Case Study: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham achieves greater board efficiency and security with BoardEffect

King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham uses BoardEffect for efficiency and seamless governance

King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, which oversees 14 secondary schools and multiple governing boards, needed a more efficient and secure way to manage board books, committee work, and communications across about 160 governors. The organization faced resistance to changing from its previous board solution, even though it needed better board management and easier access for a geographically dispersed group.

BoardEffect provided the software platform that enabled digital board books, annotations, surveys and polls, a secure document library, permissions controls, and access from any device. BoardEffect helped improve governance, streamline communications, and increase governor engagement, and the Foundation reported major time savings and stronger efficiency—potentially avoiding the need to hire an additional administrative staff member.

King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham

Deborah Canton

Head of Governance