Frequently Asked Questions
BellesBoard saves nonprofit leaders significant time managing board members, committee members, and all related governance information and communication.
BellesBoard helps to grow board engagement, preparedness and involvement in your fundraising strategy.
BellesBoard’s benefits extend well beyond cloud storage and custom permissions – it was custom built for nonprofit leaders, fundraising staff, and board and committee members to manage all board-related communication and needs (e.g. e-signing conflict-of-interest forms and in-portal voting/polling).
In addition, BellesBoard interacts seamlessly with all email providers and digital calendars – and also offers an intuitive mobile app for 24/7 access to the appropriate governance information.
BellesBoard ends the email rabbit hole of confusion and wasted time. No longer spend your valuable time sending/resending board meeting materials or contact information or chasing down your members to sign off on their annual COI disclosure form. Instead, your response can always be, “It’s in BellesBoard!”
BellesBoard is a reliable and secure location for all of your governance information with custom permissions and the ability to track attendance plus know who is reviewing meeting files ahead of your meetings.
With BellesBoard, board and committee members have easy access to all governance information 24/7 whether through their browser or mobile app. With each meeting, there’s one place to look to be prepared, review meeting files and RSVP.
No, all BellesBoard packages offer unlimited users! Our pricing options are transparent and posted on our website.
If you would like to explore a group purchasing discount for 501c3 charitable organizations, please reach out to cdeska@bellesboard.com.
If you are a private club considering the CLA Board Portal, Powered by BellesBoard – our pricing for clubs can be found here.
Once we receive a signed agreement, our onboarding specialist reaches out to request information in order to build your database. Onboarding is included in all BellesBoard packages and takes approximately 2-3 weeks once information is received.
Following your database build, our dedicated admin trainer will walk you through your database and take you through a training session on the key organization administrator functions.
We recognize that leadership and staff changes can happen frequently. BellesBoard allows your organization to have a secure, central location with custom permissions and allows for the easy transition or addition of new administrators. We also offer ongoing admin training to ensure all those in the admin role are comfortable and supported.
Check out our helpful videos page for short videos that go over how to log in and access your BellesBoard platform, whether via browser or smartphone (mobile app). For customer support, please email support@bellesboard.com.
BellesBoard integrates with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT donor management software in order for fundraising staff to be able to activate board members in growing relationships with both prospective donors and existing donors.
BellesBoard also integrates with SignNow to enable its e-Signature functionality.
BellesBoard also integrates with membership management systems such as Jonas Club Software in order to have accurate daily data feed of membership information.
BellesBoard helps fundraisers leverage board members as relationship-builders. BellesBoard integrates with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT donor management software in order for fundraising staff to be able to activate board members in growing relationships with both prospective donors and existing donors.
For non-RE NXT users, BellesBoard also has project management module called “Tasks” that allows fundraising staff to assign board members to tailored relationship-building action items.
If you have a BellesBoard account and need assistance, you can click on “Help” within the portal or simply email support@bellesboard.com. Our team is available to help during business hours and is dedicated to getting you the support you need in a timely and friendly manner.