggestions. One Community’s Duplicable City Center is an open-source model for helping people create their own sustainable futures. Browse the images below.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping with the Duplicable City Center FEA analysis. He focused on finalizing the editing for the City Center Dome report. Images and captions were added for all three dome versions, with intros to each section explaining the information for the technical and the general audience. The vertical loads section was revised to include references to all three designs, not just two. References to version-specific elements were added in the frame analysis section to improve clarity. Mentions of weight values (including nuts and bolts) throughout the document were linked directly to the weight calculations sheet or section to maintain consistency. Other general formatting considerations were implemented based on the set format for the website. Through the Duplicable City Center, One Community promotes helping people create their own sustainable futures using open-source design. Check out the photos below.

Yan “Jenni” Zu (Architectural Designer) continued her work on the greenhouse area of the Duplicable City Center. She adjusted the placement and types of animals in the animal area to create a more natural and balanced composition. She carefully positioned each animal to enhance interaction with the environment and improve the overall realism of the scene. In addition, Jenni optimized the plants in the animal area by selecting more suitable species and refining their distribution to better complement the layout and visual flow. These adjustments improved both the ecological diversity and the aesthetic appeal of the space. The combined updates contributed to a more vivid, dynamic, and immersive environment that aligns with the project’s design goals. As an open-source hub, the Duplicable City Center supports helping people create their own sustainable futures with practical solutions. Browse the photos below to explore this work.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:

• • • Learn about the structures: Hoop House Hub | Aquapini & Walipini Open Source Hub
    • See what we’ll be growing: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA

This week, the core team completed adding photos to the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies document. They continued changing the shortened abbreviations on the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies doc while adding the wooden and magnesium float entries and eliminating the duplication of the jack plane entry. All fencing materials were added for the Large Garden (LG), Botanical Garden (BG), and Hoop House (HH) projects. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on helping people create their own sustainable futures, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets. She reviewed the older “Suggested Initial Dry Pantry” content and reformatted it for inclusion in the FAQ section of the food procurement and storage plan. She created a new FAQ entry specifically focused on whole grains, explaining the exclusion of wheat and limited use of gluten-containing grains while providing a general percentage-based breakdown of gluten-free options. This work helps support users who are not using the recipe tool but still want a general reference. Chelsea also followed guidance to restructure and move outdated or overly detailed content to a supplemental section, aligning it with the current version of the plan and ensuring it reflects current formatting standards and nutritional guidance. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports helping people create their own sustainable futures as a foundation for sustainable living. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He continued working on the lighting energy calculations for the zones in Greenhouse Walipini 1. The task involved applying zone-specific data, reviewing fixture specifications, and updating formulas to ensure the calculations accurately reflect the energy needs across the different sections of the greenhouse while maintaining alignment with the project’s standardized format. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting and helping people create their own sustainable futures through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued enhancing the Highest Good Food page by adding content focused on small-business and urban community solutions. She updated the Moonfall, Expressers, and Lucky Star Team Blog #639. Completed final edits to the Highest Good Food Infrastructure website, submitted it for review, and marked it as complete. Removed unnecessary <span> code from the site to clean up formatting. Keerthi also started working on editing and publishing the Soil Amendment page updates. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to helping people create their own sustainable futures, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Her contributions are showcased in the collage below.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on adding the new Zenapini 2 content to the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting page. She completed nine interviews and submitted the required details. She worked on the web page design by integrating Chris’s GIS content into the permaculture page using the web design tutorial and addressed all review comments from Jae. She checked that all links and images were properly connected to the appropriate pages. Pallavi also created blog 639 and reviewed team members work and incorporated their contributions to maintain completeness of the content. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates helping people create their own sustainable futures into a larger vision of regenerative living. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:

• • • Learn about the open source sustainable-energy foundations: Solar, Hydro, and Wind
    • Explore our research into the most sustainable products and companies for saving water and energy: Insulation, Eco-laundry, Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies, Doors and Door Companies, Windows and Window Companies, Toilets, Faucets and Faucet Accessories, Urinals, and more.

This week, Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) continued supporting with the Highest Good Energy research and cost analysis for helping people create their own sustainable futures. Her tasks included linking spreadsheets, updating document references, and organizing related image files into a centralized Dropbox folder. Visual assets were prepared for web integration by adding captions and gray bars beneath images to hold spreadsheet links. Chart formatting and design were also updated to improve visual clarity. Additionally, Dishita contributed to OC Administration tasks related to Training Team review and feedback, which involved reviewing peer submissions, incorporating feedback into personal documentation, providing comments on the Step 4 document, and compiling visual collages for two review teams. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which advances helping people create their own sustainable futures as a model for global benefit. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Muhammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) continued contributing to the Highest Good Energy component by assisting with off-grid and grid-tied solar microgrid. He submitted a summary on integrating net-zero PV system in the report on the calculator for calculating profit and net savings for an off-grid and a grid-tied solar PV system. He started calculating the investment on a yearly basis for the net-zero PV system size. This investment is to be calculated on a 5-yearly basis and will form the basis for calculating the final payback period for a net-zero PV system. Guided by its open source philosophy, One Community developed the Highest Good Energy initiative to pioneer sustainable solutions by helping people create their own sustainable futures. His contributions are shown in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

• Program Overview: Education Open Source Hub
• How the components work together in designing human orchestrated eco-abundance: How to use the Education for Life Program
  
• Lesson Plans for Life – Lesson Plans How-to
• Foundations of Outstanding Leaders, Teachers, and Communicators
• Curriculum for Life
• Teaching Strategies for Life
• Learning Tools and Toys for Life
• Evaluation and Evolution

This week, Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued work on detailing deliverables for the Highest Good education software platform, outlining various components, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She focused on organizing and refining the HGN Phase 4 software components document by updating the status of various deliverables, linking relevant content, removing outdated sections, and enhancing overall navigation. She collaborated with Ravi to improve the student lessons dashboard view and clarify the growth portfolio and knowledge evolution sections. Harshitha also updated the teacher dashboard workflow, specifically refining the evaluation results page and enhancing the ability to view student learning insights. In addition, Harshitha compiled the weekly blog update, reviewed the Duplicity City Center and Housing Teams’ weekly progress, edited the blog page, and created image collages. The One Community model of helping people create their own sustainable futures, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like this, represents sustainable change for the whole planet. See the collage below for her work.

Mai Mohamed (Electrical Engineer) continued working on drawing the building and its rooms, determining the story heights, and establishing the scale and X-Y coordinates to add spaces identified as classrooms. She worked on lighting analysis using DIALux evo by creating a calculation surface to measure the uniformity ratio (Uo) across a defined area. Mai also selected the appropriate space, accurately positioned the calculation surface within the environment, and configured the settings to extract relevant data on lighting uniformity for evaluation. Sustainably built classrooms like this exemplify the One Community model of helping people create their own sustainable futures and driving global sustainable change. See the collage below for her work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:

• • • Read the Highest Good society overview: Highest Good Society
    • Learn about the model for fulfilled living and sharing: A Day in the Life
    • Learn about the 4 economic models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
    • Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team completed over 47 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and getting set up new volunteer team members. They also shot and incorporated the video above that talks about how helping people create their own sustainable futures is a foundation of the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below shows some of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Facebook and Instagram on Meta platforms. He managed content for Meta platforms by refreshing the Facebook and Instagram feeds with new, scheduled posts. He recorded content details and metadata in the Open Source spreadsheet and updated tracking documentation. He also updated social media analytics by collecting and processing new audience data, adding the refreshed demographics and engagement statistics to the master spreadsheet. Additionally, Govind performed PR Review Team Management, which involved providing feedback on team members’ documents, modifying a WordPress site with the team’s weekly summary and collage, and updated the PR Review Team Table and HGN PR spreadsheet. He also reviewed fellow admins and submitted his admin feedback table. This effort supports One Community’s broader mission of helping people create their own sustainable futures. The images below showcase some of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page along with components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He worked on the development of the PR Review Team Analytics Software and Dashboard. Jaiwanth also discussed possible features and the overall design of the software with Neeharika, created wireframes, and wrote action items to guide further development. As part of the PR review team, he reviewed the pull requests of the volunteer team assigned to him. This project plays an important role in One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for helping people create their own sustainable futures was managed by Bhakti Tigdi (Project Manager) and includes Anuneet Kaur (Administrator), Himanshu Mandloi (Engineering Project Manager), Khushie Zaveri (Communication Strategist), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), and Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer and Team Administrator). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for helping people create their own sustainable futures through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, the Administration team contributed to key operational, content, and coordination efforts that support One Community’s long-term sustainability and outreach goals. Anuneet focused on researching sustainable faucet solutions, compressing and optimizing images for SEO, and updating various Highest Good webpages. She also coordinated volunteer bios, maintained the volunteer tracking spreadsheet, and initiated content development for the Licensing and Accreditation page under the Highest Good Education Program. Himanshu managed the daily timelog process, communicated follow-ups via WhatsApp to maintain task alignment, and compiled weekly progress images. He also authored a blog post aligned with One Community’s mission and reviewed admin work for accuracy and completeness. Khushie finalized the social media calendar for the metric system campaign, created post content with platform-specific strategies, incorporated feedback, and completed weekly admin tasks such as reviewing blogs and supporting other teams.

Neeharika completed and finalized the PR data analysis dashboard after multiple rounds of feedback and also participated in the weekly hiring process. Ola ensured proper execution of review processes for the PR team, updated documentation, and maintained image and folder organization to support weekly reporting. Olimpia continued work on the social media master dashboard by developing key KPI visualizations, reviewed blog submissions, and supported the Skye and Reactronauts teams with blog setup. Rachna focused on pending SEO page updates and responded to outstanding communication items. However, interview scheduling challenges limited her participation in candidate screening. Rishi merged individual blogs into the consolidated weekly update blog post, tested a large number of pending and completed pull requests, and assigned new action items to the development team to maintain workflow continuity. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See below to view images of their work.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), Yulin Li (Graphic Designer), and Rutal Deshmukh (Graphic Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for helping people create their own sustainable futures.

