The spread of the disease is making it more difficult for nonprofits to generate community support and continue to operate. Many are currently relying upon remote meetings to make crucial decisions and ensure their survival. However it isn’t easy to conduct a successful remote board meeting without the physical presence of all the board members.

A clearly defined agenda will aid in keeping your remote board meeting focused and on topic. Include your board members in the process of setting the agenda. This will allow you to determine what issues should be discussed. Then, send the agenda as far in advance to everyone who will be attending so they can prepare. This will ensure that they are fully aware of the topics to be covered and can add anything to the agenda before hand. Using an online board portal secure to distribute the agenda and other materials will help to reduce security risk.

Video can increase engagement at remote board meetings by bringing the essential face-toface component to discussions. Video also allows participants to be aware of the body speech of others, and to note nonverbal cues such as anger, frustration or boredom.

Meeting in person may be difficult to plan for busy boards that have to manage many personal and professional obligations. With remote board meeting software, locating a convenient time for everyone can be much more simple. Tools such as SavvyCal’s www.boardgreenroom.com/secure-data-recovery-services-reviews/ polls for meetings permit you to propose multiple times for your meeting and allow everyone to decide which times are best for them. This removes the need for re-inforcing emails, and could save you time and effort.