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Why you should always use your board software for secure board communication

Board Effect

Your board software. Starting new trustees on the right path When new board members of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry start, board administrator Carissa Burgett makes sure they understand that all board communications will come through the Chamber’s board management software, BoardEffect.

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

A receiver thin enough to be a sleeve on a phone and small enough in surface area requiring the right materials (they can transmit & receive with devices thinner than 5 millimeters), Precision tracking software so they can focus the sound beam to concentrate the sound wave exactly to your receiver and avoid inefficiencies of diffusion.

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Mastering communication with your volunteer board members

Board Effect

Put necessary information (deadlines and actions needed) at the top of your messages and share background information as a link to a document stored in your board management software. Simplify communication channels Simplify communication channels to reduce demands on the board and keep important information front and center.

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Navigating the volunteer board member lifecycle for effective collaboration

Board Effect

From director onboarding to departure, consider other organizations’ experiences: Onboarding new directors to a 52-member board falls to the board administrator of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry , a business advocacy organization in Harrisburg. The administrator championed new solutions for easing the honeymoon period.

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Leveraging technology and development to engage volunteer board members

Board Effect

Consider what your board management software can offer the board and beyond: Facilitating secure communication and information sharing Board members need to be able to work with each other and with organization staff to provide effective guidance. And board members can easily click to supporting materials when reviewing possible changes.

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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

Board Effect

Another organization, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, has 62 top CEOs and C-suite executives from across the state serving on the board. Information sharing Board management software centralizes documents, reports and other important information in a secure digital repository.

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A Review of Skytop Lodge: The Collapse of an Icon

Mike Michalowicz

I realize that you may be reading this article because you are considering a stay at Skytop Lodge in Skytop, Pennsylvania. I provide a full review below. The cost for this two-day retreat was a rich $1,500 (approximately) but perceivably worth every penny – my wife only sees her best friend on the rarest occasions due to the distance.