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Board Portal Buyer's Guide
The right board meeting software can improve governance and board efficiencies while allowing board members to collaborate within a secure platform.
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Simple Preparation & Board Organization
- Create fully formatted, detailed agendas in minutes, instantly updating and distributing them as changes occur
- Assign contributors to upload key documents, linking them to items on the agenda
- Enable online editing of documents by approved contributors, while retaining full version control of files even after the board pack has been generated
- During meetings, identify upcoming speakers in line with the agenda and track the amount of time left to discuss each topic with one unified board management solution
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Improve Your Committee Meeting Preparation
- Use one portal to access all board materials for every company board you sit on
- Make notes on board books and documents in advance of your meetings from any device at any time
- Quickly find information from previous meeting materials using the keyword search bar
- Access all governance resources in a secure, centralized location
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Capture, Track & Review Meeting Minutes
- Easily capture minutes and actions during a meeting by automatically following the structure of the agenda
- Copy previous minute formats for consistency
- Enable all attendees to check, accept or deny changes to the minutes in a single centralized document, ensuring accuracy before final sign off
- Share, track and follow up on all action items via a secure portal
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