This week, Aurora designed social media images to boost brand engagement, using past data and visual trends to create a consistent style that supports helping people create their own sustainable futures. Junyuan created social media content by collecting images, exploring design options, adjusting layouts, and inserting text for the “Most Sustainable” image, covering work on graphic design. She also brainstormed approaches for future image creation. Rutal updated social media graphics to match One Community’s visual style, submitted new designs and a Metric Campaign logo for review, and contributed to helping people create their own sustainable futures. Michelle created social media posters using 4-dome renderings, applied formatting guidelines, submitted them for feedback, and confirmed tasks with her manager—all while supporting helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the collage below to view some of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures through open source Highest Good Network^® software that is a web-based application for collaboration, time tracking, and objective data collection. The purpose of the Highest Good Network is to provide software for internal operations and external cooperation. It is being designed for global use in support of the different countries and communities replicating the One Community sustainable village models and related components.

• Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network pull requests and confirmed the following fixes: revision of the navbar with new Phase III requirements (#3391); user notifications via popup when permissions are changed (#3294 + #1278 → RW3395 + #1323); correction of project and task hours (#3193); adjustments to the People Report for Projects and Tasks With Completed Hours, including number and percentage toggles and improved formatting (PR #3594); and the creation of the Village Map selection frontend (#3293). Unresolved issues include: the job title field remaining empty (#1192), for which a video was recorded and a message sent to the developer on Slack; incorrect behavior of the streak badge for “x hours in x weeks” (#1208), with a description and screenshot shared on Slack; formatting inconsistencies in the bell notification feature, where the search box and dropdown are misaligned with surrounding elements (#3401); and a white screen error when accessing the Summary Dashboard test page (#3275).

Additionally, the team assigned a task to Akshay J to add a timelog icon and link to the bottom-right corner of the first column on the User Management page (20 hours), and communicated with a volunteer on Slack regarding layout issues in PR #3391. These efforts represent incremental progress in helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this aligns with One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures. The collage below shows some of this work.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Software Team, covering their progress on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer), and the team includes Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer), and Varun Reddy Mogili (Software Engineer). This software is an internal management and communication platform with the goal of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

This week, Lin approved PR #1461 after testing it locally and confirming all test cases passed. He also reviewed the Alpha team’s weekly summaries, photos, and videos, and handled team management duties, while supporting helping people create their own sustainable futures. Nikita fixed a dark mode bug on the dashboard by refactoring the countdown timer using the useEffect hook, improving color handling, and eliminating repeated setTimeout calls. She submitted a pull request for the changes. Varun created text modules and implemented a force logout feature that detects permission changes, shows a PopUpBar, stops the countdown timer, and logs the user out—with the goal of helping people create their own sustainable futures. He resolved initial issues and began debugging the remaining problems. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how this relates to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer) and includes Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), Linh Huynh (Software Engineer), and Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for helping people create their own sustainable futures.

This week, Linh completed writing and finalizing unit tests for the bmMaterialsController.js file, ensuring all test cases passed and were integrated with GitHub CI checks. Her work involved mocking Mongoose operations and addressing edge cases such as stock validation, error responses, and conditional updates for material records. A bug related to MongoMemoryServer was identified and resolved by removing its usage to maintain CI compatibility. Time entries were updated to reflect all contributions, and she is now preparing to begin unit testing the next controller modules in the /bmdashboard backend system. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Ramakrishna enhanced the putUserProfile API by adding logic to capture the timestamp of each weekly summary update, appending the current epoch time to the summarySubmissionDates array when weeklySummaries are modified. These updates were integrated into the existing codebase while preserving permission checks, caching, and audit logging. After validating the changes locally, he committed and pushed them to the feature branch. He also began backend development for the listings module by pulling the latest development changes, resolving merge conflicts, and implementing logic to fetch filtered listings, followed by committing the updates with supporting documentation. This effort reflects One Community’s focus on helping people create their own sustainable futures. Sheetal investigated why submitting a post using a Reddit access token was failing. To narrow down the issue, she tested other Reddit API endpoints such as retrieving user scope and verifying post requirements using the same token. All these endpoints responded as expected—except the submit API—confirming that the token is valid and authenticated but may not be tied to a user. She was able to successfully access endpoints like /api/v1/me and /api/v1/me/prefs. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See below to view images of their work.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team’s summary, overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network, was managed by Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) and includes Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Jitesh Parapoil (Software Engineer), Jaissica Hora (Software Engineer), Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Taariq Mansurie (Full-Stack Developer), Vamshi Gutha (Full-Stack Developer), and Samman Baidya (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our progress in helping people create their own sustainable futures through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Amalesh wrote unit tests for the bmMaterialsController.js, helpCategoryController.js, and hgnFormResponseController.js files. His work included writing test cases, debugging failing scenarios, and resolving merge conflicts caused by changes in related files. He tested and documented everything with screenshots and videos, uploading them to the shared Dropbox folder using the required naming conventions. Anirudh addressed a visual bug affecting the hours bar on the main dashboard by identifying the affected pixel range and adjusting the relevant CSS files to restore proper layout across screen widths. Geeta resolved a backend error following a recent pull and investigated miscalculations in the people reports by reviewing both frontend and backend components. Jaissica reviewed and reported multiple high-priority issues, including a broken “Share PDF” button, hardcoded values in metric cards, a MissingSchemaError from an unregistered model, Redis ECONNREFUSED errors, and a recurring time tracker issue caused by local caching. These contributions align with One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Jitesh worked on debugging a white screen issue encountered when navigating to a specific page. He reviewed the routing structure and component rendering and attempted to open a pull request, which was later deleted due to an error. Nikhil migrated legacy CSS files to the CSS Modules format, updated related JSX files, and resolved merge conflicts on two existing pull requests. Ramsundar ensured that the “Add Task” dropdown only displayed active users for the relevant project and fixed an issue where the projects table failed to display after page reloads by updating the useEffect hook dependencies. Samman continued development on the Daily Activity Log feature, adding a dynamic table with check-in/check-out functionality, filters, and a multi-select dropdown. He also resolved alignment issues from a previously merged task. This work directly supports One Community’s objective of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Taariq reviewed multiple frontend pull requests for the HighestGoodNetwork application as part of his onboarding process. He verified code changes, tested functionality locally, and confirmed proper behavior across various themes and environments. Vamshi developed a line chart component for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard to display injury trends, implementing project filters, date range selectors, and severity levels using a responsive layout and color-coded legends. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work relates to helping people create their own sustainable futures. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM 

The Code Crafters Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Sai Moola (Software Engineer) and includes Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Greeshma Palanki (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (Software Engineer), Rahul Bagul (Software Engineer), Ravikumar Sripathi (Software Engineer), Sundar Machani (Software Engineer), and Sravan Kumar Bodakonda (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for establishing abundant community systems through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This supports One Community’s initiative focused on helping people create their own sustainable futures.

This week, Sundar worked on various tasks within the HGN Software Development project. On June 17, he identified PR952 as a duplicate of PR1146 and began code fixes for the outdated frontend PR1808. On June 20, he completed and tested updates for PR1808 and pushed them for review. On June 21, he worked on PR1228, made and tested changes to the Material List page, and identified issues still needing debugging. He also participated in testing badge-related features in PR1479, confirming expected functionality for the minHR, catHr, and personalMax badges, while planning protections against future unauthorized edits. This effort is a step toward helping people create their own sustainable futures, in line with One Community’s mission.

Pratyush rebuilt the frontend interface and created a new bar graph with percentage labels, added filters for project name and date, and adjusted styling for responsiveness. On the backend, he created model and controller files, developed a GET API with validation and save functionality, and planned to test endpoints using Postman. Dhrumil addressed a bug where new users were not appearing at the top of the list by completing PR1465 and began writing unit tests for the addMaterial.jsx component. This work is consistent with One Community’s aim of helping people create their own sustainable futures. Humera created a pull request for full badge functionality, including user activity evaluation, badge replacement, and new badge awarding. During the merge, she found missing elements due to branch inconsistencies, reinitialized the development branch, and re-implemented key modules to align with the backend schema before resubmitting the pull request. Rahul moved from code review to active development and handled two major tasks: resolving UI issues involving table layout, dark mode styling, and CSS refinements; and implementing a full-stack feature to allow editing recipient emails for weekly summaries. This included frontend enhancements like scrollable tables and improved search, as well as backend work such as creating a new method and PUT endpoint, with updates to the Redux reducer and error handling logic. This contribution helps fulfill One Community’s vision of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Sravan worked on the Diigo Auto-Poster feature by integrating backend functionality with the Diigo API for automatic posting, adding input fields for user customization, applying basic authentication, and implementing toast notifications. He performed end-to-end testing and made UI changes and bug fixes to prepare the feature for deployment. Ashrita addressed issues related to undefined environment variables and 404 errors by correcting endpoint configurations. She fixed frontend layout problems by adjusting the chart’s responsiveness, dynamically scaling its height based on data length, and repositioning the Y-axis title to avoid overlap with role labels. She created a new backend route to handle filtering by date range, selected roles, and time granularity, and connected it to the frontend through a dynamic API call. This aligns with One Community’s dedication to helping people create their own sustainable futures. Greeshma implemented centralized role-based access control by creating a reusable utility that evaluates access permissions based on user roles, ensuring consistent enforcement across components such as Timelog and Dashboard. While working on the Team Member Task page, she added handleClick methods to address an issue where clicking the red dot icon did not function correctly, unlike its behavior in the Leaderboard view. She reviewed code and tested role-based access flows in the Profile, Reports, and User Management pages, identifying console errors responsible for the blank dashboard, with a fix pending. She also investigated PR1356, where the frontend UI is mostly functional but the backend route appears to fail due to an API issue, and PR2196, where the blank dashboard is linked to unresolved errors and missing logic for user end dates. This development helps progress One Community’s work in helping people create their own sustainable futures. Ravi completed the Figma Phase 4 updates, created wireframes for the Knowledge Evolution section, and made updates to the Activity Page including changes to the progress bar, sub-task layout, and interactivity. He also updated the Past Lesson Plans based on points discussed during the meeting. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to helping people create their own sustainable futures. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer), and includes Dharmik Patel (Software Engineer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vaibhav Koladiya (Software Engineer), and Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for establishing abundant community systems through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This outcome contributes to One Community’s broader strategy for helping people create their own sustainable futures.

