OnBoard Software

Awesome - I love OnBoard!

I surveyed several board software products before selecting OnBoard. OnBoard is clearly the best on the market. I wish all of my boards used this!

Pros

The design and user interface are really easy to use. I love the fact that all of my board members can use the product without any training. Also, it's really handy to share notes before meetings. Super easy, super secure, and it makes our board meetings so much more enjoyable!

Cons

The only con is that I didn't find the software sooner!

OnBoard makes board meetings easy and more efficient.

This software has helped us become more innovative with board meetings. People are busy and can't always attend in person, so this really helps.

Pros

OnBoard is easy to use and can maintain a archive for board notes. You can also used the software to take a vote which is easier and more technically advanced than shouting Aye or Nay.

Cons

I think the UI is nice, but could use some improvement and I did have some difficulty with the plugins for MSOffice.

Excellent Board Meeting Software!!

Pros

What I like most about the software is it is user friendly. Also I like the capability it has of being able to bring across various power-points, videos, excel sheets with total ease. The customer service has been outstanding and very attentive to all of our questions and needs.

Cons

At the moment I haven'f found anything that I dislike about the software. Any suggestions we have made have been taken into account for future updates.

Excellent board software

Pros

The ease and simplicity of the application
The features
Application is being updated routinely with new enhancements
No resource storage limits

Cons

Enterprise features seem to be far better than the professional features.

Board Meetings Simplified

Overall experience is really good, board members getting more comfortable with the solution would improve the experience.

Pros

The ability to distribute and annotate board books electronically.

Cons

Organization around meetings is clunky sometimes and has been difficult for some of our board member to adopt and navigate.

Love ONBOARD

Board Portal Security and the Security of sending out Business and Commercial loans for approval.

Pros

I love everthing about this product. The customer service provided from passageways is like non other I have ever experienced. The product is so user friendly and most of all the security it provides is amazing. I would highly recommend this product to any organization

Cons

I really don’t have an answer for this section. I love everything about it.

Intuitive, reliable, & slick interface!

Rollout was smooth. Passageways Support was there to assist thought the process. Anytime we have an issue, which is not often, support is quick to respond and resolve.

Pros

The absolutely critical thing about OnBoard that my organization liked the most was that it was very easy to use. The board and committee members needed a solution that required little to no training. Onboard fulfilled that need.

Cons

I really can’t think of anything currently bad about OnBoard. At one time, we had an issue with annotations saving reliably, but support worked very hard to get to the source of the issue and fixed it permentanylny. Everything works perfectly now. Our users are quite happy with OnBoard.

Board portal

The OnBoard Board Portal has saved our organization a lot of time and paper as our board books are very large and information can change frequently. It's an easy way for Board members to receive the materials ahead of meetings and be able to look back at resources at any point in time.

Pros

The ability to quickly and easily upload documents into a board book. Saves a lot of paper and can be updated last minute if any documents have been updated.

Cons

Sometimes adjusting the board books/documents to a proper size for viewing can be a bit challenging.

The ease of use of Onboard

We began using Onboard 2 months ago for our committee and board meetings. Each of the committee members has adapted well to the use of the portal from building the agendas to uploading the documents. The product has made going paperless more accepted throughout our organization.

Pros

The software is user-friendly. From setting up end users to publishing agendas, this product is easy to use.

Cons

The software does not build itself. There really is nothing that I like least about this software.

OnBoard Board Portal

Pros

Our board members and internal owners have all seemed to find it easy to learn, it secures and helps streamline our process and customer service has been great!

Cons

I feel Admins are restricted a little and would benefit from having more functionality and management options in some areas (such as being able to edit company details for a more personal “feel”, etc).

CCA Foundation creates missional moments with ONBoard

Ninety percent of our board members quickly adopted the portal thanks to the easy interface and simple to navigate features. The OnBoard team was incredibly responsive and helped me understand how to use the tool, walked me through customizing the look and feel of the portal, and helped me build immediate muscle memory for utilizing the tool for multiple board meetings.

Pros

The ease of meeting agenda creation and document attachment; the use of voting and other actions that improve meeting efficiency; the ability of each reader to annotate documents and be well-prepared for conversations; the AGB board member best practice resources.

Cons

The editing of documents off-line is not that intuitive. The customization of the theme/design of the home page is limited.

Eureka College OnBoard Portal Review

Eureka College has just begun using OnBoard but so far the set-up phase has gone extremely well.

Pros

The feature that we were most excited about sharing with our board was the built-in Association of Governing Board (AGB) resources. Our board members have been asking for these materials but it is hard to keep up with supplying new materials annually.

Cons

The only feature missing, at this point, is the ability to track board members terms. It would help board administrators if this data could be collected on the bio page for each board member.

