Voices from the Field
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Facilities
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Leadership
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Research
What change is worth the effort? And how to make it happen? Leaders at schools that received this year’s Jeffrey Shields Innovation in School Business Operations engage each other in their answers.
12 min read
Over the past 25 years, human resources issues at independent schools have grown increasingly complex. NBOA Legal Counsel Grace H. Lee charts several areas of change.
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If you feel like you’re drowning in school data, remember: metrics aren’t strategy — and there are tools to help you make the most of it.
3 min read
Business Intelligence
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Enrollment
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Research
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Tuition
A school’s location can play a role in their financial operations.
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Strategies
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Budget
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Seven independent schools and an arts education center came together to create a hydroelectric power consortium. Annual savings per school are in the tens of thousands.
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In honor of NBOA's 25th Anniversary, NBOA members share their expectations, goals and dreams for the next generation of business office leaders.
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School leaders are finding constructive ways to pursue capital projects despite higher materials costs, supply chain disruptions and rising interest rates.
7 min read
CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Leadership
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Membership
Teacher retention, shared services and an alternative school year calendar are just some of the areas that this year’s NBOA Leadership Academy cohorts researched.
5 min read
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Human Resources
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Leadership
Now more than ever, insights from HR professionals can help guide school strategy, but their voices must be heard to drive positive impact.
9 min read
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Technology
Independent schools can operationalize their DEI goals using technology.
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Tips on explaining to the board how the Statement of Activities relates to the operating statement, and on improving the audit note about the flow of Temporary Restricted Net Assets.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Facilities
Investing in accessible facilities goes beyond compliance for most schools — and can have unexpected dividends.
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A deep dive into independent school endowments trends FY2005-FY2022, including analysis of asset allocation, performance, spending and contributions, plus a perspective on future developments.
13 min read
How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
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When everything costs more, considered and strategic facilities spending is a must.
12 min read
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Budget
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
The IRA opens the door for nonprofits to take advantage of tax credits associated with solar power.
8 min read
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Membership
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Risk Management
A conversation with two boarding school CFOs on the challenges and opportunities for boarding schools over the past 25 years.
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Business officers and business office staff played a key role in managing the onslaught of operational and financial changes brought on by the pandemic.
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A strong partnership between the chief business officer and chief advancement officer leads to better outcomes in all areas of school business, from tuition revenue to planned giving.
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CEO Notebook
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Culture
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Human Resources
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Risk Management
Nobles Greenough School is actively helping their students be happier. What can we learn from their efforts?
4 min read
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