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Creating strong agendas, taking accurate minutes, and impeccable record keeping is essential for your board to accomplish mission-critical work. Agendas, minutes, and record keeping are necessary for good governance and affect the efficiency of the entire board meeting lifecycle: meeting preparation, the meeting itself, and post-meeting momentum. Boardable offers plenty of best practices and advice for creating effective board meeting agendas and minutes, and for impeccable record keeping in order to follow up on action items.
At Boardable, we’re all about empowering you with the tools and insights to participate on a board and make a true difference. So, let’s explore ten tips to help you become the board member your organization needs. 1. Embrace Your Role with Passion Your passion is the heartbeat of…
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Below, we outline three best practices that drive nonprofit board success and show how board management software, such as Boardable, can make a significant difference in building a more efficient and impactful board. 1. Prioritize Effective Communication A key factor in board success is cultivating the…
History The Floating Hospital is a mission-driven healthcare provider offering compassionate, full-service medical and mental health care to underserved families in New York City. Operating from its land-based clinic in Long Island City, Queens, the organization delivers pediatric and primary care, behavioral health services, and…
Well-crafted board packs for board meetings (also called a board packet) are essential for effective nonprofit governance. Far from just a pile of documents, it’s a strategic tool that helps board members prepare, participate, and make mission-aligned decisions. Whether you’re planning your next regular board meeting, a special session, or…
In a recent episode of The Nonprofit Show featuring Boardable, Chief Product Officer Cody Bender joined the conversation to discuss how nonprofits can reimagine their board meeting culture to drive greater impact. His insights are a must-hear for executive directors, board chairs, and governance leaders…
In this blog post, we’ll explore what to include in an agenda for nonprofit board meetings. Essential Elements of Every Board Meeting Agenda Call to Order and Approval of Minutes Start the meeting with a call to order and a review and approval of the board minutes…
Although taking, keeping, and reading board meeting minutes may seem like a dull task, they are essential to having a well-managed board. There are a lot of reasons to keep concise board meeting minutes. Benefits include: Board management platforms like Boardable can remove the guesswork and human error from board…
You may struggle to track board meeting minutes if you serve on a board or committee for organizations such as nonprofits, healthcare, education, and business enterprises. Understanding meeting minutes is essential to the success of any board, especially when securing funding from other organizations. Without a…
