by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Governance, Minutes, Non-Profit Focused
Consent Agenda: A Simple Way to Run More Focused Board Meetings Many board meetings get sidetracked by routine updates and items that don’t need discussion. If your meetings are running long and losing focus, there’s a simple solution: the consent agenda. Used...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Governance, Minutes, Non-Profit Focused
Creating a Board Meeting Agenda That Works An effective board meeting starts with a solid agenda. Whether you’re leading a nonprofit, condo board, or association, the agenda sets the tone, keeps discussions on track, and ensures meetings are focused and productive....
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Governance, Non-Profit Focused
Effective Board Meetings: Strategies for Success Are your board meetings effective? If not, you’re not alone. Many organizations struggle with poorly attended, lengthy, unproductive meetings that lack clear purpose and outcomes. It’s time to transform your...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director
Continuing education for condo board directors Condominiums are complex entities to manage, yet they are governed by elected directors who are not required to have any relevant expertise. Most new directors have no prior experience on a condo board. If a director has...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Property Manager
Aiding condo managers on the front lines For condo managers who work on the front lines of condo corporations, day-to-day business may include interacting with owners who might be unfriendly or keeping up with a busy and sometimes demanding board of directors. It...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Non-Profit Focused, Technology
Tips for Buying Board Management Software Are you looking for tips for buying board management software for your organization? You’ve come to the right place. In an era where technology drives transformation across all industries, board-led organizations like...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Owners
Seven tips for building trust in condo communities It is unlikely that the condo’s declaration, bylaws, rules, or policies include any reference to building trust; yet good governance cannot be achieved without it. Directors might assume that meeting their fiduciary...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Owners
A condo board’s guide to fixing people problems Attempting to fix a condo board’s problem does not usually result in calling the police. If a fight breaks out at a condo board meeting and the police are called to assist, most directors recognize that there is a...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Uncategorized
Collaborative Document Editing with LiveDocs Our customers asked for a feature that would allow them to collaborate on editing documents. We listened, pondered, reviewed the idea, and planned its implementation. We now have our beta version of this feature in...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Governance, Minutes, Non-Profit Focused
Make finding documents easy: Best Tips Getting organized and keeping track of your documents is easy if you have a system and ALWAYS follow it. This system consists of two parts: Document Naming Guide and Tag Library. The document naming guide and Tag Library work...
