by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
A Series about Minutes, Meetings & Effective Decisions A 4-part series about board management; minutes, meetings & effective decision making. Part 1: How to make Minutes SMART: Five Key Things Minutes have an image problem, and we need to fix it. No one loves...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
How to take better minutes: 5 SMART Tips Minutes have an image problem, and we need to fix it. No one loves their minutes; no one even likes them. No one likes taking minutes. The hardest position to fill on any volunteer boards is the secretary. No one ever does...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
Making board’s better: Best practices for new directors With Pat Crosscombe & Bonnie Oakes Charron Join us for this 3-part series about engagement, recruitment, onboarding and orientation of new directors. Part 1: Keeping your board interested: Top 4...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
How to make meetings fun again Meetings are NO fun! And not having the meeting minutes before the meeting makes the meeting even less fun. Directors of nonprofit organizations, condominiums and homeowner associations attend a lot of meetings. Directors usually...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
How did BoardSpace get started? My Condo Board The idea for BoardSpace began from my experience as President of my condo’s Board of Directors. Being a Director was great. I enjoyed learning about governance, management, legal issues affecting condominiums, engineering...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace
End Minute Madness: Love your Meetings Joining My Condo Board When I joined my condo board, I absolutely refused to be the secretary because I knew taking the minutes would be a pain. I became president instead. During my term of office, we had recording secretaries...