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Govenda
What Is Govenda?
Govenda unites your entire governance team on a single, secure board management platform with no extra costs per user, enabling teams to achieve more. As the innovation leader in board governance, Govenda offers features that boost productivity, allowing governance teams to focus on high-priority issues. With a 99% customer retention rate, Govenda is the trusted choice for efficient and effective board management. See Govenda in Action.
Who Uses Govenda?
Board professionals, board members, executive leadership, information technology, private companies, pre-IPO companies, and public companies.
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Reviews of Govenda
Great Board Portal for Non-Profits!
Comments: This has been a great asset for our Board, as they are all busy business people in the community and we needed to be able to have everything in a more centralized location. Having it electronic, especially for voting and signatures, has helped us conduct business faster and with more communication.
Pros:
I love that this is available on all devices-web browser, tablets, and an app-so that Board members can log in from anywhere at any time. As an administrator, it was simple and easy to set up my Board and had all the features I needed. My Board members could easily navigate the portal right from the beginning and had no problems with getting the notifications. I had responses right away!
Cons:
It took a while to get everything going, as response time from the team was slow. But once I was set up, everything has been smooth.
OnBoard Response
6 years ago
Hi Carina, Thank you for your positive review of BoardBookit! It's so wonderful to hear that our platform is an asset to your board and you're loving the anytime, anywhere, any device access! The fact that you can now conduct business faster with our Voting feature is fantastic! Thanks again!
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Working well for a 12-member board
Pros:
Keeps everything in one place, securely. I particularly like that, e.g. access to committee meeting agendas or related documents are automatically restricted to committee members. BoardBookit has good functions for managing meeting agendas, and new ones like votes, polls, and tasks have been added since we started using the product.
Cons:
There are two functions I would like to see added or adjusted. One is that there is no way to post a link individually or in a group, e.g. to share relevant articles with board members, or to link to a shared Google doc or drive. Links must be added to a document and then posted. The second is that for ease of management, ability to write notes on, etc., all uploaded/posted documents including Excel files are converted to pdf format. But sometimes I want to securely share other types of files with the board, e.g. financials in a spreadsheet to be manipulated by other committee or board members.
OnBoard Response
5 years ago
HI! Thank you for reviewing BoardBookit. It is wonderful to hear that you enjoy the agenda, votes, polls, and task functionality! The ability to embed URL's into BoardBookit is on our roadmap, expect to see it in the future. I will be sure to pass your other request on to our team. Thanks again!
Safety Director
Comments: Overall, I have to say I’m pretty happy with Govinda
Pros:
Simple to use an easy access for all other members of our board to get documents
Cons:
Sometimes things don’t process as fast as I would like it to
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Govenda Review 2022
Comments: Great
Pros:
User friendly and effective. It is easy to add and delete documents. I like that users outside of the administrator isn't prompted by all notices when changes are made.
Cons:
My Board members have a problem suggesting amendments and making notes on documents. I suggest a box option to add comments to minutes and documents and a share options so it can be seen and or accessed by members
OnBoard Response
3 years ago
Hi Mauricia, thank you so much for taking the time to review Govenda. We love hearing how effective and user friendly our board portal is for our customers. We appreciate and have taken note of the comment box suggestion as we are always looking for ways to make board management easier for our customers!
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Feature-Rich, Best in Class
Comments: Excellent, absolutely excellent. The sales process was terrific, onboarding was phenomenal, ongoing training and support are top-notch, and feature development is continuous. The BoardBookit portal itself is exactly what our Board members and the Board liaison needed, easy to use and feature-rich. The price point is also excellent for our organization, with BoardBookit, onboarding, support, and training included in the annual subscription price. Excellent tool, excellent company.
Pros:
BoardBookit has top-notch, US-based support 24x7 for admin users and Board Member/end users. All support calls by our organization have been handled excellently. Training sessions are provided by BBi professionals directly to end users, anytime, anywhere. BoardBookit is a women-owned, women-led company whose sole focus is on meeting the needs of Board managers and Board members. The BBi end-user interface is accessible via computer, tablet, or mobile device; our Board members find it easy to access and intuitive to use. Our Board Liaison is able to set up, configure, and administrate BBi without assistance from internal IT support. This is an AMAZING testament to BBi's ease of use and excellent product design.
Cons:
BoardBookit is always adding and developing features and functionality, their product road map is full of great enhancements. The reporting and survey features are relatively new to BoardBookit, which we are happy to have available. Both surveys and reporting deserve more robust functionality, which I believe is already on the BBi road map.
