The Uncaged board meets annually. Before OnBoard, preparing for board meetings was an overwhelming administrative task. Getting directors the information they needed, ensuring they received it and keeping that material up to date was a major headache.
OnBoard, Compton says, relieves her of 80% of that burden. Directors also benefit, becoming up to 45% more efficient in their board-related tasks, she estimates.
“Things are a lot more accessible to the board of directors now,” she says. “They need to see the Conflict of Interest that they’ve signed; they need to see where our money is going, and when it is coming in.”
Compton also distributes video updates from Westfall, the founder, putting them in OnBoard’s “announcements” file, so directors can watch them at their convenience. “They have all of that at their fingertips,” she adds.
Compton also likes that board members can easily vote within OnBoard. In fact, Compton says, voting was the board’s initial experience with OnBoard after implementation. “We had a few items that needed to be voted on, and I was sick of doing it over email and then trying to turn it into minutes and saving it in a Dropbox.”
The board members downloaded the OnBoard app and voted; not one needed to ask for help, Compton says. Being able to use the OnBoard app on their device of choice, board members can easily separate board communications from the clutter of other emails. That was important to Compton.
“If the OnBoard app is pinging them and they know it’s specifically for board matters, they know to give it appropriate attention,” she says.
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