Virtual Meetings: A Growing Possibility

Technology is improving at a rapid pace, which has an obvious and corresponding effect on the mediums through which we communicate.  Recent developments in telecommunications technology have increased the ability of a corporation to manage the ease and flow of communication between its decision-makers, employees and service providers.  This has the direct effect of increasing both the efficiency and the effectiveness of organizations. One such development is technology that permits corporations to hold electronic meetings that are comprised of numerous individuals participating from various locales.  This conferencing technology has proven to be valuable to charities and non-profit organizations (NPOs) that maintain a broad public membership.  This article canvases some of the practical and legal considerations that charities and NPOs should consider when holding virtual meetings.