International Network of Churches uses BoardEffect for more transparent and enhanced decision-making

The International Network of Churches (INC) is a 50-year-old collective of Christian organisations based in Australia. The INC establishes and operates churches, schools and childcare centers It is governed by a nine-member board and operates with numerous subcommittees. The organisation needed to streamline how they organized meetings and made decisions, for better transparency.

The INC’s challenges included:

• Cumbersome agenda and information storage made it difficult to search for and find correct documents
• Keeping track of updated versions of documents and agenda changes was preventing the board from being more engaged
• Preparation for each of the board’s bi-monthly meetings was taking up to 10-12 hours of staff time
• Keeping documents and information secure was a concern
• Some decisions were being made by email, making it difficult to track votes and maintain a clear record of conversations.

By leveraging BoardEffect’s efficiency features and using it as a central location to store everything in one place, the INC saved hours of time while increasing engagement and transparency around decision-making. Using BoardEffect has reduced the board meeting material and agenda preparation time from 12 hours to 2 hours.

“BoardEffect is just the primary source of information for everything related to the board. It’s the one-stop shop, which is fabulous.” — Suellen Holmes, Chief Operating Officer

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