by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Director, Engagement, Governance, Non-Profit Focused
The Director’s Life Cycle: Onboarding, Orientation & Offboarding 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...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Director, Engagement, Governance, Non-Profit Focused
Keeping your board interested: Top 4 ways to increase engagement This blog post explores effective strategies to increase engagement among condo owners and not-for-profit supporters. Shared challenges, shared solutions. Engagement issues persist across both condo...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Governance
Pot and Condos: Communicating out of a stink What is the stink about pot? Pot certainly has a distinctive odour, but it’s not the smell that is causing a stink; it’s the legalization of it. Pot (or cannabis) is now legal in Canada, and where it has already been...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Governance, Minutes, Non-Profit Focused
How to make board meetings fun again Are your meetings not fun because the meeting minutes are never ready before the next meeting? Directors attend a lot of meetings, usually one meeting every month. Admins and condo or HOA managers attend many more than that. Read...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Governance
Five things new condo directors need to know Congratulations on getting elected to the condo board! Now the fun begins. For first-time directors, there is an overwhelming amount of new information to digest. While it may seem like everything has to be learned at once,...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Governance
How to be a successful condo board director In a previous post, I provided a checklist of the best practices that successful boards can use. Successful boards are made up of successful directors. What makes a successful condo board director? Here are five...
