Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

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  • Change Management
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

2021 NBOA Annual Meeting: Return on Innovation: Duncan Wardle

Opening keynote speaker Duncan Wardle has helped thousands of employees think differently — and improve their organizations’ perceived value.
11 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Governance

More Than Words: A Board's Commitment to DE&I

Beyond crafting a statement, what steps can we take to ensure the workplaces within our schools are diverse, equitable and inclusive?
3 min read
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Business Intelligence  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Research

Business Intelligence: Supporting Our Youngest Business Office Professionals

Most business office professionals under 35 find their work meaningful, but about half feel they need more support.
4 min read
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Strategies  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Human Resources

Strategies: Developing a Gender Diversity Policy

Engaging a local partner, the board and faculty resulted in a policy that increased inclusivity.
3 min read
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  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Whose Business Is Belonging?

Yes, the business office can respond to outcries of racism on campus. Diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Jen Cort shares what she’s heard and possible interventions.
9 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Employment
  • | Hiring

Hiring a Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

How to structure a new or existing directorship of diversity, equity and inclusion so that positive change resonates throughout the school community.
4 min read

Projections  

  • Crisis Management
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Projections: The Hope Still Lives

Global challenges to the status quo demand that we change and adapt.
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

No Time for Silence

Recent events are disheartening, but we all have a role to play in strengthening our communities.
3 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion

NBOA’s Commitment to DE&I

Our schools are committed to DE&I, and so is NBOA. This important work is intentionally never-ending.
6 min read
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Parent Organizations

Mission & Motivation: Uncomfortable in a Comfortable Place

Diversity and inclusion leadership training pushed this business officer outside her comfort zone — by design.
6 min read
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5 Minutes with  

  • Culture
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Enrollment

5 Minutes with Derrick Gay: Mirrors and Windows

How can schools frame diversity so that everyone feels included in the term, not just selected groups?
9 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

2020 NBOA Annual Meeting: Courageous Conversations: Soledad O'Brien

Broadcaster Soledad O’Brien explains how she draws diverse voices into critical discussions.
5 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Employment
  • | Leadership

Servant Leadership, Stronger Leadership

Business officers may be natural servant leaders, but can also consciously cultivate diversity of thought, trust and future leadership.
4 min read
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5 Minutes with  

  • Admission
  • | Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Enrollment

5 Minutes with Amada Torres: Changing Faces

What changing demographics mean for independent schools, and how schools can strategize to meet new challenges.
7 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Enrollment
  • | Tuition

Where Diversity Meets the Bottom Line

The Gordon School’s individualized tuition model has helped drive a more inclusive and economically sustainable school community.
3 min read
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5 Minutes with  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

5 Minutes with Dallas Joseph: the Man Behind the Curtain

The 2019 recipient of the Ken White Distinguished Business Officer Award credits some of his success to mentors and colleagues. But don’t mistake his modesty for a lack of ambition. Leadership “is something I run toward.
10 min read
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Mission & Motivation  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

Mission & Motivation: Our Founding, Our Future

A momentous school anniversary can provide opportunities to rekindle alumni relations, build connections among current students and strengthen town-gown relationships.
4 min read

Projections  

  • Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity: the Business Case and Beyond

To truly innovate and map out a mission-centered, financially sustainable future, we must harness our best thinking. This calls for greater diversity of thought, experiences and perspectives.
4 min read
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  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Hiring
  • | Human Resources

A Visible Difference: Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty and Staff

High performance teams of independent school faculty and staff don't merely reflect the increasing diversity of the students they serve. They also bring a greater diversity of experiences, perspectives and ideas. 
15 min read

5 Minutes with  

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Leadership

5 Minutes with Roderick White: Diversity Beyond the Visual

At a school where cultivated diversity drives enrollment demand, this administrator facilitates everything from classroom discussions to faculty hiring.
7 min read