This week, Shraddha addressed several issues across the application, confirmed that the featured badges bug and email editing issue were resolved on the development branch, and continued investigating a Slack-reported bug in the send email functionality involving Blob FileReader API errors. She also worked on resolving a non-functional equipment list update button and tested it to identify the root cause. This effort reflects One Community’s focus on helping people create their own sustainable futures. Vamsi focused on resolving integration bugs between the frontend and backend APIs for the stacked horizontal bar graph related to reasons for tool stoppage, fixed issues with missing fields in the data collection, enhanced the interactive issues table, and opened pull requests for testing. This contribution aligns with One Community’s goal of helping people create their own sustainable futures. Vaibhav reviewed multiple pull requests, verifying chart filters and layout in PR-3662 and PR-1468, identifying backend issues in PR-3667, and validating layout changes in PR-3644 and PR-3670. He checked dashboard alignment in PR-3676, flagged dark mode issues in PR-3675, confirmed task creator display in PR-3682 and PR-1474, tested the HGN Skills Profile and Help Modal in PR-3643, and recommended UI spacing fixes in PR-3641. This project advances One Community’s vision of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Dharmik finalized the team code filter set feature in PR1274 by adding support for named filters with character limits, styled save and remove icons, and tested functionality. He created a new branch to manage complexity and encountered a bug with filter saving logic, which is under further investigation. This aligns with One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures. Manvitha resolved layout inconsistencies in the People Report page by implementing conditional rendering and spacing logic for the user details panel, addressed visual issues like scrollbars and padding, and submitted PR3670. She also worked on front-end cleanup by cloning PR2196 and fixed a timezone-related date display error by modifying the formatDate function to use UTC formatting. This supports One Community’s efforts in helping people create their own sustainable futures. Mohan investigated a backend issue allowing duplicate time entries by analyzing the time entry creation logic, identifying missing validations, replicating the issue manually, creating test cases, and planning API behavior for duplicate detection with logic to be placed between the service layer and controller. This work is part of One Community’s plan for helping people create their own sustainable futures. Zhifan continued addressing the missing logged hours in Jae’s weekly email by adding logging, attempting to run the cron job, and bypassing a failing component that caused the Node process to hang. After isolating the issue, he confirmed that the summary variable was undefined, reviewed the development branch, and began implementing a function to fetch logged hours. He also investigated a bug where the start date in user profiles did not match the actual start date by tracing data through components and backend controllers, adding logging to identify where the date shifted by one day during database handling. This work directly aids One Community’s objective of helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to helping people create their own sustainable futures. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

EXPRESSERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Expressers Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Strallia Chao (Software Engineer), and includes Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full Stack Developer), Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer), and Reina Takahara (Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software helps us manage and objectively measure our progress toward helping people create their own sustainable futures through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Casstiel continued working on resolving repository errors. While researching and attempting fixes, additional errors were introduced, prompting a decision to revert to a previous commit with fewer issues. These errors were primarily related to ESLint, although all functionalities worked correctly on the local setup. Some variable-related errors were flagged in files unrelated to the feature being worked on. This supports One Community’s initiative focused on helping people create their own sustainable futures. Casstiel also claimed a new feature to create an appropriate auto-poster for MySpace, with an estimated completion time of 40 hours.

Meenashi created a new feature branch to display “Work Experience” and “Additional Info” on the Skills page, returning mock data through the backend and updating the frontend to pull from Redux. The task scope was clarified with Jae. Rahul investigated and resolved merge conflicts in Routes.js, checked related files, confirmed UI stability on the Members List page of the HGN Questionnaire dashboard, and submitted PR 3460. This effort is a step toward helping people create their own sustainable futures, in line with One Community’s mission. Reina started a task to link a survey form to the questionnaire job application and integrated an API to display user skill data in a table. She also updated previous pull requests related to expenditure graphs and a map of organizations. Strallia submitted PR 1466 to implement Pacific Time for the Total Org Summary page, coordinated with team members on frontend components, documented statistical bugs, and investigated data inconsistencies across reporting pages. Her work supports One Community’s commitment to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Koushica Bosadi Ulaganathan (Software Engineer), and includes contributions from Barnaboss Puli (Volunteer Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), and Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer). Their work continued to support our goal of helping people create their own sustainable futures through collaborative and cross-functional software development. This week, Barnaboss worked on multiple components of the HGN Software Development project. As part of the Elite Bug-fix Team, he investigated an issue affecting Dirgh’s weekly report submission and confirmed all required fields were sent by the API, though the underlying issue remains unresolved. He also addressed a separate bug preventing a user from submitting a weekly summary. Additionally, Barnaboss worked on the auto-poster feature for X by fixing incorrect API calls. He progressed on the backend for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, focusing on a horizontal bar graph for Utilization Rate and Downtime of Tools/Equipment, and completed backend work for the Volunteer Hours Distribution Pie Chart under the Total Org Summary section. This work is consistent with One Community’s aim of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Dipti worked on task 163 to fix the User Management table’s default row setting. She initially examined related frontend files but identified the issue in the Redux reducer, where the default pageSize was incorrectly set to 10. She updated it to 20, verified the fix, and submitted a pull request with documentation and a demonstration video. Ganesh refined the Loss Tracking Line Chart using Recharts and HTML filters. He implemented logic for filtering by material, year, and date range, adjusted data mapping for multi-year comparisons using colored lines, and emphasized months along the X-axis. Ganesh restructured JSX for control, converted CSS for dark mode using media queries, and applied modern UI standards including tooltips, responsive layout, and improved visual clarity across devices. This task is one part of how One Community is helping people create their own sustainable futures. Koushica raised a pull request to fix a redirect issue to the dashboard on page refresh. She also resolved follow-up action errors for Owner/Admin roles, addressed layout and style issues in the User Management page and Add Task modal, finalized pending pull requests, resolved merge conflicts, and fixed problems in GitHub Actions before merging her work to the development branch. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer), and Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our progress toward helping people create their own sustainable futures through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Bhavpreet finished two features that had been in progress over the past few weeks. He completed and tested the backend API routes for managing listing availability and integrated them with frontend components. Bhavpreet also completed bidding-related routes for the homepage and future use. This development helps progress One Community’s work in helping people create their own sustainable futures. Shashank focused on both frontend and backend development of a review component. He also investigated delays in network requests on the site, though the root cause was not identified. The component remained incomplete because pulling the latest development branch broke the local page. Screenshots of the component UI could not be captured, but code screenshots will be shared instead. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more information on how this contributed to helping people create their own sustainable futures. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin) and Akshay Jayaram (Software Engineer). The team includes Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Gmon Kuzhiyanikkal (Software Engineer), Guirong Wu (Software Engineer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Mrinalini Raghavendran (Software Developer), Pallavi Thorat (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Software Engineer), and Siva Putti (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure our progress toward helping people create their own sustainable futures. It supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Akshay worked on the HGN Phase 2 timelog pull request by fixing an issue where members were not displaying and by applying the correct color scheme based on user roles. He continued developing stop, pause, and reset timer functions, ensuring proper backend syncing, persistence across page refreshes, and accurate UI updates. He also managed team responsibilities for Reactonauts by monitoring daily contributions and submitting the weekly review. This outcome contributes to One Community’s broader strategy for helping people create their own sustainable futures. Ghazi concentrated on optimizing task assignment functionality within the HGN Software Development project. He enhanced the user experience by implementing dynamic member suggestions on input focus and ensured that users already assigned to a task were intelligently excluded from the suggestion list. He resolved several data structure inconsistencies — such as standardizing identifiers (_id vs. userID) and name fields (firstName vs. first) across the codebase — and fixed a critical test failure that was hindering branch merges.

