Azeus Convene vs. BoardEffect a Diligent Brand

Azeus Convene's security and collaboration features can create a great business case to introduce technology to the executive management team for board-related matters, especially if they are currently using a 'pen and paper' system. Would recommend for larger companies / large executive teams with busy schedules that find it difficult to collaborate.

Incentivized

For my 20-member Board, it seems to work very well, having them access the things they need. I will email them and include the link to BoardEffect a Diligent Brand and give them specific instructions as to exactly where to go to find what they need for that particular meeting. Sometimes one will say they have trouble and I'll need to walk them through, but it always works. And of course a few will forget their password. Knowing that our information is there and safe when it's needed and kept secure is just the greatest. For sharing documents and meeting materials, I can't think of a better program to use. It really works for what we need. I do imagine there could be some scenarios where it would not be helpful such as a place where people don't have the knowledge to use the computer or don't care to use them.

Incentivized

• Streamlined the way we prepare for, and hold board meetings.
• Our board meetings, especially remote meetings became more interactive.
• Instant distribution of updated documents.
• Enhances real-time collaboration.

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• File Storage/Library - BoardEffect is great at providing a centralized location for all Board-related materials. I appreciate that I can allow/exclude members' access to certain documents depending on what committees they serve on.
• BoardEffect provides a seamless experience for storing Trustee information that we can pull for grant reporting. It is a centralized repository of contact and workplace information, demographics, terms, and Board roles.
• BoardEffect provides a very user-friendly experience for administrators. For example, it is simple to add or remove a Board member when they join or step off the board.

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• Limited individual training sessions - The only clear and concrete advantage that Diligent has over Convene is that they have unlimited individual user training. But Convene is so intuitive and easy-to-use that you don't usually need to go beyond their free first 4 user/administrator training sessions.

• None that I can think of.

Incentivized

It is fairly easy to use. It also has improved over the 3 years I've been using it. The new platform offers a few more things that we like. If you use it logically, it is easy to find what you need when you need it. Our Board members seem to have no problems (except when they forget their password!).

Incentivized

As our Board only had confidence in pen-and-paper prior to this implementation, the benefits are obvious (higher security, better collaboration, remote enablement)

Incentivized

BoardPaq was pretty clunky software and didn't have many capabilities. BoardEffect has been easier to use and has templates for reoccurring meetings.

Incentivized

• Low cost of running board meetings.
• Open environment for discussion.
• Better decision making.
• Less time to prepare for meetings.

Incentivized

• BoardEffect is a centralized platform for Board management that standardizes the process and outputs across a large organization.

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