A Very Useful Product and Platform.
January 16, 2026

A Very Useful Product and Platform.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BoardEffect a Diligent Brand

As one of the Ops Managers, I use BoardEffect for managing our local Board of Trustees. I use the platform to schedule and track meetings throughout the year, build our meeting books in BoardEffect, and store meeting minutes and slide decks in the library.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • I would love to see BoardEffect work toward a more integrated collaboration system. For example, we have a master tracking document for recruiting new Trustees. It is helpful for everyone to have editing access to this document so that it can be routinely updated ahead of committee meetings.
  • It would be helpful if we could message workroom members through the platform while making the email/message appear as if it came directly from my account.
  • It would be useful for members of a workroom to be automatically notified when an event is created.
  • BoardEffect is a centralized platform for Board management that standardizes the process and outputs across a large organization.
Without a doubt, BoardEffect is extremely user-friendly. From account activation to meeting creation, the administrative side of things is very well-designed. From a user perspective, I have heard that the system is very straightforward.

Do you think BoardEffect a Diligent Brand delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with BoardEffect a Diligent Brand's feature set?

Yes

Did BoardEffect a Diligent Brand live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of BoardEffect a Diligent Brand go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy BoardEffect a Diligent Brand again?

Yes

BoardEffect is well-suited for my organization because we are a large, national team with nine different boards. The entire org. can utilize BoardEffect simultaneously, thanks to the exclusions and permissions you can set. It is less functional (right now) for committee meetings where there are working documents. If BoardEffect could more closely mimic the functionality of the Google suite, that would be a huge improvement.

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