Gmon worked on the dashboard, completing his task of adding active/inactive numbers by teams on the team page and creating a new pull request branch called Gmon-Active-NonActive-team. This work supports One Community’s mission of helping people create their own sustainable futures. Guirong focused on two primary tasks. For the YouTube video tracking feature, she created a dedicated history page, added functionality to view scheduled videos, and implemented cover image displays for uploaded content. For the weekly report template, she corrected dark mode styling issues, removed redundant buttons, and added customizable image fields for headers and video covers while integrating social media icons. Kristin reviewed backend PR782 related to showing days left until a member’s last day on the Leaderboard and frontend PR2011, which contained outdated changes. She extracted relevant changes into a new branch, rewrote supporting logic, and validated that part of the functionality had already been merged in PR2220. She then investigated the issue of task time decreasing when updating a time entry’s project or task, which is linked to the updateTaskLoggedHours function. She also revisited PR3613 to resolve merge conflicts involving the “Set Inactive” button for projects. This project advances One Community’s vision of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Mrinalini worked on calculating the hours for individual people from projects in the reports section and added basic code while debugging local errors and fixing existing code. She then added frontend and backend requirements to the documentation, organized them into components, and included example data structures for reference. She continued by adding more frontend and backend requirements with properly formatted response data structures and made basic formatting updates to the requirements page. This effort reflects One Community’s focus on helping people create their own sustainable futures. Pallavi explored Material UI components and design patterns to support modern UI library integration and researched best practices for responsive layouts and component styling. She worked on helping people create their own sustainable futures by refining CSS in previous pull requests to resolve design inconsistencies, developing and debugging JavaScript functions for data filtering, and optimizing state management using React hooks. She also implemented reusable utility functions, handled asynchronous data operations, and refined array manipulation logic. Additional tasks included resolving layout issues in analytics components, creating new pull requests, improving styling in existing submissions, resolving merge conflicts, and applying merge and rebase strategies to sync branches. Peterson added a new feature to the User Permissions page by implementing a message that appears when no matching user is found in the input field, improving feedback when user search returns empty. Siva completed updates to the Dashboard Tasks interface to restrict visibility of the Delete Task option based on user permissions. See below for the work done on helping people create their own sustainable futures.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin) and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer). The team includes Anthony Weathers (Software Engineer), Gopikalakshmi Asok Kumar (Software Developer), Julia Ha (Software Engineer), and Prit Patel (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively support social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. It focuses on helping people create their own sustainable futures. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Anthony worked on helping people create their own sustainable futures by fixing an issue with the badge icon in the summary bar, where the notification number was not resetting after viewing the badges tab. He imported a function and accessed a Redux store variable to sync the badge count correctly, allowing it to increase with new badges and reset to zero when viewed. He reviewed the possibility of adding a total badge count to the tab but noted it had already been implemented elsewhere, so both approaches are being retained pending further guidance. He also revisited a previous pull request, optimizing it by reducing redundant code and fixing the display of star icons in dark mode. Additionally, Anthony reviewed the task related to “Edit Task” permissions for managers to better understand the issue. This work supports One Community’s mission of helping people create their own sustainable futures.

Gopika completed testing for the “Report issue” feature and created new pull requests for both backend and frontend components. She worked on a second issue concerning bell notifications for meetings and verified that the changes were present in the dev regional branch. Although initial tests of frontend and backend pull requests did not work as expected, she resolved errors found in two additional pull requests and confirmed that bell notifications appeared during a test meeting, despite some noted UI problems. Gopika then created a new branch to merge the pull requests related to bell notifications, but the new features were not visible after merging.

Julia created unit and integration tests for the isEmailExistsController, developing three unit tests and reviewing the code in preparation for integration testing. She also implemented a special filter on the Weekly Summaries Report page to allow selection of teams and individuals, building a multi-select dropdown that dynamically updates based on the selected team code. In addition, Julia resolved several frontend display issues, such as centering the remove options button, adjusting the dropdown heading to fully expand, and ensuring dropdown content is not obscured by other elements. Luis reviewed his tasks following time off, and ensured his previous pull request containing styling changes was ready to be merged. After resolving merge conflicts and confirming the updates, Jae merged the pull request, updating the warnings component with the requested styles. Prit worked on implementing a second visibility rule restricting access to a specific permission to only active software development team members who have completed the required survey. He updated backend logic to verify user eligibility and implemented frontend logic to conditionally display the permission based on this rule. Additionally, Prit created a new page called HGNSkillsDashboard to test these changes. See below for the work done on helping people create their own sustainable futures.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with A–F and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of helping people create their own sustainable futures. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Abhishek Jain (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Durga Venkata Praveen Boppana (Software Engineer), and Fatima Villena (Software Engineer). They assisted with the research for helping people create their own sustainable futures by reviewing all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures helping people create their own sustainable futures by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of this team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM G-N

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with G–N and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of helping people create their own sustainable futures. This week’s active members of this team were: Haocheng Xu (Developer), Kedarnath Ravi Shankar Gubbi (Software Engineer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), and Neel Singh (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures helping people create their own sustainable futures by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with O–Z and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of helping people create their own sustainable futures. This week’s active members of this team were: Pranav Govindaswamy (Software Developer), Prasanth Bhimana (Software Engineer), Saicharan Reddy Kotha (Software Engineer), Shreyas Bedekar (Software Engineer), Varsha Karanam (Software Engineer), Veda Bellam (Software Engineer), Venkataramanan Venkateswaran (Software Engineer), and Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures helping people create their own sustainable futures by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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One Community welcomes Khushie Zaveri to the Administration Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Khushie is a marketing and communications professional with experience spanning campaign strategy, digital outreach, and cross-functional collaboration. With a strong foundation in audience engagement and content development, she brings a research-driven, design-conscious approach to every project. Her background includes work across nonprofit, agency, and in-house teams, with a focus on aligning communications with long-term impact. As part of the One Community team, Khushie contributes to metrics campaign development, email marketing, media kit creation, and Reddit and Mastodon engagement for public awareness initiatives.

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One Community welcomes Chelsea Mariah Stellmach to the Management Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Chelsea has a decade of experience leading projects in the education, nonprofit, and business development sectors. She specializes in streamlining systems, building inclusive workflows, and improving digital tools to maximize organizational impact. Her approach is rooted in continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and long-term sustainability. Chelsea is committed to open-source knowledge sharing, equitable access to resources, and meaningful cross-cultural partnerships. As a member of the One Community team, Chelsea has contributed to the Highest Good Food initiative by revising the Recipe Build-Out Tool Page Report, developing and refining the Transition Food Self-Sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets, and improving the usability and integration of the Food Procurement and Storage plan and tutorial to support a more sustainable and accessible global food model.

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One Community welcomes Julia Dung Ha to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Dung (Julia) is a software engineer with over three years of experience in full-stack web development, with a strong focus on building scalable, high-performance applications. She is proficient in Java, Python, and JavaScript, and has hands-on experience with modern frameworks and tools including Spring Boot, React.js, Node.js, Flask, Django, MongoDB, REST APIs, GitHub, and AWS. Julia is passionate about creating intuitive user experiences, solving complex technical problems, and writing clean, maintainable code. She is a fast learner, detail-oriented, and highly collaborative in team environments. As a contributor to the One Community team, she improves code quality through thorough code reviews, resolves mobile responsiveness issues, enhances reporting features with data visualizations, optimizes functionality, and develops automated tests to support long-term system reliability and performance for the Highest Good Network.

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One Community welcomes Sravan Kumar to the Software Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Sravan is a highly skilled software engineer with hands-on experience in full-stack web development, specializing in building scalable and efficient applications. He recently completed his Master’s degree in Computer Science and Information Technology at Sacred Heart University. Sravan works extensively with technologies such as Angular, React.js, Spring Boot, Node.js, MySQL, and MongoDB to develop modern web solutions that enhance user experience and optimize system performance. He excels in agile team environments, contributes actively to open-source projects, and maintains a strong focus on clean code, automation, and performance optimization. As a member of the One Community team, Sravan has implemented core features such as task management, badge assignment, and time logging for the Highest Good Network application. He also created a donut chart for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard to visualize the Actual Cost Breakdown by Type of Expenditure and is currently developing a line chart to show total injuries over time.

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At One Community, we are supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want—while simultaneously creating sustainable solutions for food, energy, housing, education, and economics. Our all-volunteer team is developing a self-replicating model that promotes fulfilled living and global stewardship practices. Through open sourcing and free sharing every aspect of our work, we aim to establish a global network of teacher/demonstration hubs focused on regenerating our planet and evolving sustainability for “The Highest Good of All“.

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One Community’s physical location will forward this movement as the first of many self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. This is the June 16th, 2025 edition (#639) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:

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This week, Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) worked on refining and incorporating feedback for the Vermiculture Toilet website content by clearly marking sections of the old content for removal from the main site and creating a separate document to store the version 1 system design. A new section was added to the main website summarizing the version 1 design and introducing the latest version. Additionally, source documents were provided for all the tables included on the main website. One Community’s open source launch of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 4-dome home plumbing and mechanical details. Derrell coordinated with Michaela to address follow-up items related to finalizing the mechanical and plumbing plans. After finalizing the PDF document for the report, he reviewed the final report template and copied it into a new document to begin compiling information. He then began gathering content from 13 weeks of the Earthbag Design to populate the new report. One Community’s open source launch of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) focused on the development of the waste dumping mechanism for the Vermiculture Toilet facility, which has become the primary area of work. Several concepts were explored and outlined based on functional requirements and design constraints, with plans to review and discuss the proposed ideas with Adil over the weekend to align on the next steps. In parallel, the Unistrut design for the vermiculture toilet has been completed, and attention has shifted to documenting the design process and technical considerations in the report. For the four-dome cluster roof structure, work is continuing on the detailed design report, incorporating structural analysis and finite element analysis (FEA) where required to validate design choices and ensure structural stability. The work involved evaluating material performance, load distribution, and behavior under expected environmental conditions. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the work in the collage below.

Ketsia Kayembe (Civil Engineer) began working on bringing the Earthbag Village files to construction-ready level. She started by reading materials related to the design, construction, and other relevant information about the Earthbag Village. She also reviewed some of the previously completed files for the three domes as well as the template file. She contacted Rumi to request clarification, task details and support until a clearer tutorial becomes available. Additionally, Ketsia continued reading and researching information necessary to complete the task. One Community’s open source framework of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Rumi Shah (Civil Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village upgrades to bring our designs closer to construction-ready plans. Six dome drawings were revised in response to the feedback received, with all suggested changes incorporated. In addition, work was done on three other dome designs, aligning them with the specified template and structural guidelines for earthbag construction. All updates were made to meet the required design standards and project expectations. One Community’s open source resources for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, provide laundry for over 300 people, is beautiful, spacious, and saves resources, money, and space:

• • • Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub

This week, Andrew Chen (Industrial Designer) continued working on the Dormer second-floor window for the Duplicable City Center. He completed the draft assembly instructions, which included re-rendering model images, designing the slide layout, adding annotations, and indicating screw placements on model parts. He also prepared a set of slides to explain the 3D model in detail for review. Material drawings and draft assembly instructions were finalized, and a Google Slides presentation was created to support feedback on the design. One Community’s Duplicable City Center stands for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through open-source innovation. Browse the photos below to explore this work.

