Board Manager

Board Manager is a web app for nonprofits managing board records, meetings, recruitment, and compliance paperwork. It is best suited to organizations with little or no dedicated administrative staff. Its main strength is bringing recurring governance work together; its modest capacity and lack of external security audits make it a poor fit for some larger or formally regulated organizations.

Overview

The product covers a practical span of board administration: member records and term dates, committee and meeting coordination, candidate recruitment, and compliance documents. That breadth suits small nonprofits where staff or volunteers handle governance alongside other duties. Organizations that need formal independent security assurance should weigh its stated audit and certification gaps carefully.

The maker says subscriptions are its only revenue source and that it does not sell data, advertise, or take commissions. Member records and the skills matrix can be exported to CSV; organizations can request deletion by email. The application stores data in Supabase-hosted PostgreSQL in the United States, runs on Vercel, and uses encryption at rest and TLS in transit. The maker also describes organization-scoped records, membership checks on requests, and database-level row security. It has not completed a SOC 2 audit, an outside penetration test, or HIPAA certification.

Key features

• Board records and terms: Track roles, contact details, and term dates, with alerts before terms expire. This reduces reliance on someone remembering renewal dates, a useful safeguard when governance work is shared.
• Meetings and committees: Organize committees, schedule meetings, and track RSVPs and attendance. It handles routine coordination and attendance records in the same product as the roster.
• Recruitment: A Kanban candidate pipeline and skills-and-diversity matrix help identify board gaps and track candidates against them. This gives recruitment a defined workflow, though it is aimed at board composition rather than general hiring.
• Compliance documents: Board members can sign documents from a link without logging in. That lowers the access hurdle for occasional signers.
• Onboarding: Engage adds onboarding checklists, giving organizations a way to structure new board members’ first steps.

Pricing

Board Manager is freemium, with no free trial. Starter costs $0/ month and allows up to 25 board members and candidates, with 500 emails / month. It is a sensible fit for a small board with modest email needs, but organizations beyond either cap will need to move up.

Engage costs $19/ month and includes unlimited members and candidates, 2,500 emails / month, and 250 SMS / month, as well as onboarding checklists. It suits nonprofits that have outgrown Starter or want structured onboarding and SMS reminders. The higher email allowance and SMS quota still set monthly limits; Twilio handles SMS reminders when an organization enables them.

Platforms

Board Manager is available on the web. That keeps access centered on a browser-based product; organizations seeking a dedicated mobile or desktop platform should consider alternatives with broader platform coverage.

Who it's for

The maker targets nonprofits with zero to two staff, where board administration falls to employees or volunteers with other responsibilities. Starter fits organizations within its 25-person and 500-email monthly caps. Engage is the more suitable tier for larger rosters, heavier email use, or onboarding checklists. Organizations that require a completed SOC 2 audit, an outside penetration test, or HIPAA certification should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Roster, meeting, recruitment, and compliance tasks sit in one product, which suits small nonprofits handling governance without dedicated staff.
• Pros: Starter is free, and Engage removes member and candidate caps while adding SMS and onboarding checklists.
• Pros: CSV export for member records and the skills matrix supports taking key data out of the app.
• Cons: Starter's 25-person cap and 500 monthly emails may constrain growing boards or frequent communications.
• Cons: Web is the only listed platform, limiting choices for organizations that want a native mobile or desktop app.
• Cons: No SOC 2 audit, outside penetration test, or HIPAA certification may be disqualifying for organizations with those assurance requirements.

Alternatives

For a broader Board Management Software comparison, see the category list; the Nonprofit Board Management Software list narrows the search to nonprofit-focused tools.

• BoardiGO is worth considering for teams that want iOS and API access alongside web, or a free plan capped at one organization, 10 users, and 2 GB of storage.
• BoardPAC may suit organizations seeking Android, iOS, desktop, web, or self-hosted deployment, with subscription fees based on annual periods and end-user count.
• BoardBook Premier is an alternative developed by the Texas Association of School Boards.
• Computershare BoardWorks may suit organizations that want all modules included and unlimited committees, with additional users charged.
• Convene offers a free trial and a Lite plan with meetings, secure cloud hosting, and permission-based access.
• GlobalBoards is another paid option, available on iOS and the web.
• IntegrityLog is another paid option, available on Android, iOS, and the web.
• Board Intelligence Portal uses tailored pricing based on organizational requirements and supports iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.

Verdict

Board Manager is a strong fit for a small nonprofit that wants one web product for board records, meetings, recruitment, and compliance work, with a free tier to get started and a $19/ month upgrade for more capacity. Its clearest reason to choose another product is a need for native platform support or formal security assurance such as a SOC 2 audit, independent penetration test, or HIPAA certification.