Who are we?
Boardable was founded by nonprofit founders to serve community nonprofits. Our mission is to dramatically improve the experience of serving on a board of directors, and to help organizations better engage with their boards and committees.
What we have built is both a software platform and a purpose-driven company that serves those who serve their communities.
Boardable sprang from a stroke of serendipity. It started when the United Way of Central Indiana approached Indianapolis-based creative agency SmallBox and its software arm, Gravy Lab, with a problem. UWCI’s ambitious mission and rising tide of support made it critical for the organization to find a faster, more organized way to engage with its more than 400 board and committee members. That’s not an issue organizations typically bring to creative agencies, but SmallBox, then led by eventual Boardable CEO Jeb Banner, specializes in serving mission-oriented organizations. That approach that not only endears the agency to nonprofits, it also attracts talent and leadership passionate about making an impact at the community level. Banner and several of Boardable’s future co-founders knew the pain points of board engagement and how they made organizations less effective. They had already found their own nonprofits, and served on multiple boards. Furthermore, they knew that most board management software options are too expensive for community nonprofits. Seeing an opportunity, they designed an online portal that unified boards, committees, and organizations in one place. With that, they founded Boardable. The opportunity they saw was quickly realized. UWCI soon became one of Boardable’s first customers, and less than a year after the company’s founding, Boardable became a preferred provider to the United Way Worldwide Network Purchasing Program.
CEO and Founder
As the CEO and a founder of Boardable, Jeb is passionate about community nonprofits, entrepreneurship, and more. He also founded SmallBox, a creative agency for mission-driven organizations, and is co-founder of The Speak Easy and founder of Musical Family Tree, both 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
VP of Customer Success
As Vice President of Customer Success, Julie loves showing nonprofits how technology can help make them more effective and improve existing processes. Her career started at the Smithsonian, where she helped launch a first-of-its-kind center. From there, she began leading business development for nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
Director of Product
As Director of Product, Krista is determined to build board software that empowers nonprofits to realize their missions. She finds the intersection between nonprofits and tech to be especially fulfilling, and she values customer input when shaping Boardable’s product roadmap.
Senior Product Developer and Founder
As Senior Product Developer, Joe strives to make Boardable the best nonprofit board management software by building, testing, and updating its tools. In addition to co-founding Boardable, he also co-founded several other companies, including SmallBox and Gravy Lab. He dreams in code and sustains himself mostly on Diet Coke.
Account Representative
As Account Representative, Brittany makes sure that Boardable is a good fit for each customer. She graduated from The Lilly School of Philanthropy, and immediately sought out an opportunity to help nonprofits use technology in realizing their missions. Intellectually curious, Brittany can often be seen listening to TED Talks on her breaks.
Community Manager
Laura’s passion for service and giving back make her a natural fit as Community Manager. She ensures that Boardable delivers a positive brand experience by drawing upon her long history of working with and for multiple nonprofits. That gives her a keen sense of what tools will help customers realize their mission on a case-by-case basis.
Founder and Board Member
As a founder, Jason brings insights from his extensive background in the nonprofit, software development, and creative services spaces. He is founder and President of RocketBuild, and volunteers frequently outside of work. Currently, he is President of Montessori Garden Academy’s board of directors.
Content Marketer
As Content Marketer, Patrick loves arming nonprofits with the information they need to understand the impact of using board management software. In addition to collaborating with Boardable’s team to identify the best content opportunities, he also nurtures influencer marketing by connecting with thought leaders in the nonprofit space.
Founder and Board Chair
As a founder and board chair, Andy helps guide Boardable’s growth. He is COO of a scaling marketing technology company called 250ok, and is active on several nonprofit and for-profit boards. He has held leadership roles with companies such as ExactTarget and Appirio, and co-found HoverCrowd, Zworks, and The Speak Easy.
CFO
With experience as a CFO and angel investor, Steve brings an uncommon level of passion and expertise to Boardable’s finance and accounting. He’s also principal at CaaS for SaaS CFO Services, and a proud graduate of The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Board Member
An accomplished medical device executive with six patents, Audrey is prolific in her board service. She currently sits on the board of directors for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Kosciusko County, and several advisory boards including two at Notre Dame.
We never stop ideating, brainstorming, spitballing, and iterating. New ideas and innovative solutions are what we live to create. You can count on us to bring ingenuity to Boardable with every update. In fact, we’ll probably ask for your opinion so we can incorporate it into our next ingenious idea.
A great idea often comes from saying “yes, and” to a good idea. We believe in each other, and we believe in the customers we serve. We bring a positive attitude to every conversation, and we strive for a positive outcome to every interaction.
Starting a company is hard work. Serving others is hard work. Building innovative technology is hard work. Luckily, we love hard work! We jump at the chance to tackle new problems and solve lingering issues. We embrace the obstacle as the way, applying persistence and tenacity to overcome our roadblocks.
When you combine great ideas, a can-do attitude, unwavering dedication, a kickass team, and some of the best customers in the world, you are bound to have a bit of fun. We say ‘bring on the fun!’ We do our best to make sure that our culture is empowering and exciting, both for our team and for yours.
We never stop ideating, brainstorming, spitballing, and iterating. New ideas and innovative solutions are what we live to create. You can count on us to bring ingenuity to Boardable with every update. In fact, we’ll probably ask for your opinion so we can incorporate it into our next ingenious idea.
A great idea often comes from saying “yes, and” to a good idea. We believe in each other, and we believe in the customers we serve. We bring a positive attitude to every conversation, and we strive for a positive outcome to every interaction.
Starting a company is hard work. Serving others is hard work. Building innovative technology is hard work. Luckily, we love hard work! We jump at the chance to tackle new problems and solve lingering issues. We embrace the obstacle as the way, applying persistence and tenacity to overcome our roadblocks.
When you combine great ideas, a can-do attitude, unwavering dedication, a kickass team, and some of the best customers in the world, you are bound to have a bit of fun. We say ‘bring on the fun!’ We do our best to make sure that our culture is empowering and exciting, both for our team and for yours.
