Comparación · 10 diferencias materiales
Forbes Councils vs theBoardlist
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Verificado September 2026
Organización de networking
Verificado September 2026 Forbes Councils
Owners, founders, partners and senior executives who want a bylined publishing platform on Forbes.com alongside a vetted online peer network
Organización de networking
theBoardlist
Women executives seeking private and public company board seats, and the chief executives, investors and boards searching for candidates
Lo que indican los registros
- Role or title — Forbes Councils: Owner, founder, partner, C-level executive, or vice president and above leading a region or division, in the council's field; theBoardlist: No published role or title.
- Minimum company revenue — Forbes Councils: "Your business generates a minimum of $1M USD in revenue"; theBoardlist: No published minimum company revenue.
- Minimum capital raised — Forbes Councils: "Your business has received a minimum of $1M USD in financing"; theBoardlist: No published minimum capital raised.
- Gender — Forbes Councils: No published gender; theBoardlist: The candidate pool was for women; theBoardlist described itself as connecting "highly qualified women across industries with private and public board opportunities".
- Annual dues — Forbes Councils: Not publicly disclosed. The Business Council page confirms this is "a fee-based professional organization" offering "1-year and 2-year membership payment plans", and the membership agreement refers to "the then-current membership fee for each year of the Term", but no amount is published. Figures quoted on affiliate and agency blogs could not be independently verified.; theBoardlist: Not publicly disclosed.
Lado a lado
| Forbes Councils | theBoardlist | |
|---|---|---|
| Perfil | ||
| Tipo | Networking organization | Networking organization |
| Fundado | Not documented | 2015 (Launched on 15 July 2015 as the first initiative of the #ChoosePossibility Project, founded by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, per Wikipedia. theBoardlist's own site carried a "© 2018 theBoardlist" notice.) |
| Sede | Boston, United States | United States |
| Geographic footprint | Nine online councils with no local chapters; the operator, Community.co, is based in Boston, Massachusetts | An online marketplace, originally focused on the United States technology industry and later broadened across industries |
| Miembros | Not publicly disclosed. Forbes Councils publishes member directories per council but no total. Community.co, which operates Forbes Councils and several sister communities, states "25k+ Members to date" across "50+ Communities", which is not a Forbes Councils figure. | 5,000as of June 2020 |
| Capítulos | No chapters; the councils are online communities | No chapters; theBoardlist was a single online platform |
| Primary audience | Owners, founders, partners and senior executives who want a bylined publishing platform on Forbes.com alongside a vetted online peer network | Women executives seeking private and public company board seats, and the chief executives, investors and boards searching for candidates |
| Miembro tipo | Members are owners, founders, C-level executives, partners and vice presidents who lead a region or division, drawn from the industry each council covers. The financial test is set at the company level rather than personal wealth: US$500,000 or US$1,000,000 in annual revenue or capital raised, depending on the council. | Senior women executives nominated by chief executives, investors and other business leaders for board service. Candidates did not self-nominate: entry to the talent pool came through peer endorsement by a recommender in theBoardlist's community. |
| Qualification | ||
| Función o cargo | Owner, founder, partner, C-level executive, or vice president and above leading a region or division, in the council's fieldThe Technology Council specifies "founders, partners, and CEOs of technology companies, C-level technology executives such as CTOs and CIOs, and VPs of technology teams"verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | No published role or title |
| Ingresos mínimos de la empresa | "Your business generates a minimum of $1M USD in revenue"Applies to the Agency, Business Development, Communications, Finance, Human Resources and Technology Councilsverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | No published minimum company revenue |
| Capital mínimo captado | "Your business has received a minimum of $1M USD in financing"Alternative to the revenue test for the senior-level councilsverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | No published minimum capital raised |
| Género | No published gender | The candidate pool was for women; theBoardlist described itself as connecting "highly qualified women across industries with private and public board opportunities"Recommenders and searching companies were not restricted by genderverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ |
| Restricción por sector | "No MLM/direct sales, gambling, adult entertainment, adult websites, adult products, or cannabis companies are allowed"Certain marketing agencies (link sellers, guaranteed media placements) and some cryptocurrency companies, such as those attached to initial coin offerings, are also excludedverified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | No published industry restriction |
| Invitation required | No | Yes |
| Sponsor required | No | Yes |
| Application process | Candidates apply online to a specific council. A selection committee reviews the application against the published criteria and, if approved, issues a membership invitation. Payment is taken after acceptance, for a one-year or two-year term. Applications are made in an individual's own name, not a company's, even where an employer pays the fee. | Women entered the candidate pool by being nominated by a recommender from theBoardlist's community of chief executives, investors and senior leaders. Nominated candidates were then encouraged to complete a profile and connect their LinkedIn account so that searching companies could find them. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. Forbes Councils states that applications are vetted by a selection committee and that acceptance is at the company's sole discretion, but publishes no acceptance rate. | Not publicly disclosed as a rate. theBoardlist reported that more than 1,400 executives had nominated more than 2,100 women by November 2017 and that it had influenced more than 100 board placements. |
| Costo | ||
| Cuotas anuales | Not publicly disclosed. The Business Council page confirms this is "a fee-based professional organization" offering "1-year and 2-year membership payment plans", and the membership agreement refers to "the then-current membership fee for each year of the Term", but no amount is published. Figures quoted on affiliate and agency blogs could not be independently verified.verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cuota de inscripción | Not publicly disclosed. The membership agreement states a one-time initiation fee, where applicable, is "non-refundable and will not be refunded once paid regardless of termination or cancellation".verified September 2026 · fuente ↗ | Not publicly disclosed |
| Membership term | One-year or two-year terms, renewing automatically for equal periods | Not documented |
| Estructura | ||
| Meeting frequency | Monthly Expert Panel cycles and private virtual events; no scheduled local meetings | No published meeting programme; theBoardlist listed events but its core function was the online marketplace |
| Peer forums | No facilitated peer forums; members join interest-based and geography-based online groups | No forums |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Virtual, Event-focused | Virtual |
| Foros confidenciales entre pares | Partial | No |
| Capítulos locales | No | No |
| Membresía virtual | Yes | Yes |
| Comunidad en línea | Yes | Partial |
| Directorio de miembros | Yes | Yes |
| Eventos | Yes | Partial |
| Programación | ||
| Programación educativa | Partial | Partial |
| Desarrollo del liderazgo | Partial | Partial |
| Retiros | No | No |
| Viajes | Partial | No |
| Programación familiar | No | No |
| Programación para cónyuges y parejas | No | No |
| Programación para la nueva generación | No | No |
| Debates sobre inversión | No | No |
| Oportunidades de inversión | No | No |
| Componente filantrópico | No | No |
| Énfasis en el networking | Medium | Medium |
| Énfasis social | Low | Low |
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