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Business Intelligence  

  • Enrollment
  • | Research
  • | Tuition

A Regional View of the Financial State of the Industry This item is protected.

A school’s location can play a role in their financial operations.
5 min read
clean energy

Strategies  

  • Budget
  • | Environmental Sustainability
  • | Facilities

Creating a Clean Energy Consortium This item is protected.

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.
7 min read
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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Back to the Future

In honor of NBOA's 25th Anniversary, NBOA members share their expectations, goals and dreams for the next generation of business office leaders.
4 min read
firm foundations

Projections  

  • Budget
  • | Facilities

Firm Foundations Against Inflation

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  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership
  • | Membership

BIG IDEAS for Independent School Business Innovation

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
hr leadership

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  • Human Resources
  • | Leadership

Indispensable HR Leadership This item is protected.

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
  • | Technology

Tech-Enabled DEI Solutions

Independent schools can operationalize their DEI goals using technology.
3 min read
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  • Audit
  • | Budget

Business Office Basics: Know Your Audit, Part 2

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.
5 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Facilities

The Business Case for DEI: Accessible, Affordable Facilities This item is protected.

Investing in accessible facilities goes beyond compliance for most schools — and can have unexpected dividends.
13 min read
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  • Endowment
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: The Endowment Landscape

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

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Technology

A(I) Smarter Future?

How can we use ChatGPT and related AI in the independent school business office?
4 min read
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  • Facilities
  • | Financing

Where the Money Goes This item is protected.

When everything costs more, considered and strategic facilities spending is a must.
12 min read
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  • Budget
  • | Environmental Sustainability
  • | Facilities

Inflation Reduction Act Opens Solar Opportunities for Schools

The IRA opens the door for nonprofits to take advantage of tax credits associated with solar power.
8 min read
boarding schools

Feature  

  • Membership
  • | Risk Management

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Boarding Schools and the Business Office

A conversation with two boarding school CFOs on the challenges and opportunities for boarding schools over the past 25 years.
4 min read
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  • Membership
  • | Pandemic

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: A Pandemic Without Panic

Business officers and business office staff played a key role in managing the onslaught of operational and financial changes brought on by the pandemic.
6 min read
advancement

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  • Enrollment
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Advancement and the Business Office

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.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Human Resources
  • | Risk Management

The Pursuit of Happiness — in Independent Schools

Nobles Greenough School is actively helping their students be happier. What can we learn from their efforts?
4 min read
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  • Audit
  • | Leadership

Business Office Basics: Know Your Audit, Part 1

Mapping your school’s trial balance to the audit’s financial statements helps both you and the audit process.
3 min read
NBOA members
  • International
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Global Growth

Though NBOA has had schools outside the U.S. in its membership from very early days, the mid-2010s marked a period of growth for the organization’s international member base.
8 min read
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  • Membership
  • | Technology

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Technology and the Business Office

The rise of the internet has given way to rapid technological advances in the business office.
3 min read

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