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Online Board Meetings Online Board Meeting Benefits

As a non-profit, you likely have a finite amount of board members. Many of those slots are difficult to fill due to the time commitment associated with traveling and attending in-person meetings. Virtual board meetings do away with travel and the need to sync calendars, making them more accessible to busy board members and helps increase the chances of participation.

Virtual meetings are also simpler to organize, and require easier to attend them. This could reduce the amount of work to be done in advance of each meeting, and the need to coordinate the meeting space. This can reduce the overall workload of your board, which can be beneficial to your business and its bottom line.

Online board meetings also have the benefit of connecting and engaging board members. The right technology platform will facilitate this by offering tools for communication using video conference, presentation and discussion in form of chats, and whiteboard collaboration. These tools can be utilized in a similar way to a face-toface meeting, while adhering the rules of participation and meeting protocol.

To keep the engagement high, it is recommended to reduce the length of meetings and allow breaks when needed. It is also beneficial to provide training for board members who aren’t tech-savvy and encourage the use of different meeting tools. This includes polling questions, muting, the virtual “raise hand” option and allowing board members to post questions in the chat box.