Board governance software

Board Governance, Automated

Steward takes your board from agenda to signed minutes: meetings by video or phone, votes in and between meetings, and e-signed minutes and records, in one package. Q-Think checks reports and minutes before anyone relies on them.

Free for one board, up to four meetings a year, no card. Then from $99 a month for nonprofits, everyone included.

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The last item of the meeting. The chair puts the motion to a vote. A person calls the vote. Steward never votes. The chair adjourns the meeting. Afterward, Steward drafts the minutes for the secretary, with the motions and votes. The secretary reviews the draft. The secretary can send it to the board for approval or request changes. Each signature is recorded with the time it was signed. The signed record can be downloaded as a PDF. Qwibie. Fourteen-day free trial. No credit card required.

One package

Nothing to Stitch Together

Meetings by video or phone

Meet live on video with the agenda and motions beside you. Anyone can dial in by phone.

Votes in and between meetings

Vote in the meeting, or between meetings by a personal link and unanimous written consent.

E-signed, sealed minutes

Officers sign in order, and the signed PDF is sealed once. Every download is that same file.

Minutes from the vote record

Steward drafts the minutes from the motions and votes, ready for the secretary.

Messages and committees

Announcements, threads and committee spaces, beside the board's work.

One vault

Bylaws, policies, minutes and reports in one place, with privileged items kept to the right people.

Replaces the board portal, the video tool, the e-signature service, group email and the shared drive. See what it costs →

Automated workflow

From Agenda to Signed Minutes

  1. Setting up a meeting: who meets, and whether the board meets live or decides in writing

    Step 1

    Agenda and packet

    Steward drafts the agenda and the packet. You approve them, and they go out.

  2. A live board meeting: the agenda, the directors on video and the motion ready for a vote

    Step 2

    The meeting

    Meet by video or phone. Quorum and every motion go on the record.

  3. A director's vote card for a motion, with Yes, No and Abstain

    Step 3

    The vote

    Members vote in the meeting, or between meetings by a personal link.

  4. Draft minutes ready for the secretary's review: motions captured with movers, seconders and votes, and action items with owners

    Step 4

    The minutes

    Steward drafts the minutes from the vote record, and they're checked against it before approval.

  5. A sealed record of action taken without a meeting, with the minutes drafted for the secretary

    Step 5

    E-signatures

    Officers e-sign in order, and the signed PDF is sealed.

  6. The System Log listing who changed what and when

    Step 6

    The record

    Every key action goes into the System Log, who did what and when.

AI designed for governance

Steward Runs the Board's Work

Steward is built into every part of Qwibie. It drafts the agenda, the packet and the minutes, and gives each person what their role allows.

  • Board members

    The packet, the vote and the history of past decisions, from the records they can see.

  • Board members with privileged access

    Officers and executive session see privileged material, and it reaches only them.

  • Community members

    What the board shares with them.

Institutional memory

Ask Why Your Board Decided

Directors change, and the reasons behind a decision usually leave with them. Ask Steward, "Why did we make this decision two years ago?" It answers from the minutes, policies, and votes in your vault, with the sources listed.

Steward answering "What did we decide about gift acceptance?" from the board's minutes and policy, with the sources listed

Q-Think

Checked Before Your Board Relies on It

  • Treasurer and financial reports are checked before anyone sees them.
  • Draft minutes are checked against the meeting record before they can be approved.
  • Legal answers are checked against your documents, and Steward points you to your attorney when they don't support an answer.

A report that doesn't hold up says so, and it can't be approved unless an officer records why.

  1. Drafted

    The report is drafted from your documents, and the figures are checked.

  2. Challenged

    A separate review reads it against the source and pushes back.

  3. Signed off

    A final review asks whether it would sign. If not, the report says so.

A treasurer's report waiting for approval, with a plain summary of revenue, spending and cash on hand

State guides

The Rules, by State, with the Citation

Can your board vote by email? What do members need for a ballot? Free guides for 35 states and the District of Columbia, each line with its statute and review status.

From the Michigan guide

Can the board vote without a meeting?

Michigan nonprofit boards may act without a meeting if all directors in office consent in writing or by electronic transmission, unless the articles or bylaws prohibit it.

MCL 450.2525 · Summary recorded as reviewed

Pricing

Free to Start. Every Feature on Every Plan

Start free with one board. Then pay per governing body, not per seat, with a lower price for nonprofits, homeowners and condominium associations.

Trust

Your Board Decides. The Record Shows It

Your officers approve every draft, and your board makes every decision. Each board's data is kept separate in the database and checked on every request, and every key action goes into the System Log.

See What Your Next Board Meeting Looks Like

Start a board, invite your directors and your attorney, and let Steward draft the first packet. Free to start, no card.