This is Henri. He and his friends disapprove of using spreadsheets to manage your local government's boards, commissions and committees. Here's why: They know spreadsheets have long been a staple of local government boards and committees. But as these entities become more complex, and their work more demanding, spreadsheets are failing to meet their needs [...]
When you create seats in OnBoardGOV, they automatically sort by seat name (Seat 1, Seat 2) in the board viewer. Want to see them listed alphabetically by last name? Click the top of the column, and voila! Click the Save Order button that shows up after you've made changes. This hack works for any column in the [...]
Ve-gas! Ve-gas!We want to welcome Las Vegas, Nev. to the OnBoardGOV family! Las Vegas chose OnBoardGOV to manage their boards and committees. Now City officials, staff, and the community find it easy to access key information, and staff can accept and manage applications. As you might imagine, there are plenty of specialized boards and commissions in a [...]
Please join us in welcoming Loudoun County, Va. as the latest member of the OnBoardGOV family! Loudoun County chose OnBoardGOV to manage their 40+ boards and commissions. This way, citizens can see who sits on the boards, and what vacancies are available for volunteer opportunities. They took OnBoardGOV's flexibility a step further by adding links in [...]
It happens in every organization, regardless of type. Someone changes jobs or retires, and everything they knew goes with them. Each of us carries a part of our agency's "institutional history" with us. Smaller agencies are particularly at risk of "brain drain," since each staff member has a greater percentage of institutional knowledge. Governing has an article [...]