Put yourself in the shoes of a board member for a moment. It’s been a busy month, dealing with career considerations, family obligations, and yes, sitting on the board for a non-profit organization. The board meeting approaches, but you’re digging through emails, unable to find the agenda. Worse yet, the board held an impromptu vote a week back and you
It’s important for any board of directors to be able to communicate and share relevant documents between meetings. These days, many board members are geographically spread out and have very busy schedules. This means that they rely heavily on technology for communication. Many companies have been using Dropbox as a board portal. While Dropbox does have many helpful features, it
One of the biggest challenges for any board is to get all of your members in the same place at the same time for a meeting. It’s common for board members to be spread out in different cities and juggling busy schedules. The COVID-19 pandemic has also raised safety concerns, and many people now prefer to take meetings from home.
If you’re getting started launching a new non-profit or organization, or perhaps you’re new to serving on a Board of Directors, there are a lot of things to keep in mind. We’ll assume you have an working group of at least 2-3 people (to start your initial Board of Directors if it doesn’t already exist). Our goal here is to
