Member Volunteer Opportunities with NBOA

» New for 2020-21

Description: An advisory and outreach council to support members in the chief financial role at their school.

Volunteer Characteristics: Experienced business officer members who serve on their school’s senior leadership team, and who are equipped with expertise regarding business operations, finance, risk management, facilities, human resources and governance.

Time Commitment: Bimonthly Zoom meetings and attendance at the biennial North American Conference on the Business Office (NACOBO)

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the advisory council to NBOA Staff to identify current and emerging needs, and to inform the development of programs, products and services most relevant to the chief financial position in member schools.
• Provide a scan of NBOA’s primary members and assess how a diverse group of business officers are being supported and served by the association.
• Serve as the programming advisory group for NACOBO.
• Develop specific program proposals for the Annual Meeting that meet the diverse needs of business officers, including small, mid-size and large day schools, as well as boarding schools.
• Provide input and support to staff liaison on an as-needed basis.

Description: An advisory and outreach council formed to support members in the Controller role at their school.

Volunteer Characteristics: Members with expertise regarding financial management and reporting, general accounting and tax issues, regulatory compliance, revenues and expenses, enrollment management, financial aid, collections, audit and 990 preparation, and investment policies and procedures.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per month for a two year-term

Responsibilities:

• Advise and give input to NBOA's Director, Accounting and Tax Programs on the development of future programming and resources.
• Attend up to 4-6 council meetings via Zoom per year (Calendar invites will be sent by the staff liaison and video capabilities are recommended).
• Provide input and support to staff liaison on an as-needed basis.

Description: An advisory and outreach council formed to support members in the Human Resources role at their school.

Volunteer Characteristics: Members with expertise regarding regarding HR compliance, employee handbooks, recruitment and onboarding, compensation and classifications, leave and accommodations, and performance management.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per month for a two year-term

Responsibilities:

• Advise and give input to NBOA's Director, Human Resources Programs on the development of future programming and resources.
• Attend up to 4-6 council meetings via Zoom per year (Calendar invites will be sent by the staff liaison and video capabilities are recommended).
• Provide input and support to staff liaison on an as-needed basis.

» For 2022 Annual Meeting

Description: A committee that facilitates with the review and selection of Annual Meeting sessions and programs.

Volunteer Characteristics: Members who like to read and give their opinions and who have preferably attended one Annual Meeting in the past.

Time Commitment: 10 hours to review sessions + 3 days of attending the Annual Meeting

Responsibilities:

• Advise NBOA professional development staff on topics, speakers and industry trends that should be featured at the Annual Meeting.
• Local members may be called upon to assist in providing volunteers, or to identify off-site venues and/or additional program opportunities leveraging the locale of the event.
• Attend a one-hour introductory call and overview of the program submission platform.
• Review session proposals in early June and provide feedback to NBOA on the session's overall relevance and appeal, strength of learning objectives, uniqueness of the topic and embodiment of the annual meeting theme.
• Attend the Annual Meeting and encourage other members & colleagues to do the same.
• Assist with introducing speakers during sessions at the Annual Meeting.

» For 2022 Business Officer Institute

Description: Program facilitators for NBOA's Business Officer Institute, a 5-day immersive program into the independent school world geared toward business officers who are new or relatively new to their role that occurs each summer.

Volunteer Characteristics: Seasoned and engaged business officers or business office staff.

Time Commitment: 10 hours before the program and 5 days during the summer to attend the Institute. (*Please note: NBOA will cover reasonable travel expenses, onsite housing and meals for faculty, if selected.)

Responsibilities:

• Advise NBOA professional development staff and fellow faculty members on topics, speakers and industry trends that should be featured at BOI.
• Attend up to 2-3 planning meetings via Zoom before the program (*one optional in-person meeting will also occur at the NBOA Annual Meeting).
• Create and present at the Institute several 60-90 minute sessions, in collaboration with other faculty members, on topics from a predefined list.
• Serve as a mentor throughout the week for a Personal Learning Network (PLN), a group of 10-12 participants who all have a common characteristic, such as school type or size. Faculty will offer guidance and support to the group they're assigned to during the Institute, as well ongoing support via email/phone after the Institute has concluded, as needed.

Description: A group of volunteers who serve to help increase peer member engagement in the NBOA Connect online communities by responding to posts.

Volunteer Characteristics: Members from all areas of independent schools who are active on the NBOA Connect online communities and enjoy helping fellow members and giving advice.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per month for a two year-term

Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in the NBOA Connect online communities by providing answers and advice to fellow members' inquiries.
• Respond to questions posted on the NBOA Connect online communities identified by NBOA staff in the private Ambassadors community.

Description: An advisory and outreach council formed to support NBOA's Net Assets, a family of publications (magazine, newsletter and website) focused exclusively on business and operational issues facing K-12 independent schools.

Volunteer Characteristics: Members from all backgrounds of independent school business operations, including: leadership/administration; business, finance and accounting; enrollment and admissions; human resources; information technology; and facilities.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours per month for a two year-term

Responsibilities:

• Attend up to 3 council meetings via Zoom per year (Calendar invites will be sent by the staff liaison and video capabilities are recommended).
• Exchange ideas about pressing topics in independent school business and operations suitable for coverage in NBOA's award-winning publications; offer feedback on topics, story angles and sources to support best-in-class content.
• Review 1-3 feature articles per year, in areas related to council member's work, and/or contribute content to the print magazine or NetAssets.org.
• Serve as ambassadors for the publications.