In a recent article by Joe Garecht from thefundraisingauthority.com seven strategies are offered to make board meetings more productive and successful:
Start with your Mission
Have an Agenda
Send a pre-meeting packet (put it in your online portal)
Start and end meetings on time
Make board meetings about decisions, not updates
Don’t let one or two board members dominate
Ask for action
‘Going into the Cloud’ will allow you to post agendas and send pre-meeting information. Members can prepare and clarify information prior to the meeting. They can even start discussing some ideas prior to the meeting. Time spent in the board meeting itself can then be concentrated on making decisions instead of spending time on updates.