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eScribe

Score6 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is eScribe?

eScribe is a cloud-based meeting management solution designed to enhance transparency, efficiency and improve citizen engagement for local governments, special districts, and school boards. The software provides end-to-end solutions that streamline the entire meeting lifecycle - from agenda planning to video streaming. It aims to simplify the complexities often encountered during meetings by eliminating missed deadlines and forgotten items while also simplifying last-minute agenda updates and report distribution.

The modular platform can be built around an organization's specific needs, meaning users can add only the tools they require without any bloated features slowing them down. With role-based access and mobile apps, participants have secure access whenever they need it. eScribe also offers active engagement features such as roll call, speaker moderation tools, various voting types like majority, unanimous or secret ballot options which aim to increase participation in discussions within meetings. Additionally, eScribe supports public engagement by allowing users to share videos or documents directly on their website with instant feedback from the public about projects or proposals making this software highly suitable for educational institutions as well as a range of private sector organizations.

Some Good Some Bad

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to set up meetings through Microsoft. It is pretty good as a meeting tool but we do have overlap with our other Microsoft products, especially SharePoint and our Outlook calendars.
It does help keep us organized and on track but does have a bit of a learning curve that results in people going elsewhere.

Pros

  • Set up meetings
  • Organize Projects
  • Coordiante Schedules

Cons

  • Too much overlap with calendar
  • Only works if other people have program
  • Lack of great support

Return on Investment

  • Corrdinting schedules
  • Organizing projects
  • Improved communication

Usability

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Smartsheet