Our simple but powerful GovernWell dashboard allows volunteer Directors (and staff if there are any) to efficiently manage all the data, documents and deadlines involved in keeping your not-for-profit or charitable corporation in good standing with both the Corporate Registry and the Canada Revenue Agency.
Critical corporate records not stored securely - paper documents stored in the home office, basement or garage of one volunteer Director and passed on to new Directors over time
Corporate administration work constantly being handed off as volunteer Directors and staff change over time - and things getting lost, overlooked and forgotten
Annual filings to the Corporate Registry and CRA not completed on time or incorrect/incomplete
Basic corporate information and records not easily accessible to all Directors (and staff) when needed for grant applications, banking changes or other corporate activities
All required personal information on Directors (contact details, date of birth, election dates, officer roles, etc.) not robustly collected or securely managed
Digital documents stored on vulnerable personal computers and regularly shared by insecure email
Before moving to Orillia in 2002, Michael spent 10 years with global consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Toronto. Since then, he has been an active volunteer Board member for a wide variety of charities and not-for-profit organizations, often as a Board Chair, Vice-Chair, Governance Committee chair or Treasurer.
In all of these roles, Michael has experienced first hand the various challenges that volunteer Directors (and staff if any) of not-for-profit and charitable organizations have completing all the work required (keeping books and records, completing annual filings, tracking members, Directors and Officers and holding annual meetings) to keep their corporate entities in good standing.
Michael founded GovernWell to develop a simple, inexpensive software for not-for-profits and charities to support their corporate administration and keep their corporate entities healthy!
Michael holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. He was recognized as Orillia’s Citizen of the Year in 2018 for his volunteer contributions to numerous local not-for-profits and charities.
Mark has over 30 years of experience in the technical development of complex information technology systems. He is known for his ability to adeptly manage large-scale projects with tight timelines and is consistently an early adopter of emerging technologies.
Mark is currently the CTO of eCapital corporation where he leads an expert team of programmers and developers in the advancement of all eCapital platforms, products, and infrastructure.
Mark’s previous roles include working with multinational organizations such as Ernst & Young and running his own consulting firm where he developed customized systems for clients such as Research in Motion and the BMW Group.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Math and Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
