December 2023 Newsletter
Happy Holidays
Warm holiday wishes from the entire BoardBook® team! Wishing you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season filled with warmth, laughter, and cherished moments of togetherness. May the spirit of the holidays bring you peace and happiness throughout the coming year!
BoardBook’s offices will be closed from Dec. 25th to Jan. 1st; however, we will be monitoring voicemail and email for any time-sensitive issues.
Annual Customer Survey: Tell Us What You Think
Your feedback plays a crucial role in guiding our decisions on updates, upgrades, and additions to BoardBook Premier. Every year, we ask you to take a survey to see how well we are meeting your needs and to learn how we can improve. Each response is very important to us. We rely on your feedback to help us prioritize updates and additions to BoardBook Premier as well as future content such as this newsletter, user guides, and our Lunch and Learn series.
Please keep an eye on your inbox for an email from Alchemer during the second week of January. Thank you in advance!
Member Spotlight: Giddings ISD
Earlier this year, we met up with Giddings ISD to talk about how BoardBook has helped their small district save time preparing for board meetings. Read their story.
Do you have a story about how BoardBook has transformed your organization’s board or committee meetings? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at boardbook@boardbook.org.
Minutes 101: Minute Taking Essentials
Effective meetings are important for any organization, be it a corporate enterprise, a school board, a nonprofit entity, or a governmental body. One vital element that often goes unnoticed yet plays a significant role in shaping the outcomes of these meetings, is the humble meeting minutes. Minutes 101: Minute Taking Essentials delves deep into the art and science of taking minutes during board meetings, with a keen focus on best practices, techniques, and the importance of accuracy and clarity.
To learn more about taking minutes in BoardBook Premier, join us on Dec. 14 at 1PM CT for a Lunch & Learn about Minutes Managers Tools or watch this Minutes Managers Guide tutorial.
BoardBook Premier Tools: Managing Links in BoardBook Premier
BoardBook Premier’s Link Management tool is a powerful way to incorporate links to online resources. Use it to add links to:
- Your BoardBook homepage.
- An agenda item description
- Your agendas, minutes, or public notices
Learn how with this in depth guide to Managing Links in BoardBook Premier.
Upcoming Lunch and Learn Webinars
Once a month, join a BoardBook specialist for an in-depth exploration of a specific aspect of BoardBook. See live walkthroughs of program tasks and ask questions about program features. Invitations with more details will be sent out the week prior to each workshop.
- Dec. 14, 2023 – Minutes Manager Tools
- Jan. 18, 2024 – Working with Report Templates
- Feb. 15, 2024 – The Board Member Experience
More Resources Available Online
The official BoardBook Premier Training and Support Resources page can be accessed by clicking the ? icon and then selecting "BoardBook Administration and Meeting Management Help" from the dropdown menu. Here we host a collection of pdf guides and video tutorials to help you get the most out of BoardBook Premier.
For additional questions, please contact support@boardbook.org or 888-587-2665.