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Sound Familiar?

The hidden costs of volunteer minute-taking

Trapped

Someone Always Gets Stuck

One person ends up taking notes every meeting. They can't participate in the discussion, and they're still drafting at 10pm. Nobody volunteered for this.

Gaps

Good Intentions, Incomplete Records

Volunteer minutes miss motions, skip vote counts, and vary month to month. The board deserves a record it can rely on — not one that depends on who had the best notes.

Risk

Your Name Is on That Record

Board members carry personal liability for decisions. When the minutes are wrong or missing, it's not the association that's exposed — it's you.


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How It Works

Three simple steps to professional meeting minutes

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Invite Us

Send us your next board meeting invite — Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or in-person

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We Capture the Record

We join your meeting and document every motion, vote, and action item in real time

Review & Approve

Parliamentary-format minutes arrive in your inbox within 24 hours. Your board reviews in 10 minutes


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What Your Board Gets

Every Member Fully Engaged — No one's stuck taking notes. Every board member can participate, deliberate, and vote with their full attention on governance.

Professional, Consistent Records — Parliamentary-format minutes — motions, seconds, votes, and action items — formatted the same way every single month.

24-Hour Turnaround — No more waiting a week for minutes. No more Sunday-night scrambles. Your minutes arrive the next business day, every time.

$59 Per Meeting — Less than an hour of professional time. No subscriptions, no contracts, no minimums. Your first meeting is free — no strings attached.

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Protect Your Board

Meeting minutes are legal documents. They're the official record of every decision your board makes — and the first thing examined in any dispute.

Professional minutes with complete motion language, vote counts, and proper parliamentary format create a defensible record that protects your board and your community.

Incomplete volunteer minutes? That's a liability waiting to happen. Learn why courts take your minutes seriously.

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Common Questions From Board Members

Is $59/meeting really worth it?

Your volunteer minute-taker spends 3-6 hours per meeting on documentation. At even $50/hour in opportunity cost, that's $150-300 in hidden labor. $59 for professional minutes delivered in 24 hours is the most cost-effective option — and the quality is better. See the full cost breakdown.

How do you join our meetings?

We join via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or any major video platform. For in-person meetings in Virginia, we can attend on-site. Just forward us the meeting invite.

What about executive sessions?

We note that an executive session occurred and its general topic, but we do not document the discussion. All meeting data is encrypted and automatically deleted within 7 days. Learn about our security practices.

What if we need changes to the minutes?

One round of revisions is included with every meeting. If something needs correcting or clarifying, just let us know and we'll update the document.

Try Your First Meeting Free

No commitment. No credit card. Just invite us to your next board meeting and see what professional minutes look like.

First meeting free Data deleted in 7 days $59/meeting after trial

Questions? Reach out directly:

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