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 | Condo & HOA Focused, Minutes, Non-Profit Focused
How to take better minutes: 5 Tips Minutes have an image problem, and we need to fix it. No one loves their minutes; no one even likes them. Directors need to know how to take better minutes. The hardest position to fill on any volunteer board is the secretary, and...
by Pat Crosscombe, Founder & CEO, BoardSpace | Condo & HOA Focused, Director, Non-Profit Focused, Recruitment
Effective strategies for recruiting the best nonprofit directors Finding the right board directors is a cornerstone of effective governance for not-for-profit organizations. However, the process can often be challenging due to various factors, including a lack of...
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 | 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, Non-Profit Focused
How did BoardSpace get started? My experience as a Director on 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...
