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What is BoardSpot?

BoardSpot simplifies governance, making it an easy task for organizations. Its design incorporates governance best practices seamlessly into all functionalities, catering specifically to non-technical board members and busy administrators.

We provide four tailored plans, each designed to meet the unique needs of nonprofits of varying sizes. All plans come with personalized training for administrators, ensuring they can make the most out of the platform. Additionally, we offer a grant program specifically aimed at supporting smaller nonprofits.

Essentials features include:
* Support for up to 30 users
* Unlimited document storage
* Meeting RSVP capabilities
* A member directory
* Integration with calendars
* An agenda builder tool

Standard builds on these Essentials with:
* All features from the Essentials plan
* Support for up to 50 users
* Private committee options
* Restricted access for guests
* Attendance reporting capabilities
* Administrative levels for user access
* Custom user permissions
* A minutes builder
* Voting features

The Professional plan includes all Standard features and expands to:
* Support for up to 150 users
* Two different boards
* A self-hosted calendar option
* Availability of data migration services

Finally, the Enterprise plan encompasses all Professional features and offers:
* Unlimited users
* Multiple board support
* Custom API integrations
* A dedicated customer success manager
* Comprehensive white-glove onboarding services to ensure a smooth transition and effective use of the platform for all users.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$95 per month
Price Overview:
$95 per month - Essentials Plan
$225 per month - Standard Plan
$425 per month - Professional Plan
Custom quote - Enterprise Plan
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, BoardSpot provides an API

Screenshots and Video

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Company Facts

Company Name:
BoardSpot
Date Founded:
2018
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.boardspot.com
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

BoardSpot Categories and Features

Nonprofit Software

Accounting
Committee Management
Donor Management
Dues Management
Event Management
Fundraising Management
Member Database
Membership Management
Social Media Management
Volunteer Management

Board Management Software

Agenda Time Management
Approval Process Management
Board Assessment
Calendar Management
Collaboration
D&O Questionnaires
Document Management
Electronic Signature
For Nonprofits
Member Directory
Minutes Management
Polls / Voting
Role-Based Permissions
Roles and Terms
Single Sign On
Skills Tracking

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  • Reviewer Name: Michael B.
    Position: Executive Director
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Great software for smaller boards

    Date: Mar 28 2023
    Summary

    We have just started with this software and are already excited about what it can do for the price. They offer a great grant program to small nonprofits that brings the price for a year down to what a month would cost from the big competitors. This software does everything your small NPO (especially ours which has not-so-tech-friendly board members) and nothing you don't need it to do.

    Before, we were putting the meetings in Google cal, making the agenda in Google docs, using Adobe to merge the agenda, executive director report and any other pages together, then emailing that out. This program will help streamline, save time, and keep everything in one place instead of being scattered around as we had it before BoardSpot.

    If you do anything, start a free trial and make a meeting. Once you start using it, you'll see its power. At first, it doesn't look like it does much, but you will see what it can do. If you are small to medium-sized, it should do what you need it to!

    Positive

    Easy to set up.
    Integrated documents embedded in the minutes.
    Voting.
    Board Packet.
    No "Per user" pricing structure that eats your budget.
    Guest accounts.

    Negative

    Lack of a minutes builder (however, they have assured me this feature soon!)

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 13 2023
    Thank you for such an in-depth review. I'm happy to say that our minutes builder is now live! We can't wait to hear how you like it. Our grant program has been such an important aspect of BoardSpot from day one. We want to ensure that every nonprofit has the tools they need to govern effectively, even with limited budgets.
  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Executive Director
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great product and great value!

    Date: Mar 09 2023
    Summary

    Overall amazing, it's the right balance of robust features, easy to use, and reasonably priced. Love it!

    Positive

    We love how BoardSpot streamlined so much of our communication. It's easy to use, puts everything we need in a clear central location and has saved us tons of time that had been spent tracking down all kinds of documents. We love the product!

    Negative

    Would love to see more features added, like to be notified when documents are downloaded and know by whom and have messaging on the platform.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    Thank you for this review, and the suggestions about document notification and messaging. We aim to help nonprofit boards be efficient and organized. Sounds like we are succeeding. Thank you! We will add your feature ideas to our list.
  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Board Consultant
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Easy to Use - Terrific Service

    Date: Nov 22 2023
    Summary

    The service and ease of use of this site have been terrific. A bit buggy, but the service has resolved all questions quickly. I was able to build a custom package for the services we need within budget - and the cost is 25% of many competitors, which is wonderful as a nonprofit.

