Governance360, the complete governance operating system for small and medium-sized organisations, today announces the launch of its Meeting Attendance Tracking feature, designed to eliminate yet another Excel spreadsheet from the board administrator’s toolkit whilst creating a reliable, transferable record of board participation.
The new feature addresses a persistent challenge for volunteer boards and growing SMEs: keeping accurate, accessible attendance records across multiple committees and board meetings. Traditionally managed through spreadsheets or paper registers, attendance tracking has been prone to version conflicts, lost records, and time-consuming manual updates—particularly problematic when administrative responsibilities change hands or when the Annual Report requires this report to be created and tracking back through email calendars and such like is a massive drain on time. The upgraded platform now allows organisation administrators to record attendance directly within each meeting, documenting whether members attended in person or virtually, alongside relevant notes. This creates a single source of truth that updates in real time and transfers seamlessly when administrative roles change.
Administrators get immediate access to attendance reporting across the whole organisation, with the ability to view participation rates by committee, year, or individual board member. This consolidated visibility helps boards spot engagement patterns, ensure quorum requirements are consistently met, and address attendance concerns before they become governance issues—all without chasing multiple spreadsheets or piecing together incomplete records.
“Board administrators shouldn’t be wasting valuable volunteer time matching up attendance records or hunting through old spreadsheets to answer straightforward questions about participation,” explains Clive Bawden, CEO of Governance360. “This feature does what Governance360 does best: takes admin tasks that drain time and create risk, then provides a purpose-built solution that’s simple to use and instantly accessible to whoever needs it.”
The Meeting Attendance Tracking feature is available now to Governance360 across all plans for a limited time. To start a free trial sign-up today here