Ariana Virginia Gutierrez Doria Medina (Industrial Designer) continued the analysis and cost estimation of the windows for the Duplicable City Center. Changes were made based on the recommendations, including converting all displayed measurements from absolute values to fractional format. The cutting plans were updated to improve wood usage efficiency and reduce the number of cuts needed. Through open-source innovation, One Community’s Duplicable City Center contributes to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Check out the photos below.

Jason Bao (Architectural Designer) continued working on producing renders for the external components of the Duplicable City Center. Support was provided to Yan on garden-related tasks, and production effect testing progressed through exterior scene rendering. Test renders of final outputs were initiated, though extended processing times of 8-12 hours per 30-second sequence limited daily progress. A technical issue with automated time-logging functionality was noted for investigation. One Community’s Duplicable City Center is a powerful example of open-source work focused on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Browse the images below.

Nupur Shah (Engineer) helped with the manufacturing and assembly details for the City Center Dome Hub Connector Engineering. She worked on the hub connector design in Inventor and encountered an issue while measuring the angles between the arms. From the top view, the expectation was that the angles around the hub would sum to 360°, but discrepancies appeared when expanding the geometry or adjusting configurations. There was uncertainty around whether both internal and external angles were being measured or if overlapping geometry was being counted. Additionally, the angle between the spokes was not displaying clearly, making it difficult to record accurate values. Work resumed on the CAD for Row 2 to better understand the angles, and contact was made with one of the suppliers regarding the LVL beam as part of the design process. With open-source innovation at its core, the Duplicable City Center by One Community drives efforts toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Check out the images below.

Shu-Tsun Huang (Engineer) continued working on the City Center Dome Hub Connector Engineering details and made progress on the snow load analysis by conducting a detailed simulation using actual project data to validate and support her updated model. Additionally, she compared snow loads on different roof types, specifically evaluating differences between flat and dome structures. Shu-Tsun also met with Dipak this week and plans to revise her model based on his feedback and recommendations. One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center reflects a commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Explore this in the images below.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping with the City Center Dome Hub Connector Engineering FEA analysis focusing on advancing the analysis for the updated dome structure and translating the findings into updated web content. He focused on refining structural and weight calculations for the updated dome by compiling material data, correcting anomalies in density assumptions, and including hardware mass in total weight estimates. The previous tables were appended for more data, however, the frames for the previous designs related into unrealistic masses due to different density from the latest versions. This was noted, along with masses of nuts and bolts that might accumulate into the total weight of the dome. Through open-source development, the Duplicable City Center advances One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. View the photos below.

Yan ‘Jenni’ Zu (Architectural Designer) continued her work on the farm animal area of the Duplicable City Center and updated the material textures of the facilities in the animal area to improve the visual quality and realism of the scene. She carefully selected and applied new materials to surfaces such as fences, shelters, and walkways to better match the natural environment and overall design intent. After adjusting the materials, she carried out a series of renderings from different perspectives to showcase the updated look of the area. These renderings highlight the interaction between the structures, landscape elements, and animals, helping to convey a more cohesive and refined design. The updated material choices and rendering results provide a clearer representation of the spatial layout and atmosphere of the animal zone. Through open-source development, the Duplicable City Center advances One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. View the photos below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:

• • • Learn about the structures: Hoop House Hub | Aquapini & Walipini Open Source Hub
    • See what we’ll be growing: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA

This week, the core team completed adding photos to the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies document. They continued working on the ORCH document, cross-referencing it with the ORCH listing entries. They also modified short acronyms for numerous project categories to longer abbreviations, including changing A to APY, AQWA to AQAP and WALP, E to ENRG, F to FD, G to LG, O to ORCH, SA to SLAM, and TA to TRPA. This change was implemented to improve the efficiency of using the Command F function when identifying tools for all individual TEMS entities on the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials /Supply list, a process that otherwise requires repetitive scrolling to avoid omissions. These previous website abbreviations were noted and commented on to facilitate the website change. This process was identified as repetitive and laborious, with a recommendation that time could be saved in the future by delaying the inclusion of such information on the website. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets. She copied over the current Food Procurement and Storage Plan page and created a second version that integrates Tanmay’s latest updates, including the Maricopa case study and her revised section on the nutritional needs of adults. She began color-coding and organizing the layout to clarify for the web designer which elements should be updated or retained. The purpose of this work is to ensure the page reflects the current HG food initiatives. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want as a foundation for sustainable living. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Dirgh Patel (Volunteer Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design evolutions. He worked on revising the report according to the provided guidelines by adding detailed explanations to improve clarity and better align with format. Explanations were added specifically for images and videos to improve the reader’s understanding. Stress-strain simulation and photo sections were updated to clarify the results, describe material behavior, and explain structural response under loading. Some images were removed to reduce clutter and focus on the most relevant visuals that support the explanations. Additional detail was added to the thermal simulation and conductivity calculation sections, including how different soil types vary in water content and thermal conductivity, and how these factors affect heat transfer behavior in simulations. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on advancing and selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want for global benefit. The following visuals highlight key outcomes of this initiative.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He continued working on the lighting energy calculations for Greenhouse Walipini 1 using the updated fixtures. The work involved adjusting input values and formulas to reflect the specifications of the new lighting models. Jay also reviewed how these changes affect energy use across different zones, ensuring consistency with project standards. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting and selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued enhancing the Highest Good Food page by adding content focused on small-business and urban community solutions. She also updated the Expressers and Lucky Star Team Blog #638 and implemented edits to the Highest Good Food Infrastructure website based on Jae’s feedback. These updates included reformatting the layout, justifying text, correcting spacing, and adding introductory context before bullet points. After completing the revisions, she submitted the improved version to Jae for review. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to creating selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Her contributions are showcased in the collage below.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on adding the new Zenapini 2 content to the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting page. She completed seven interviews and submitted all required details. Her work on the webpage included editing images and refining text to meet the specified requirements. Pallavi also contributed to the design of the permaculture page by integrating Chris’s GIS content using the web design tutorial, and she addressed all of Jae’s review comments. In addition, she reviewed contributions from other team members to ensure content accuracy and completeness. Pallavi also created Blog #638. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want into a larger vision of regenerative living. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:

• • • Learn about the open source sustainable-energy foundations: Solar, Hydro, and Wind
    • Explore our research into the most sustainable products and companies for saving water and energy: Insulation, Eco-laundry, Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies, Doors and Door Companies, Windows and Window Companies, Toilets, Faucets and Faucet Accessories, Urinals, and more.

This week, Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) continued supporting the Highest Good Energy research and cost analysis, contributing to the initiative’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. She completed the Excel sheet by adding resource links for each phase and began formatting the tables to improve visual clarity. She also added charts to the webpage and reviewed strategies for effective visual integration. Additional time was spent enhancing the appearance of the charts and ensuring all resource links were included before uploading the final version to the site. The completed document was then shared for review. As part of the OC Administration project, Dishita also reviewed the training team’s work, created a collage, and provided detailed comments on individual documents. One Community’s open source mission is strongly reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which advances selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want as a model for global benefit. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Muhammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) continued contributing to the Highest Good Energy component by assisting with off-grid and grid-tied solar microgrid. He submitted a summary on integrating a net-zero PV system into the report, along with a Loom video demonstrating the use of a calculator for estimating profit and net savings for both system types. Jae reviewed the submission and provided feedback. Muhammad then continued refining calculations for net savings, payback period, and total investment related to a net-zero PV system. Guided by its open source philosophy, One Community developed the Highest Good Energy initiative to pioneer sustainable solutions by advancing selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. His contributions are shown in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

• Program Overview: Education Open Source Hub
• How the components work together in designing human orchestrated eco-abundance: How to use the Education for Life Program
  
• Lesson Plans for Life – Lesson Plans How-to
• Foundations of Outstanding Leaders, Teachers, and Communicators
• Curriculum for Life
• Teaching Strategies for Life
• Learning Tools and Toys for Life
• Evaluation and Evolution

This week, Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued work on detailing deliverables for the Highest Good education software platform, outlining various components, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She compiled the weekly blog update and reviewed the progress reports submitted by the Graphic Design and Housing Teams. She made edits to the blog page, created a collage for visual enhancement, and assembled the weekly progress summaries for both the Housing Team and the Duplicable City Center. Additionally, Harshitha reviewed Mahendra’s admin training work and provided comments to highlight and clarify specific errors. The One Community model of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like this, represents sustainable change for the whole planet. See the collage below for her work.

Mai Mohamed (Electrical Engineer) continued working on drawing the building and its rooms, determining the story heights, and establishing the scale and X-Y coordinates to add spaces identified as classrooms. She selected the required LED luminaires for the project and integrated them into the design using the auto arrangement feature in DIALux evo to ensure appropriate placement within the space. Mai then proceeded to run the necessary calculations and obtained the uniformity value (Uo) based on the lighting layout. Sustainably built classrooms like this exemplify the One Community model of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want and driving global sustainable change. See the collage below for her work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:

• • • Read the Highest Good society overview: Highest Good Society
    • Learn about the model for fulfilled living and sharing: A Day in the Life
    • Learn about the 4 economic models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
    • Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team completed over 54 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and getting set up new volunteer team members. They also shot and incorporated the video above that talks about selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want is a foundation of the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below shows some of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Facebook and Instagram on Meta platforms. He managed the weekly content rotation for Meta platforms by preparing, scheduling, and uploading new posts to Facebook and Instagram. He updated the Open Source spreadsheet with content information, such as descriptions and publishing times, and entered post details into the documentation system to maintain tracking records. Govind also updated the social media analytics spreadsheet with the latest performance metrics, audience demographics, and engagement statistics. Additionally, he performed PR Review Team Management by providing feedback on team members’ documents, modifying a WordPress site to add the weekly team summary and collage, and updating the PR Review Team Table and the HGN PR spreadsheet. He also submitted an admin feedback table. This effort supports One Community’s broader mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. The images below showcase some of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page along with components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He worked on the development of the PR Review Team Analytics Software and Dashboard. He discussed possible features and the overall design of the software with Neeharika, created wireframes, and wrote action items to guide further development. As part of the PR review team, he reviewed the pull requests of the volunteer team assigned to him. This project plays an important role in One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing processes for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want, was managed by Bhakti Tigdi (Project Manager) and includes Anuneet Kaur (Administrator), Himanshu Mandloi (Engineering Project Manager), Khushie Zaveri (Communication Strategist), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) and Rachna Malav (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is how we manage and objectively measure our progress toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance efforts.

