What BoardBook does

BoardBook is a web-based paperless board meeting management software product developed and operated by the Texas Association of School Boards, Inc. (TASB), a statewide nonprofit association founded in 1949 that serves local school boards. BoardBook itself was launched in 2002 and now serves over 1,700 organizations across five verticals: K-12 school districts, colleges and universities, city and county government agencies, nonprofits and public libraries, and corporate governing boards. The platform is delivered as a cloud-based web application hosted on Microsoft Azure, with operational support provided by Sparq Data Solutions Inc. under defined service-level agreements.

The core product, BoardBook Premier, consolidates agenda preparation, document compilation, meeting conduct, minutes documentation, role-based access control, public-portal transparency posting, and cross-device personal notes into a single subscription. Supporting offerings include BoardBook Manuals for online policy and bylaws hosting and BoardBook Premier Training (self-paced modules, webinars, and advanced feature training), all bundled with unlimited support under an annual subscription priced on a quote basis. Authentication is offered via Google and Microsoft single sign-on. A legacy product, BoardBook Classic, remains in the portfolio as a predecessor to Premier.

BoardBook monetizes through annual recurring subscriptions and distributes through direct website sales supplemented by channel partnerships with twelve state school board associations that resell to member districts at discounted rates. The customer base is concentrated in the United States, with the Terms of Service explicitly restricting service to users outside the U.S. As a nonprofit-owned product line, BoardBook has no external equity funding, no public revenue disclosure, and no publicly listed management team; strategic and operational decisions are made within the TASB governance structure.

Name

BoardBook

Legal name

Texas Association of School Boards, Inc.

Website

https://boardbook.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BoardBook, a product of the Texas Association of School Boards, provides cloud-based paperless board meeting management software to over 1,700 K-12 districts, colleges, government agencies, nonprofits, and corporate boards across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Board Governance and Meeting Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory (BPAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter School Authorizers & Oversight Boards (EDADABAB)

Keywords

• Board meeting software
• Paperless meeting management
• Agenda preparation software
• Board governance platform
• Public meeting records

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Software Access: BoardBook Premier is provided on a subscription basis. Subscriptions include unlimited training and support, and access to the online applications such as BoardBook Premier and BoardBook Manuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BoardBook Premier is an all-in-one, web-based paperless meeting preparation software that helps meeting managers organize materials, compile digital agendas, communicate with attendees, conduct meetings, and document results. The platform is sold on a subscription basis and serves school districts, government agencies, colleges and universities, nonprofits, libraries, and corporate governing boards in the United States, with companion offerings including BoardBook Manuals for online policy/procedure hosting and BoardBook Premier Training included with every subscription.

Product overview

BoardBook is a product suite offered by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) centered on paperless board meeting management. The primary offering is BoardBook Premier, an all-in-one web-based meeting preparation platform that handles agenda creation, document compilation, meeting conduct, and minutes documentation. The portfolio includes BoardBook Manuals for online manual hosting, BoardBook Classic as a legacy predecessor, and BoardBook Premier Training which provides self-paced modules, webinars, and advanced feature training—all included with the subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BoardBook Premier All-in-one, web-based paperless meeting preparation software for meeting managers at governing boards; helps organize materials, compile digital agendas, communicate with attendees, conduct meetings, and document results, sold as an annual subscription with unlimited training and support.
• BoardBook Manuals Online manual hosting solution available by subscription that complements BoardBook Premier by providing centralized document management for organizational policies, procedures, articles, and bylaws.
• BoardBook Premier Training Training service included with every BoardBook Premier subscription, offering self-paced training modules, live informational webinars, and advanced features training covering document management, goal management, and electronic voting.

Quantifiable outcome

• BoardBook reduces meeting preparation from hours to minutes.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)coreOthers · 1 January 2002BoardBook was developed in 2002 by TASB, a statewide nonprofit association that has served local school boards since 1949. TASB owns and operates the BoardBook platform.
• Sparq Data Solutions Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationSparq Data Solutions is identified as a third-party provider that supplies, operates, or otherwise makes BoardBook available to subscribers. The service provider handles support requests with defined SLAs including response times for critical, high, medium, and low priority issues.
• Microsoft Corporation (Azure)coreTechnology or IntegrationBoardBook application and data is hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform. The site, data collected from subscribers and users, is hosted on the Azure platform.
• State School Board Associations (12 partnerships)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTASB has partnerships with twelve state school board associations to make BoardBook available to their member districts at discounted rates, creating a distribution channel for the education market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OnBoard (by Passageways): OnBoard is a leading board meeting and governance platform widely adopted by school districts, universities, and nonprofits. It offers the same core functionality as BoardBook Premier (agenda building, document distribution, minutes, e-voting, annotations) and competes head-to-head for the same K-12 and higher-ed buyer.
• PrimeGov: PrimeGov offers board and commission management software for cities, counties, and special districts, including agenda automation, meeting minutes, and public broadcasting. Comparable to BoardBook's public-sector board management functionality.
• eSCRIBE: eSCRIBE is a meeting, agenda, and records management platform focused on municipal, regional, and provincial government bodies. Direct overlap in target market (governing boards in the public sector) and core product capabilities (agenda builder, public portal, minutes workflow).
• NovusAgenda (Catanet): NovusAgenda is a board and committee agenda management solution used by municipal and county governments. Overlaps with BoardBook in the public-sector meeting preparation and distribution workflow.
• BoardEffect: BoardEffect provides board management software for nonprofits, associations, healthcare systems, and educational institutions. Highly comparable in target buyer (governing boards and administrators) and core feature set (agenda management, document distribution, minutes, voting).
• Granicus: Granicus provides government experience technology, including agenda/minutes management, board meeting video, and public records tools. Comparable to BoardBook in serving city, county, and state agencies and competing for board and council meeting budgets.
• Simbli (eBOARDsolutions): Simbli is a board management platform purpose-built for K-12 school boards, offering agenda, policy, and meeting tools. Highly comparable product and identical primary customer segment (school boards), making it a direct K-12 competitor.
• BoardPaq: BoardPaq delivers board management software for school districts and local government, with agenda building, document distribution, minutes, and voting. Closely comparable product scope and target buyers to BoardBook Premier.
• iCompass (CivicPlus): iCompass, now part of CivicPlus, is a meeting and agenda management platform purpose-built for city councils, county boards, and special districts. Directly comparable to BoardBook's public-sector governance use case and competes for the same municipal and county-board buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Diligent (BoardDocs): Diligent is the dominant enterprise governance platform and operates BoardDocs, a direct competitor in the K-12 and public-sector board meeting space. Highly comparable product category (agenda, minutes, voting, board books) and an overlapping customer base in school districts, municipalities, and nonprofits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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