    Positive

    I appreciated I could set up my own trial site, the demo was easy to schedule and informative. The price is 25% of competitors prices, for the same features!

    Negative

    Provisioning accounts for Board members was buggy. I would love a feature where votes could be tallied and previewed with annotations prior to meetings.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Dec 08 2023
    We want to ensure that every nonprofit has the tools to govern effectively even with limited budgets. We appreciate hearing that the free trial, thorough demo, and price were all helpful in making your decision. You'll be happy to hear we recently released a voting feature that allows you to hold a vote before the meeting to accomplish exactly what you mention here! Let us know what you think.
  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Development Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Easy to use system

    Date: Feb 20 2023
    Summary

    Fairly easy to accept meeting invites and see activity.

    Positive

    The functionality of BoardSpot is nice. It is easy to add meetings and team members. You can share meeting agendas and attach documents to them.

    Negative

    It could have more features, it's pretty plain and simple.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    It's nice to hear that you find the portal easy to manage and use! We are consistently releasing new features. Recently we updated the agenda builder, added agenda templates, and rolled out our brand new minutes builder. Would love more feedback as you try them out!
  • Reviewer Name: Jason B.
    Position: Owner
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    YMCA usage

    Date: Feb 14 2023
    Summary

    Overall, the product and service is really good. Haven't had to call support at all, so can't say if it's good or bad, but it says a lot about the stability of the tool.

    Positive

    Document collection, meeting notes, board member info - all is pretty good and the interface is pretty simple.

    Negative

    Document management could be expanded, such as adding folders and permissions. Maybe better board member onboarding, not just to the board, but to help non-technical folks get used to using an online tool.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    Jason I am so glad you mentioned Document organization. That is actually something we have planned. Having your additional input on this is great. Thanks. Assisting the less tech savvy in learning the portal is an ongoing focus for BoardSpot. For those who like to learn by reading and watching, we have recently updated our entire help desk (help.boardspot.com). And for those who prefer a live environment, we offer free training. Send us a chat inside your portal if you'd like to schedule a training session.
  • Reviewer Name: Roketa J.
    Position: President
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    A Must Have Product

    Date: Sep 28 2022
    Summary

    Highly recommend for non-profit users starting off. Love the upload option to add attachments and meeting minutes. Would love to see sample templates for different types of businesses for compliance purposes.

    Positive

    Ease of Use, User Experience Interface and Pricing. Starting off, the features are good and meet minimum requirements. Would love to see future improvements.

    Negative

    Having to copy and paste Zoom details vs having a Zoom Integration or MS Teams, Google Meet option

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    Roketa, I am excited to share that we are in the final stages of an integration to make your video call coordination easier! Stay tuned and we will email you when it's released!
  • Reviewer Name: Brenda S.
    Position: Board Chair
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Everything in one place - Easy to use

    Date: Jun 27 2022
    Summary

    Having a central repository for important corporate documents and personnel biographies and contact information has been great. Previously, we were using Google Drive, which in use proved to be cumbersome, confusing, and non-intuitive, which resulted in the board not using it as a board resource.

    Positive

    BoardSpot is well organized and intuitive to use. Having all the board information in one place and accessible by everyone is wonderful. Adoption and use of BoardSpot by the board and staff has been well received.

    Negative

    It takes a bit to learn how to use the 'create Agenda' feature. The ability to paste an Agenda, or to save an Agenda template, that is used over and over with minimal change, rather than retyping it anew, would be great. Also, the ability to schedule meetings as recurring, rather than having to schedule each meeting individually, would be useful.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    Brenda, I am glad to report that we recently made updates to the agenda building process, and you have custom agenda templates available now! Also we are currently working on recurring meetings. Getting feedback like yours is so helpful. And it guides our feature decisions. So thank you for taking the time to share!
  • Reviewer Name: Jessica E.
    Position: Member at Large
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    BoardSpot Has Streamlined Board Participation

    Date: Aug 22 2022
    Summary

    Really easy tool to navigate and we are taking full advantage of it.

    Positive

    Love the organization of all documents. Plus ability to see board members and their committees easily.

    Negative

    No downside to this tool. So easy to use and has really kept us organized.

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  • Reviewer Name: Erik M.
    Position: Board Chair
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    BoardSpot Fuels Collaboration

    Date: Jun 20 2022
    Summary

    Overall we love this system. Everyone in the organization from board members to staff users feels we made the right decision with this product.

