Streamline Your Association's Board Administration

Board Portal for Association Managers

Every association executive handles a range of operations -- engaging members, planning events, and overseeing governance and compliance. Association Managers need versatile, easy-to-use tools to handle these responsibilities well.

Our Cat Herder is a board portal built to help association executives and their boards improve and streamline their governance.

“OCH has provided us with better document control and greater transparency by allowing board members easy access to important documents, minutes and agendas. It has also provided better continuity for managing information in the future, particularly when board members change. The agenda, minute taking and action setting function is excellent and allows for timely recording and dispatch of information. We have found OCH to be greatly beneficial to our organisation.”

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Claire Wood
Treasurer @ Barossa Farmers Market

Association Managers navigate a multitude of complex operations
Association Managers navigate a multitude of complex operations

A board portal to streamline your association’s governance

As an association manager, you know that running an association takes significant time. Between organising board meetings and managing communication, the administrative workload adds up. The Our Cat Herder board portal simplifies your processes and makes your job easier.

Create a Board Meeting
Create a Board Meeting

Organise Meetings More Efficiently

Preparing for board meetings takes up a large part of an association manager’s time. Our platform helps you reduce the hours you spend on meeting organisation so you can focus on higher-level priorities.

With our built-in agenda builder, you can create professional agendas in a fraction of the usual time. Never start an agenda from scratch again – customise one of our templates (or create your own) for common meeting types like quarterly reviews or annual general meetings. Approval and feedback is also streamlined as board members can comment right in the meeting.

Once your agenda is set, compile and distribute complete board document packages to all attendees. Whether your board packs contain 5 pages or 500 pages, our system makes sharing simple. Documents like your strategic plan, budgets, and policies are stored securely in the cloud so board members can access the latest versions anytime.

Move discussions out of email and into our platform for structured conversations. Board members are notified of new posts directly to their inbox so they stay informed. You control the privacy settings on discussions, and the simple format makes it easy to follow the latest topics.

Between meetings, our decision maker feature lets you handle quick votes digitally. Use the flying-minute template to outline the motion, take a vote, and view the result – no need to call a full meeting. This keeps momentum going on time-sensitive decisions.

Board Discussions
Board Discussions

Centralise Board Communication and Collaboration

Board communication and document sharing over email is hard to manage. The Our Cat Herder board portal centralises these tasks to keep everyone on the same page.

With cloud-based document storage, board members can access what they need with a click. Keep your strategic plan, budgets, policies, and other files in one place. You can also add comments to collaborate with your board while building board packs.

Our action tracking tools make sure no to-dos fall through the cracks. Capture actions, assign them to board members or staff, and monitor progress. With responsibilities clearly outlined, your board can complete objectives faster.

Capture Meeting Actions
Capture Meeting Actions

Manage Board Meetings

When it’s time for your board meeting, our tools help you run a productive session:

  • Record details during meetings with our minute taking tool.

  • Add private notes on board packs and view them in meeting so nothing is missed.

  • Assign actions to the right board members and track completion using our action tracker. With responsibilities clearly defined, tasks get completed faster.

These features simplify your processes so you can spend more time on leadership and strategy.

Streamline your Association’s Governance

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