How does an organization double its membership in eight years? Good governance, staffing, communication and teamwork are key, says NBOA's Jeff Shields.
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Strategies
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Leadership
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Professional Development
A program that grows leaders from the school's own ranks benefits employees, students and the larger community. Evidence of its success? At least four applicants for every spot.
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What could be more important to your school and your staff than doing everything you can to be present?
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A snapshot of NBOA’s priorities, accomplishments and operational health in support of member schools during the 2017 fiscal year
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It’s time to chart new pathways for engaging students. “Independent schools are imprisoning themselves by not moving forward.”
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Catch the best of 2017 before we release the January/February 2018 issue. This baker's dozen of NetAssets.org articles features pieces — on everything from tuition pricing to dramatic school turnarounds — that were widel
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Independent school CFOs must be catalysts for positive change. “Success isn’t a permanent condition; it’s a temporary state in the context of many external factors.”
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Conversion was only the beginning of this business officer's Jewish education.
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How do you lead strategy when you’re expected primarily to solve problems?
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Clear demonstrations of mutual respect are the starting point to bringing faculty to the side of finding long-term financial solutions.
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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The benefits of internal leadership succession are too great for schools to ignore.
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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Cash Management
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Leadership
This small school overcame multiple challenges and expects a bright future under a strategic partnership between the head of school and business officer, now in their third year of working together. “We both took a risk.
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Keep close to nature's heart ... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. —John Muir
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The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award is given to business officers who have made extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge and motivation. At the end of each school year
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Let’s reject once and for all the notion that innovation and fiscal responsibility are at odds.
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Technology has become too integral to school operations for it to be compartmentalized.
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Risk & Compliance
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Human Resources
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Legal
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Risk Management
Schools must remain vigilant about DOL classifications.
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