This week, the Administration Team engaged in a wide array of activities supporting sustainability initiatives, content development, hiring coordination, and administrative accuracy. Anuneet dedicated her efforts to researching sustainable adhesive solutions, updating Highest Good pages with SEO-optimized content, and supporting the live blog task by identifying gaps in member participation. She also prepared and reviewed volunteer bio announcements, provided feedback to ensure accuracy, and helped train new team members. Additionally, she began drafting content and selecting visuals for the Licensing and Accreditation page under the Highest Good Education Program. Himanshu maintained oversight of the daily timelog review process, followed up on missing or inconsistent entries, and supported task management by reporting issues to leadership and creating new assignments to ensure team alignment. He also contributed to blog creation and provided administrative feedback throughout the week. This work supports One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Khushie led the development of a 7-week social media calendar for the metric system campaign, focusing on Instagram and LinkedIn engagement strategies. She tailored captions and visual themes to platform-specific audiences, collaborated with the graphics team, and supported Moonfall team admin duties, including editing and publishing weekly blogs. Neeharika advanced the PR data dashboard through multiple iterations based on team feedback and prepared it for final approval, while also supporting new trainees and completing weekly admin reviews. Ola provided support during the onboarding of new members, guided team managers, and organized a new folder system to streamline administrative workspaces. Olimpia offered constructive feedback to a new volunteer, completed regular admin responsibilities, and analyzed LinkedIn analytics to guide future engagement strategies. Rachna conducted interviews for new volunteer roles, documented the process in the hiring spreadsheet, and made progress on her SEO content while maintaining active communication with the team. This collective work reinforces One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See below to view images of their work.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), and Rutal Deshmukh (Graphic Designer) covering their work on graphic designs for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. This week, Aurora updated volunteer bios for formatting consistency, fixed typographical issues, ensured correct sequences, and kept Jae informed. Junyuan created social media content by collecting images, exploring design options, adjusting layouts, and editing web page content; he also wrote volunteer bios.

Rutal designed and submitted multiple campaigns and social media graphics, updated a bio for Sara using tutorials, and aligned her work with selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the collage below to view some of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through open source Highest Good Network^® software that is a web-based application for collaboration, time tracking, and objective data collection. The purpose of the Highest Good Network is to provide software for internal operations and external cooperation. It is being designed for global use in support of the different countries and communities replicating the One Community sustainable village models and related components.

• Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network pull requests and confirmed the following fixes: sub-sub task spacing (PR #2709), confirmation modal and functionality for scheduling time off in the following week (PR #3022), dropdown options visibility in the Weekly Summaries report (PR #3358), and improved link requirements for timelog submission (PR #3392). One item, the revision of the navbar with new requirements for Phase III (PR #3391), was not fixed. Additional activities included providing detailed feedback—including a video—after testing the fix for timelog times not totaling correctly on the Dashboard > Tasks tab (PR #1287); sending a follow-up message on Slack regarding the “Add active/inactive numbers by teams on team page” PR (PR #2850); and communicating about issues with the “Phase 2 create new team member” PR (PR #3035). The team also assigned tasks to three volunteers, reported a new bug related to the left alignment of the Task Number (#) column on the WBS page (including an image), and created a bug record for “Fix PEOPLE REPORT PAGE UI issues for 375px and up.” These efforts represent incremental progress in advancing selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this aligns with One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. The collage below shows some of this work.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week, the Alpha Software Team, covering their progress on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer), and the team includes Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer) and Varun Reddy Mogili (Software Engineer). This software is an internal management and communication platform with the goal of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. This week, Lin approved PR #3467 after local testing and confirming all test cases passed, completed Alpha Team management tasks, reviewed weekly submissions. Nikita created pull requests for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard’s P5 horizontal bar graph, identified and fixed a dark mode text visibility bug, and aligned the work with selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Varun collaborated with Humera on the HGN Software Development project, testing badge-related pull requests, identifying logic protection needs, and validating PRs #1394, #1395, and the Personal Max Badge while documenting results and aligning the work with selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how this relates to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team’s summary, overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network software was managed by Aureliano Hubert Maximus (Volunteer Software Engineer) and includes Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Jitesh Parapoil (Software Engineer), Jaissica Hora (Software Engineer), Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Sabitha Nazareth (Software Engineer), and Samman Baidya (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our progress in selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Aureliano worked on building an auto-poster feature for Facebook and Facebook Groups. He updated the image uploader component, integrated Instagram posting, tested posting through a Facebook-connected Instagram account, investigated issues with connecting to Threads, and successfully connected a Threads account using their API. This effort supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Amalesh wrote unit tests for bmEquipmentController.js, bmExternalTeamController.js, and bmTimeLoggerController.js, debugging failed scenarios and uploading test documentation to the shared Dropbox folder while tracking time with the HGN timer. Ram resolved a merge issue in a pull request related to task addition in WBS, tested bug fixes, and worked on PRs #1394 and #1395 to reward users based on weekly goals. He used Postman and MongoDB Compass to test badge features, escalated persistent 404 errors to Humera, and ultimately confirmed the personal max badge functionality was working as expected. Jitesh investigated a bug that caused a white screen on the initial page load by reviewing routing structure and logic flow but was unable to locate a key button component at runtime, leaving the task incomplete. This effort supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Nikhil continued migrating legacy CSS to CSS Modules by updating import paths and class references in related JSX files. He submitted multiple pull requests and resolved merge conflicts, including updates to various dashboards and the Community Portal. This action demonstrates One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Jaissica fixed Node version issues to restore her local development setup and reviewed several frontend components while preparing the HGN Phase II Bug Sheet, identifying UI and functionality problems for future triage. Samman worked on the ActivityLog task by implementing a dropdown menu for project selection, handling edge cases with error states, setting up a dynamic table with variable column configurations, and beginning API integration—all while navigating several unresolved bugs. This task supports One Community’s focus on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Anirudh completed pending work on PR #1798 (frontend) and PR #692 (backend), checked in the required code, and marked them ready for review and merge. He also revisited an older task involving PR #3046, addressed newly reported bugs that could not be replicated, and resolved merge conflicts to bring the branch current. This action demonstrates One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Geeta continued work on the people report but encountered errors in userProfileController.js after pulling the latest development branch for the backend. She reached out to Anirudh for support and, based on his suggestion, attempted to resolve the issue by cloning the repository again. While troubleshooting this, she also began a new task to calculate the number of people who logged more than 10 hours. This work helps advance One Community’s belief in selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Sabitha built an OAuth authorization URL, exchanged the authorization code for an access token and stored it in the system, and implemented functionality to retrieve the user’s first group GUID. She developed URL-shortening capabilities and added features to generate and fetch QR codes for Bitlinks. On the frontend, she configured React routes to interface with the backend, established state management using useState, and created a basic form structure to accept and process URL input. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work relates to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer) and includes Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), Linh Huynh (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), and Sai Girish Pabbathi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

This week, Humemah began working on the “Interact with Set Final Day Button” permission under PR #3245. This task included adding the permission to relevant files such as PermissionsConst.js. The permission controls visibility and access to the “Set Final Day” button on user profiles and is enabled by default for Admin and Owner roles. This contribution strengthens One Community’s model of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Sai began developing the frontend for the high-priority analytics page. This page is accessible only to Owners and Admins, who have permissions to make changes. The design includes features for comparing different time periods, identifying trends, and calculating percentage changes in user interaction and behavior. Users can select custom date ranges to view analytics, and multiple chart types are used to visualize the data with accompanying percentage comparisons. Admins can compare weekly, monthly, or yearly data using the date range selectors. This work supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Linh completed implementation of the Bluesky auto-poster feature across both frontend and backend. On the backend, he built a session-based API using the Bluesky @atproto/api library, including routes to connect and disconnect from Bluesky, check session status, post content with optional image attachments, retrieve recent posts, and delete content. The backend also supports session persistence with express-session, token auto-refresh, and blob upload handling for image files, with partial support for GIF previews. On the frontend, Linh created a new UI component in the Announcements dashboard that lets users log in with their Bluesky handle and app password, submit posts with image previews, and manage previous content. Drag-and-drop image upload and file size validation were also added. This contribution strengthens One Community’s model of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Ramakrishna focused on improving the storage and tracking of weekly summary data in the UserProfileController. He implemented an algorithm that uses epoch time to standardize each week’s summary entry, helping prevent duplication and improving retrieval efficiency. This action demonstrates One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. He also updated the putUserProfile API to append the current epoch time to the summarySubmissionDates array whenever weeklySummaries are modified. These updates were integrated with permission checks, caching, and audit logging, then tested locally and pushed to the feature branch for review. Sheetal worked on integrating post submission functionality using the Reddit API. Currently, the API call returns false and the post is not being published. She is analyzing the Reddit API responses for errors or unexpected statuses and reviewing the validity and scope of the access token. The issue remains unresolved and troubleshooting is ongoing. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See below to view images of their work.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM 

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sundar Machani (Software Engineer) and includes Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Greeshma Palanki (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (Software Engineer), and Sai Moola (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This effort is rooted in One Community’s principle of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

