Board Manager review
A practical roster and recruitment tool, but not a complete board-governance suite.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Board Manager is web-based board-management software for small nonprofit organizations, especially executive directors, board chairs, governance committees, and board secretaries at nonprofits with zero to two staff. It brings member records, term tracking, committees, meetings, candidate recruitment, skills tracking, onboarding, and compliance documents into one system. Magic-link access lets board members participate without creating accounts, while CSV export supports member records and skills-matrix data. The product is best suited to organizations whose main challenge is keeping board membership and recruitment organized.
Pricing is straightforward. The permanent free Starter plan includes member terms and a roster, committees and meetings, a candidate pipeline, 500 emails per month, and support for up to 25 board members and candidates. Engage costs $19 per month on monthly billing and removes the member and candidate limit. It also adds compliance document signing, board-member onboarding checklists, a skills and diversity matrix, 2,500 emails per month, and 250 SMS messages per month. That makes the paid tier relevant when onboarding, compliance paperwork, and broader outreach matter more than basic record keeping.
Board Manager has a focused administrative scope rather than a broad meeting-governance scope. Its strengths are recruitment pipelines, term alerts, committee organization, RSVPs, attendance tracking, skills visibility, onboarding, and document signing. Organizations that need a simple way to manage board membership should find that focus appropriate, particularly on a small nonprofit budget. Organizations seeking in-product agendas, minutes, formal voting, or approval workflows should choose a more comprehensive board-management product instead.
Board Manager pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free Starter plan supports rosters, terms, committees, and recruitment.
- Engage adds signing, onboarding checklists, skills, and diversity tracking.
- Magic-link access and CSV exports simplify board-member administration.
- Where it doesn't
- Starter is limited to 25 board members and candidates.
- The product is web-only, with no native mobile app listed.
- Its feature set does not center agendas, minutes, voting, or approvals.
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