Govenda Reviews

Michelle M.Executive Director

5.0

I think the levels of permissions are great and help make sure that only those who need admin level access have what they need to make meetings run smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bess L.Senior Clinical Informatics Trainer

5.0

Govenda is very easy to use. During initial implementation they helped us create templates that could be reused. They have 24/7 support and are super responsive to any questions or inquiries we have. The application works across all platforms and is easy to manage as far as uploading documents, users & committees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naomi S.EVP Organizational Affairs

5.0

Govenda has been easy to implement, and our Board members have embraced the new technology. Our meetings are more streamlined and meaningful with improved accessibility. It is exciting that we no longer have paper board books that were hundreds of pages long. Participants can make notes to themselves for questions later, and they can make notes that are public to the meeting attendees to prompt discussion. Annotations assist with making sure the board members can follow along with the conversation easily. The opportunity for the board members to view documents as they are uploaded instead of waiting for a board book has provided the ability for the board to have more time to review the information, so they are well prepared for any decisions or votes. The new dashboard for administrative users is a fantastic feature. It puts all the info I need into one place to track and review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health CareEnterprise(> 1000 emp.)

2.5

Colors and fonts. Great if you are twenty with good vision. Not so great for the rest of us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization ManagementSmall-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

3.0

In my opinion, the interface can be somewhat clunky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education ManagementSmall-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

3.0

It can be clunky and limited in its scope. For example, I often will have two sets of minutes for one board meeting (one for the board only and one that is published to the community). But I am only allowed to save one minutes document within the agenda. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Beth R.Higher Education

5.0

Being able to access meeting information quickly and knowing it is accurate and up to date.

Mark M.Banking

5.0

Govenda is a great meeting management tool. The great advantage is its paperless, while being easy to navigate

Quintin B.Broadcast Media

5.0

Ease to use and access the stated software.

Kathy A.Nonprofit Organization Management

3.0

Not sure, this is the first type of board software I have used.

Sipho N.Banking

4.0

Sometimes it fails to save annotations and they get lost without warning

Dennis C.Political Organization

4.0

Nothing really. Was a very good purchase

Verified UserC-Level Executive

9.0

BoardBookit was purchased to support the Board of Directors for our non-profit organization. Prior to BoardBookit, we use to pay a consultant to manually compile board packages using Adobe Acrobat. There were some issues doing it manually--error resolution, ease of use, large file sizes, etc. Now that we use BoardBookit, my entire board knows where to get the information they need. Before the board meetings, they can review and annotate the files. During the board meetings, they can follow along on their devices without having to dig through a paper package that is normally hundreds of pages long. BoardBookit now is also used by board committees, advisory committees, and the school site council. Next year, we hope to transition our PTSA to using BoardBookit.

Verified UserC-Level Executive

9.0

BoardBookit was purchased to support the Board of Directors for our non-profit organization. Prior to BoardBookit, we use to pay a consultant to manually compile board packages using Adobe Acrobat. There were some issues doing it manually--error resolution, ease of use, large file sizes, etc. Now that we use BoardBookit, my entire board knows where to get the information they need. Before the board meetings, they can review and annotate the files. During the board meetings, they can follow along on their devices without having to dig through a paper package that is normally hundreds of pages long. BoardBookit now is also used by board committees, advisory committees, and the school site council. Next year, we hope to transition our PTSA to using BoardBookit.

Michael O.Administrative Coordinator

5.0

I serve a 40-member board of trustees who are geographically diverse and have varying degrees of technical skills. Some are still using flip phones. I purposely selected this platform because it has the simplest user interface and is fairly easy to navigate even for the most dedicated Luddite. Prior to introducing Board BookIt, our board had no online platform and all communication was done via telephone or email. Board BookIt has streamlined a number of processes and has empowered our board to be more effective trustees.

florence R.Board Secretary Assistant

5.0

The benefits of using Boardbookit is that: 1. saving cost on lot of paper as we used to print our board papers 2. saves a lot of time 3. user friendly 4. Board Members are able to access the papers at anytime and anywhere preferable 5. uploading last minute papers isn't a problem now because before we would have to deliver papers to the board members residence around late at night 6. saving cost of tonners 7. makes the compiling and organising of Board Meetings and papers so much easier and efficient.

EJ J.Executive Assistant

4.0

BoardBookit keeps everyone connected, without a bunch of emails! Everyone knows to check their meeting for uploaded documents and doesn't have to worry about meetings they are not a part of. You can limit the number of Notifications and Reminders sent. You are able to forward load the system and only publish the upcoming months meetings; again, relieving the members of multiple notices for dates they may forget about. I am more hands on and "control" the program tighter than my predecessor.

Carolyn T.Executive Director

4.0

Sometimes BB is easy and I very much appreciate that BB has helped me reduce paper. Sometimes it's frustrating with too many options and with the use words that are not intuitive to me. Perhaps a menu of steps with links for the appropriate need of each user would be helpful. I do not always find the user's manual helpful at all. If I'm stuck, I'm usually stuck because BB and I have different understanding of the words being used in the program so I don't find my answer anyway. When

Darlene S.IT Project Manager

5.0

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.

Verified Reviewer

4.0

I used Capterra when comparing board portals. Many were simply too pricey for our small NPO. However, I needed to find something to streamline communication and archiving data for our board. After multiple webinars and lack of transparency of many platforms, I was refreshed to reach a real person with straightforward answers to my questions about pricing and features.