Customer-centered and customer-informed portal

Pros

OnBoard works with all mobile devices that our Trustees bring to campus, and it is very intuitive for end users with varying technological expertise. The customer service has been remarkable, personal, and responsive. While there are some features that OnBoard does not provide yet, Passageways has been open and responsive to product feedback, development ideas, and future features.

Cons

The process for getting new users signed into the portal has been more complicated than I had hoped. The "permissions" features are very powerful, but also challenging for new administrators to manage at first. Good thing that customer service has been very responsive!

Super excited about OnBoard!

Our overall experience has been fantastic! We are fortunate to have their executive on our side; they are wonderful at explaining our options and finding solutions to our specific needs. I personally create the Board packets, and my time has freed up significantly with OnBoard. It's just so easy to use! I'm very excited to see how our OnBoard platform evolves and makes our lives even more efficient than it already has.

Pros

This software allows us to provide a much needed one-stop-shop for our Board and Supervisory Committee members. Since OnBoard can be put on any device, our Board is able to securely review the packets well in advance of the meeting, which has really shortened our meetings and eliminated printing large packets. We also love that the Board has all of the resources they need in one location and that they can even sign the minutes and other documents right within OnBoard. More to come!

Cons

What I like least about the program is that we have not fully utilized the features yet... but that's on us! Looking forward to the day when our OnBoard is being fully utilized (although Passageways is constantly coming up with new solutions, so this day may never come - absolutely not a complaint).

My first impression is my current impression- easy to use, well supported

Easier communication and development for the administrator along with the board members.

Pros

Easy use and navigating along with easy on boarding new board members. We went from a paper driven document board delivery to electronic format with in 6 months. We still use paper but hope to have that phased out in the near future.

Cons

I would like to see either shared files or links within reports that can allow readers to continue with board report while referencing a linkable data document.

From day one, the attention I have received from the team has been second to none!

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Pros

There are numerous things I like about this software! I appreciate how easy the software is to use. It has saved me hours of compiling paper documents for a board book. I can upload information as it comes to me in multiple file formats, and can reorganize the documents within the book effortlessly. When I first started using OnBoard, there were a few features that I had on my "wish list" (I wish it could do "x")--and the developers are so on top of things that I have seen many of my wishes come true as implemented features. They continually refresh the software to make it easier--not add extra steps like you can find with other software. And most of all, I value the immediate attention and service I receive from the team. They always pick up my call, and have an answer or solution ready.

Cons

There's a few minor things that could be tweaked, but overall it's an easy, clear and efficient system that has saved hundreds of hours and resource time and reduced the risk of mailing board books to members that live outside of our immediate area.

Easy to Use

On-Board helps keep meetings flowing. It keeps us on task. It keeps our information in order and consistent. Better meeting flow leads to quicker (more productive) meetings which then leads to more time to do the things you have to do - probably tasks from the meeting. I can't imagine going back to the emailed agenda and 20 attached documents again. One place, one order and no printing...

Pros

I am on several committees that use this to organize our meetings. I really like the book feature. Having all of the agenda items in one place and in order for everyone helps the flow of the meeting. Everyone has the some information. Before - we would email attachments to everyone in the meeting. We would then email updated versions because something changed. Then in the meeting, we would have to describe which attachment you are on. Most would print out the attachments. Now that we are all viewing the same docs in the same order, meetings are more efficient and fewer docs need printed.

Cons

I would like a view that would allow me to view JUST the book - a popout of the existing window. A single sign-on feature would be nice as well. Could a link be created on the Portal to automatically launch and sign your user into On-Board?

Very user friendly.

Pros

I like how it is user friendly and simple to use while still handling all of my needs from surveys, agendas and passing policy.

Cons

I can't think of anything I don't like, I've always had a good experience with the program..........

I am loving Onboard Passageways for assembling my monthly board packages. Support team is awesome!

Pros

Preparing the packages and loading documents is extremely easy compared to the old way of combining files into one pdf. I also love the client support. Our rep is always quick to respond and jump on a screen share if necessary to demonstrate any capability I'm having issues with.

Cons

The permissions have been a little challenge. It would seem setting someone as a contributor would send a notification and give them the right to load docs, but thus far it seems they have to be set as an administrator.

We just had our first live board meeting in June 2018 using the portal. It was great! Liked by all.

Pros

I like that we can set up an agenda for a board meeting, and then be able to copy that same agenda to the next month's meeting (without the attached documents, of course). You can very easily see if you have missed uploading a document into the agenda. It is very user friendly; documents are easy to attach to the proper location in the agenda. It also allows us to store policies, procedures, or any other resource documentation we would like for our board members to have access to. This makes a nice contingency location for these policies too. We are just getting started with this portal, but from what we have seen in doing our first meeting using the portal, "it's a winner". Another great feature is that we can download the board meeting file and have it available for examiners.

Cons

We are just getting started, but so far I like it all. I had a couple board members that I didn't have an email address for, and it wouldn't let me build their user until I got the email address.