Welcome to A Boardside View—a blog dedicated to the real-world challenges, triumphs, and sometimes eyebrow-raising moments of board-led organizations. Whether you’re navigating condo board politics, tackling nonprofit governance, or just trying to figure out who does what, you’ll find practical advice, personal stories, and a few laughs along the way.
Written by Pat Crosscombe, past condo board president and founder of BoardSpace, this blog offers a fresh perspective on board life—always professional, never stuffy.
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 together. They are two sides of the same...
Serving as an HOA or condo board director can be a daunting task. The job comes with lots of responsibilities. Managing a homeowner association's affairs often includes making tough financial decisions. Why do some homeowner association boards excel and others...
Are you having trouble managing passwords? It is impossible to keep track of all the passwords needed to survive our digital lives without help? Doesn’t everyone hate all of these complicated passwords? I sure do. The last time I checked, I had 10 pages of passwords....
Is your condo or HOA manager stressed? Condo managers are special people working on the front lines of condo corporations and face challenging people regularly. These people could be owners who might be angry about something or directors who are busy and sometimes...
With technology moving into every aspect of our lives, it is no surprise that condominiums are following suit. As such, it can be daunting for a condo board to find software that fits their needs and their condominium community. There are lots of products on the...
I have attended many Annual General Meetings. Some have been very interesting mostly because they drove me nuts for the same reason, because “Kim” attended. Managing difficult people at an AGM takes practice, but take heart, the skills can be learned. Who is “Kim”?...
Canadian Companies Collaborate on Services to Condos Ottawa, Canada - February 5, 2020 BoardSpace is thrilled to announce an affiliation with Snaile Canada; a Canadian-based company that provides fully integrated, smart parcel lockers for retail outlets, pharmacies,...
Effective decision-making is never easy. Every non-profit expects its board of directors to make the right decisions. Implementing a process that will help a board make good decisions is preferable to an ad-hoc process. This post details a three-step process to help...
What makes someone the best at managing a homeowners association (HOA), condo, or community association? The job isn’t for the faint of heart. It demands a rare mix of resilience, diplomacy, organization, and technical know-how—qualities that turn ordinary...
Nonprofit organizations face challenges in meeting the demands of the director's life cycle, including onboarding, orientation, and offboarding, every year. The article provides tips for successfully onboarding new directors, providing them with an orientation, and...