This week, Sundar worked on the HGN Software Development project, focusing on testing badge functionality and updating Node.js test coverage. On June 8, he fixed 40 failing unit test cases, with 40 remaining to ensure all tests pass before merging into the development branch. On June 10, he resolved 38 additional test cases, with two critical files left, and noted that one test case required removal due to unclear component behavior and missing mock data. On June 13, he tested PRs #1394, #1395, and #1193, confirmed that the category hours badge worked as expected, and identified issues with the minimum hours badge. He discussed these with a collaborator and completed testing for the New Personal Max Badge, updating observations and approving the PR. On June 14, he retested PR #1394, confirmed a previous issue was resolved, and reported new unexpected behavior to the developer. This activity drives One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Sai worked on the “Phase 2 Summary Dashboard: Create a bar graph for issues breakdown by type” task. He tested backend endpoints using mock data to create and delete projects, built the frontend graph based on Figma designs, rendered it with mock data, and made adjustments to default legends and dropdown menus using the react-select library. Additional updates are needed to fully align the graph with the design. This contribution plays a role in One Community’s promotion of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Pratyush developed the Material Usage Dashboard to visualize construction material data through an interactive donut chart and detailed breakdowns. The dashboard includes filters for project selection, material type, and a toggle for displaying increased usage. The primary visualization uses Chart.js with color-coded segments for Available, Used, and Wasted materials, and a breakdown list shows exact quantities with matching indicators. Trend indicators show percentage changes from the previous week. He organized mock data in a separate file, built the UI with Tailwind CSS, then moved to inline styles, used React hooks for state and data updates, and implemented responsive design and interactive features like tooltips and transitions. This work advances One Community’s dedication toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Dhurmil completed changes for PR #3612, addressed a hotfix requested by Jae, confirmed it worked as expected, reviewed related code, made progress on a graph task, and is currently investigating a node-related error in PR #1371. Humera collaborated with five others to test multiple badge-related pull requests. She identified an issue in PR #1394 where badges were being replaced incorrectly when a lower streak followed a higher streak, resolved it by updating the code, and is now facing a new issue where badges are being added repeatedly instead of multiplying. This effort is rooted in One Community’s principle of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Ashrita worked on building a job analytics dashboard that visualizes role-based application data using a horizontal bar chart. She implemented API integration with filters for date range, roles, and time granularity, and resolved 404 and environment variable issues during debugging. She also adjusted the chart height dynamically based on data length and manually positioned a vertical Y-axis label to avoid label overlap and improve layout clarity. This work supports the foundation of One Community’s approach to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Greeshma focused on strengthening role-based access control by adding consistent permission checks to the Dashboard and Timelog sections to prevent users from viewing or editing data for higher-level roles, with unauthorized access showing a toast message and redirecting to the user’s own profile. She also looked for additional bugs to address, recorded related notes under the general section, and pushed changes to the assigned feature branch. An issue with the unsupported [email protected] engine error reappeared and was resolved again, and this was logged under the general category due to ongoing webpage rendering issues in the development environment. This work supports the foundation of One Community’s approach to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer) and includes Dharmik Patel (Software Engineer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer), and Vaibhav Koladiya (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This effort supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

This week, Zhifan worked on resolving issues related to past pull requests, including investigating a failed test for the “Create way to see 6 months & yearly anniversaries” task, which was caused by an unrelated params issue, and resolving merge conflicts by merging the development branch. For the task “Fix email notification for setting last day saying the next day is their last day,” merge conflicts were addressed and additional logging was added to investigate an issue where the End Date on the Basic Information tab displayed a day earlier than expected. They also worked on an issue related to the “Improve loading speed of Weekly Summaries Report via tab data fix” task assigned by Jae and found that the email generation logic did not align with the frontend’s tab-based array index structure, leading to inconsistencies. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Manvitha worked on the LinkedIn auto-poster feature, enabling users to schedule posts, post on demand, and edit or delete scheduled posts using the LinkedIn APIs, and submitted related changes through PR1454 and PR3647. She also began updating the Reports page layout by aligning the top statistics boxes into a single row using a custom flex wrapper, adjusting the user profile panel height, and applying vertical spacing; these layout changes are still in progress and not fully responsive. This effort supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Shraddha worked on the issue of editing the email on the Profile Page, found that it could not be reproduced on the development branch, and will continue monitoring before closing the task. She also investigated a problem with the Equipment list update button, identified that the related API was not present in the codebase, and communicated her findings with Chitra while awaiting clarification.

Vamsi continued backend development for stacked horizontal bar charts displaying tool stoppage reasons by defining the data structure, identifying database fields, and setting up an endpoint with project and date range filtering. He implemented logic to classify data into categories such as used for lifetime, damaged, and lost, created a new collection named toolStoppageReason, inserted test data, and verified API functionality using Postman. This contribution furthers One Community’s dedication to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Vaibhav reviewed multiple pull requests focused on UI behavior, layout consistency, and feature validation, covering PR-3636, PR-3613, PR-3650, PR-3651, PR-3656, PR-3646, PR-3655, PR-3654, and PR-1457, and provided feedback on backend issues and responsive design testing. Mohan addressed a bug in the HGN Software Development project that caused crashes when editing task dates by identifying z-index and CSS positioning issues, applying scoped styling fixes, using media queries for screen-specific adjustments, and validating dropdown behavior across components. Related work was documented in a GitHub branch, and the fix was submitted in PR Mohan-fix-popup-i-icon-weekly-summaries. This action demonstrates One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Dharmik worked on completing and refining the team code filter set functionality associated with PR1274. He addressed UI issues and ensured the interface was functioning as intended, then shifted focus to improving the user experience by implementing tag-based filters and moving update and delete actions directly into the tags for a more intuitive interaction. He also verified the add, update, and delete operations, ensured smoother workflow, and prepared a video summary and written report to document the changes made throughout the week. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

EXPRESSERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Expressers Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Strallia Chao (Software Engineer), and includes Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full Stack Developer), Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer), and Reina Takahara (Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software helps us manage and objectively measure our progress toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Casstiel worked on researching and resolving issues related to PR #3614, which included identifying multiple ESLint and Prettier errors. While applying fixes, additional errors were discovered in the modified file, and it remains unclear whether these were pre-existing. The current errors are blocking the pull request from being merged or reviewed. Casstiel also gained familiarity with ESLint standard practices and learned how to use Prettier to maintain consistent code formatting. This work helps move forward One Community’s belief in selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Meenashi added a new route endpoint to retrieve PayPal order details and ensured that status updates for CheckoutNow, Authorize, and Capture processes are reflected in the Payments collection. The checkoutNow procedure was modified to request buyer approval, and the Authorization API was updated to include the paypalAuthorizationId and createTime. Webhooks for “CHECKOUT.ORDER.APPROVED” and “PAYMENT.CAPTURE.COMPLETED” were updated to ensure changes are recorded in the Payments collection. A new endpoint, getPayments, was added to retrieve payment data. The updateOrder procedure was revised to fetch bidDetails where the isActive flag is true. Note: A Cloudflare outage occurred this week, disrupting work for several hours. This effort is rooted in One Community’s principle of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Rahul worked on making updates to the style.css file to reflect the required UI changes to the Tasks table, including shifting columns to the left for improved layout. The Tasks table UI was optimized by adjusting column widths based on provided recommendations. Additional changes included refining the alignment of the “User Status” column by centering and vertically aligning its contents. These modifications were finalized and submitted through pull request #3653. This activity drives One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Reina reviewed and updated her previous pull requests based on feedback. For the pull request related to creating a new team member, she addressed error handling issues by removing error messages when users corrected their input. She also worked on the “create tracking” button for the advanced management task, fixing routing and permission-related issues. In addition, she began looking for a new task and started work on improving the hours-by-team-member visualization on the projects report page. This work advances One Community’s dedication toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Strallia resolved bugs identified by Tatyana and listed on the Bugs doc for previous pull requests to the Total Org Summary page. She reviewed PR #3408 and PR #1330, which added date filter dropdowns to the Total Org Summary page, and made commits to address an undefined error and resolve merge conflicts. She investigated discrepancies with the New Volunteer and Inactive Volunteer statistics on the same page, focusing on possible issues related to using UTC versus Pacific time. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Koushica Bosadi Ulaganathan (Software Engineer), and includes contributions from Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer) and Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer). Their work continued to support our goal of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through collaborative and cross-functional software development. This week, Dipti worked on fixing the placement of the Tracking and +/- buttons on the Tasks tab for small screens. She began by reviewing the relevant code and identified that the files involved were Warning.jsx and Warning.css. Since the task primarily involved styling and layout adjustments for responsiveness, she made necessary changes in the Warning.css file to improve how the buttons appear on smaller screen sizes. After implementing the changes, she tested the layout to ensure the updates worked as intended across different screen resolutions. Once confirmed, she created pull request #3651 for the changes on GitHub. This contribution plays a role in One Community’s promotion of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Ganesh worked on the Loss Tracking Line Chart component using Recharts and standard HTML elements. He implemented filters for material, year, and a precise date range using basic dropdowns and month input fields. The chart logic was updated to combine and display year-based data on a single timeline, using distinct colors to represent each year. He modified the X-axis to show only month names to emphasize cross-year comparison, integrated conditional logic to filter data based on selected inputs, and ensured the chart updated accordingly. Responsive CSS styling was applied to maintain layout consistency across different screen sizes. This work advances One Community’s dedication toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Koushica pushed updated changes to the payment page of the listing and bidding feature. She also implemented several hotfixes, including fixing layout issues in the Team Member Tasks Table on the dashboard, restoring alignment for the blue “i” icon on the profile page, adjusting task-related icons and text alignment for clarity, fixing the Time Off icon color for visibility, and resolving a login issue for a specific account. She completed code refactoring, performed testing, and raised a pull request for the Resource Adding page. This effort supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Newell Newell (Manager), and includes Akanksha Singh (software engineer), Angad Anil Gosain (Volunteer Software Engineer), Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer), and Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our progress toward selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Akanksha focused on building the backend APIs for the Medium AutoPoster tool. This feature is designed to automate content publishing on Medium and streamline workflows for users. The backend integrates with RapidAPI to manage external service interactions, including content analysis and metadata enrichment. The API architecture was developed for modularity and scalability, with endpoints implemented for authentication, post creation, and scheduling using RESTful design principles. Initial integration with RapidAPI was tested to ensure it supports the tool’s core functionality. This work supports the foundation of One Community’s approach to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Angad made significant backend and frontend improvements across multiple areas. He resolved 404 errors caused by misconfigured API routes and corrected the registration of routers for GitHub, Dropbox, Sentry, and Slack. He implemented five new GET endpoints under /api/skills/profile/:userId/ using a dedicated controller and router, returning skill category breakdowns for dashboard, frontend, backend, DevOps, and software practices. These were tested and validated using Postman. This work supports the foundation of One Community’s approach to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. On the frontend, he added logic in UserProfile.jsx to simulate access removal and restoration, implemented toggle buttons with modals, and resolved related state management issues. He also fixed ESLint errors in Announcements/index.jsx related to TinyMCE integration and dark mode. On the backend, he reviewed updates to timeEntryController.js, verified logging accuracy for new tasks, and proposed a script to reconcile logged hours with actual time entries. He also worked on resolving failing unit tests and documented all completed work in a written summary. This task is aligned with One Community’s efforts in selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Bhavpreet worked on two features. First, he refactored and separated APIs from the listing home to support bidding functionality. Second, he tested and adjusted the availability-related API, which he connected to the frontend. During this process, he implemented a new availability calendar component to replace a missing one. This activity drives One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Shashank completed the frontend layout for the resource page and added components for the budget dashboard. He included both chart and grid views for different screen sizes and used placeholder data to verify the structure. He also implemented logic to render empty state components when no resource or budget data is present and initiated API testing for budget-related metrics to ensure future integration. This effort is rooted in One Community’s principle of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Newell worked on resolving issues related to the upgrade from Node.js 14 to version 20, including the switch from npm to yarn. He implemented multiple API endpoints and schemas in the NestJS backend and refined endpoint coverage. He upgraded the CI pipeline to support Node.js 20 and yarn, performed integration testing with PostgreSQL data sources, and fixed minor bugs. He also coordinated the Node upgrade with the existing backend codebase. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more information on how this contributed to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactronauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin). The team includes Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Gmon Kuzhiyanikkal (Software Engineer), Guirong Wu (Software Engineer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Mrinalini Raghavendran (Software Developer), Pallavi Thorat (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Software Engineer), Rishwa Patel (Software Engineer), and Siva Putti (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively continue to support by focusing on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want, social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities. The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure progress by focusing on selfish philanthropy—giving people what they want—as well as supporting social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Ghazi worked on improving task assignment in the HGN Software Development project with a focus on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. He refactored the TagsSearch and AddTaskModal components to utilize the preloaded allMembers dataset, replacing live search. He also resolved data structure inconsistencies (e.g., _id vs. userID, firstName vs. first) to ensure component compatibility. This contribution supports One Community’s promotion of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Gmon sought help from a team for an error and spent time understanding the project’s architecture and existing features. Guirong focused on two main tasks: the YouTube auto-poster feature and the Mailchimp email template. For the first task, she created a dedicated page, migrated content from the announcements section, and implemented a tracking history button to monitor uploaded videos, along with a scheduling button for future posts. For the second task, she integrated the weekly report template into the external editor on the reporting page and continued template formatting and cloud-based image linking. This contribution strengthens One Community’s model of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Kristin tested backend code supporting the Badge feature, which suggested safeguards to protect the codebase. She also wrote reviews for PR1394 and PR1395, contributing to One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. The test process included deploying the site, updating MongoDB user profile data, and sending requests with Thunder Client. She coordinated with the author of the pull requests, Humera, to troubleshoot APIs returning 404 errors. Kristin tested multiple badge‑related functions, verified that badges were assigned and displayed correctly, and documented the results in a shared spreadsheet for reference. Mrinalini fixed an existing issue by submitting a pull request that introduced a new function and a new useEffect, and updated an existing function to call the new one. She adjusted the filter logic to show only active team codes and began working on the correct ordering of codes in the user profile, including locating where the unshift function was used in the codebase. She also updated the backend to ensure that new codes are appended to the end of the list and confirmed that appending to the end of the team codes list in QST was functioning as expected. This task supports One Community’s focus on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Pallavi focused on developing analytics dashboard components for the job posting platform. She began with an application time chart that compares average completion times by role, using horizontal bars and filters for date and role selection. She adjusted the chart’s visual design to improve alignment, spacing, and responsiveness, including correcting label placement for the Administrative Assistant role. Pallavi resolved merge conflicts during code integration, fixed failing checks in previous pull requests, and maintained code stability. This contribution furthers One Community’s dedication to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Peterson improved the Badge Management page by enhancing the input field where users can type the name of an existing user. He also implemented a message display in place of the table when no matching user is found. This effort supports One Community’s mission of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Rishwa worked on the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard project, focusing on the implementation of the user skill radar chart on the Skills Overview page. The task involved fetching survey response data from the backend and displaying the user’s skill distribution visually using a radar chart component. He ensured proper integration of the backend data with the frontend chart display, verifying that the chart labels, representing 26 different skills, matched the survey schema. The chart was made responsive to adapt to various screen sizes and configured to show hover-based tooltips for each skill, displaying the corresponding score. He also confirmed that the data reflected only authorized user responses and aligned with the expected frontend format. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Siva completed the team creation functionality under Other Links > Team Management > Create New Team, resolving the issue that previously prevented users from creating a team through this path. He updated the behavior and user experience to match the existing flow under Profile > Teams > Assign Team > Create New Team and submitted the changes in pull request #3658. He also worked on updating the Dashboard Tasks interface to hide the Delete Task option for users who do not have the “Unassign Team Members from Tasks” permission. See below for the work done on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin) and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer). The team includes Anthony Weathers (Software Engineer), Gopikalakshmi Asok Kumar (Software Developer), Julia Ha (Software Engineer), and Prit Patel (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively continue to support by focusing on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want, social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Anthony updated his previous permission changes pull request to align with a new backend change that ensures the Permission Change Logs table reflects updates from both default and added permissions. He worked on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want and addressed a user profile page issue where the Save Changes button would not reactivate after using quick setup buttons, identifying and commenting out a variable introduced in a prior hotfix to resolve the issue. He verified the fix across desktop and tablet views and plans to submit a pull request after cleaning up commented code. He also investigated a bug with the badge’s earned icon on the profile page. This contribution strengthens One Community’s model of selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Gopika worked on fixing a report access issue for volunteer users who had the “See Analytics Report” permission but could not view reports due to the backend returning zero total people. She traced the issue to a mismatch in permission checks, where volunteers lacked the “getUserProfiles” permission required by the existing logic. She updated the getUserProfileBasicInfo function to conditionally check for the “getReport” permission when the request originated from a report, limiting the scope of changes to avoid unintended effects on other application areas. She committed the changes in separate backend and frontend branches and prepared for a pull request after further testing. This task is aligned with One Community’s efforts in selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

Julia focused on the bar chart for Total Material Cost Per Project by adding a loading spinner during data fetches, implementing an error toast for failed API calls, and updating the chart to support dark mode. She wrote six tests to validate the chart’s functionality, reviewed the code, and opened pull request 3646 to merge the changes into the development branch. This work helps move forward One Community’s belief in selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. Prit worked on implementing permission visibility for different user roles by creating a new backend branch to support assigning permissions directly to roles such as Owner, Administrator, and Core Team, and updated the backend logic to ensure that new permissions are automatically accessible to these roles. He also made corresponding frontend updates in a separate branch and pushed both branches to the remote repository. See below for the work done on selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with A–F and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Carlos Gomez (Full-Stack Software Developer), and Fatima Villena (Software Engineer). They assisted with the research, by reviewing all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM G-N

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with G–N and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. This week’s active members of this team were: Haocheng Xu (Developer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), and Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with O–Z and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want. This week’s active members of this team were: Rahul Bagul (Software Engineer), Shreyas Bedekar (Software Engineer), and Taariq Mansurie (Full-Stack Developer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures supporting selfish philanthropy by giving people what they want by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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One Community welcomes Vamsi Krishna Rolla to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Vamsi Krishna is a software engineer with over 2 years of experience in full-stack development, specializing in building scalable, user-focused web applications. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Purdue University and works extensively with technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, React.js, Express, Angular, MongoDB, and Docker. His expertise spans backend API development, frontend architecture, cloud deployment with AWS and Kubernetes, and version control with Git. Vamsi Krishna is committed to writing clean, maintainable code and delivering intuitive user experiences through thoughtful design and component reuse. As a member of the One Community team, Vamsi Krishna contributes to the enhancement of the Highest Good Network software application by implementing issue tracking features, dynamic filtering, and a Phase 2 Summary dashboard with a stacked horizontal bar graph to visualize tool stoppage data. He reviews and provides feedback on over 40 pull requests across both the frontend and backend modules of the Highest Good Network web application. His contributions focus on feature development, bug resolution, UI consistency, and improving overall usability across the application.

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Akanksha is a software engineer specializing in full-stack application development, with a focus on backend systems, automation, and cloud-native solutions. She has built scalable, maintainable systems across various domains, including e-commerce, civic tech, and data-driven platforms. Akanksha holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and has contributed in industry roles centered on impact-driven development and agile collaboration. She is passionate about creating tools that improve efficiency and streamline workflows. As a member of the One Community Software Team, Akanksha is contributing to the Highest Good Network software using the MERN stack, including the development of automation features such as an auto-poster for Medium publication integration.

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