What Is a Digital Notice Board for Housing Societies?

What is a digital notice board for housing societies?

A digital society notice board is a single, official feed where your managing committee publishes announcements maintenance shutdowns, AGM notices, financial circulars, security alerts and every resident can see them, with read receipts and optional acknowledgement. It replaces the lobby pinboard and noisy WhatsApp groups with a verifiable record of what was communicated and who saw it.

Why WhatsApp and the lobby board aren't enough

Important notices get buried under chat, photos and forwards; there's no proof anyone read them; and the physical board only reaches people who walk past it. When a decision is later disputed, "we informed everyone" is impossible to prove.

What a proper notice board gives a committee

• One official channel categorised (maintenance, financial, security, AGM, urgent).
• Audience targeting owners only, one tower, or specific flats when needed.
• Pinning, urgent banners, and flash popups so critical items can't be missed.
• Read receipts + CSV roster who read and who acknowledged, flat by flat.
• Required acknowledgement for levy notices, gate SOPs, and AGM circulars.
• Scheduling & expiry publish on AGM eve; auto-hide after the event.
• An audit trail every publish, approval, and archive is logged.

How it works in Plinth

Admins and committee write a notice (Markdown supported), target an audience, attach files or link vault documents, optionally require admin approval, then publish or schedule. Residents receive in-app notifications; flash notices block the app until handled. Admins export acknowledgement rosters for AGM packs.

Where it fits

Plinth is a governance-first platform: the notice board sits alongside transparent voting, committee elections, maintenance billing, and a member directory so communication and decisions live in one trusted place.

Ready to stop losing notices in WhatsApp? Set up your society's Notice Board free to start.

FAQ

Is it free? Yes start free; advanced options are in paid tiers. Can residents see who read a notice? Read/acknowledgement stats are visible to admins. Can we require residents to confirm they read something? Yes, toggle "require acknowledgement".