NBOA’s work in fiscal 2019 reflected three goals outlined in the 2018–2021 Strategic Plan:
- Strengthen NBOA's community: Foster an engaged, informed and diverse membership.
- Advance the core: Continue to innovate benefits, products and services that support NBOA’s mission and strategic priorities.
- Maximize impact: Amplify NBOA’s position as the industry thought leader to expand value within and across independent schools.
Download the NBOA Strategic Plan and Bylaws.
All data points are for fiscal 2019 (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019) unless otherwise noted.
Strengthen NBOA’s Community
Foster an engaged, informed and diverse membership.
- 1,429 U.S. member schools
- 115 New U.S. member schools
- 77 International member schools
- 31 New international member schools
- 709 New NBOA Connect discussions
- 1,465 Attendees at the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting
- 4,629 Registrants for live webinars
- 356 Participants in online courses
- 126 Business partners
- 11 New business partners
- 11,828 Downloads from the NBOA library
- 13,708 Follows and likes on social media
- 88% response rate on NBOA Connect
Advance the Core
Continue to innovate benefits, products and services that support NBOA’s mission and strategic priorities.
- 22 CPE-approved programs offered (NASBA CPE, HRCI and SHRM)
- 16 Live webinars offered
- New Summer Webinar Series on Emerging Business Models
- 136 Webinars archived for members’ 24–7 access
- 21 Executive summaries of 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting sessions
- 7 Cohort receptions at the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting
- 4 On-demand programs offered
- New course: Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Reporting Overview (fall 2019)
- 13 Online courses offered
- New course: Measuring Financial Health with the Composite Financial Index
- New course: Culture Meets Compliance
- $1,628,942 Member savings from Purchasing Point (calendar year)
- 120 Exhibitors at the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting
- 424 Positions posted on NBOA’s Career HQ
- 359 Books sold
- 175 Custom demographics reports produced for NBOA member schools
- 116 Sessions and “goldmines” at the 2019 NBOA Annual Meeting
Maximize impact
Amplify NBOA’s position as the industry thought leader to expand value within and across independent schools.
- 26 National and regional speaking engagements by NBOA staff
- 355 Schools completed BIIS data entry
- 226 Schools participated in the 2018 Commonfund Benchmarks Study
- 87 Volunteers served on councils, committees, task forces, faculty and the NBOA Board of Directors
- Published Mergers and Acquisitions: Legal, Financial and Tax Considerations for Independent Schools (fall 2019)
- 123 Attendees at the 2019 Senior Leaders Seminars
- New Seminar: Enterprise Risk Management
- 50,607 Issues of Net Assets mailed
- 24 Issues of Net Assets NOW distributed
- 523 New articles published on NetAssets.org
- Published Wage and Hour Issues Facing Independent Day and Boarding Schools (fall 2019)
- Extended partnership with Enrollment Management Association to explore emerging business models (fall 2019)
Download a PDF of the NBOA Year in Review.