    Positive

    Our non-profit embarked on a mission to bring our all volunteer board together in one place for both meetings and documents. Easy of use was top priority when searching for a solution. BoardSpot checked all the boxes for us as we launched our first all-in-one tool. For us, BoardSpot replaced a difficult to use document management system for documents and a calendar meeting invites. We often found our members couldn't access the documents they needed and joined incorrect meeting links. Bringing us all together on one platform was been a significant improvement and our time on this system has just begun.

    Negative

    I don't have any Cons but could joke that we are spoiled by the BoardSpot team when we need features and updates might be a Con.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Board of Directors
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Board spot is a really good for basic management for non-profits

    Date: Sep 17 2022
    Summary

    As mentioned above, it is pretty basic website where we can find all the information about the non-profit.

    Positive

    1. Planning meetings
    2. Managing committees
    3. It is a basic site for everyone on the team to get basic ideas about the non-profit.

    Negative

    It would be better if we were able to integrate our to emails & other vendors like zoom which we use to schedule all our meetings.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Sep 20 2023
    We have recently released an integration with Zoom so you can now create video calls inside your board portal!
  • Reviewer Name: Kerri D.
    Position: Board Member
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    BoardSpot works

    Date: Sep 30 2022
    Summary

    Overall it is a good experience for us. We love being able to store documents for reference. We would love an added feature to allow group sharing of working documents to make it easier.

    Positive

    BoardSpot has helped us organize our board with one location for everything. It is a central location for board members to find what they need for reference and when we have meetings scheduled.

    Negative

    Sometimes it is hard for some members to use and there are connectivity issues.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    We aim for a simple but powerful tool that equips nonprofits to focus on your mission rather than searching for information in multiple places. Thank you for sharing that we are doing this for your organization! We do not yet have working documents, but that is something we are considering. I would love to discuss your member challenges further. If you are interested please chat us from inside your portal so we can troubleshoot and discuss training options. Thanks.
  • Reviewer Name: Amber W.
    Position: Board Member
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    First Time User

    Date: Aug 29 2022
    Summary

    I'm impressed. I look forward to using this intuitive platform to help keep me organized relative to my board membership.

    Positive

    Ease of setup and editing contact information. Organization of board member details, meetings, documents, etc.

    Negative

    Nothing so far, I wouldn't change anything as far as I can tell.

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  • Reviewer Name: Janice T.
    Position: Director of Operations
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    BoardSpot really makes a difference

    Date: Jun 21 2022
    Summary

    Support is terrific. Truly simply to use and easy to teach others. Can't wait until Zoom is integrated!

    Positive

    Everything in one place - easily accessible. So much better than hunting through emails for meeting makers.
    Makes committee structures very clear.
    Support and willingness to add or think about adding new features is outstanding.

    Negative

    A way to schedule recurring meetings would be great.
    Not clear if emails can be sent to individuals or groups outside of meetings.

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  • Reviewer Name: James T.
    Position: Director
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Completed my setup of BoardSpot

    Updated: Sep 13 2022
    Summary

    Not too bad, I like the program and feel that it is an excellent tool for many of the topics and information that we cover will be just a click away.

    Positive

    I like the way that the program is set up and the ease of locating information of the other Board members.

    Negative

    Trying to get my photo on the page with the other Directors and not succeeding at it.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    James, I would love to upload that photo for you, if you are still having issues. Feel free to chat us from inside the portal and we can get this taken care of. Thanks!
  • Reviewer Name: Anika S.
    Position: Board Co-Chair
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Love BoardSpot!

    Date: Jun 21 2022
    Summary

    I would definitely recommend this to other Boards. The customer service support was excellent. We were all impressed with the particular give to our org's specific needs, e.g. adding additional pronoun options.

    Positive

    The intuitive interface of BoardSpot makes it easy to use. And the platform keeps us much more organized than our previous online tool.

    Negative

    I'm too new to have cons. I'm still reveling in this new tool.

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  • Reviewer Name: Bulent E.
    Position: Board member
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Solid software with many capabilities

    Date: Nov 27 2022
    Summary

    I am please with the software and look forward to new features including search capability.

    Positive

    BoardSpot is able to organize our meetings and document in an efficient manner.
    We are able to link the Minutes of our meeting to the Board or Committee meetings.
    It also gives us the capability to poll or members and RSVP for meetings.

    Negative

    It would be helpful to have keyword search capabilities to look for specific items in the data base and also within stored documents.

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    Official BoardSpot Response
    Date: Jul 26 2023
    A global search capability is feedback we have heard from other users as well, and we have added this to our list. Appreciate you taking the time to share this feedback. We are happy that you are using so many of the features and seeing value. Keep the feedback coming!
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