Member Volunteer Opportunities with NBOA

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:

• Under the leadership of the council chair, and with support from the staff liaison, develop and deliver specific resources and program proposals that meet the diverse needs of business officers at small, mid-size and large day schools, as well as boarding schools.
• 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.
• 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:

• Under the leadership of the council chair, and with support from the staff liaison, develop and deliver specific resources and program proposals that meet the diverse needs of controllers and accounting professionals at small, mid-size and large day schools, as well as boarding schools.
• Advise and give input to NBOA's Director, Accounting and Tax Programs on the development of future programming and resources.
• Plan, attend, and/or co-facilitate quarterly Controllers community Zoom calls.
• 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:

• Under the leadership of the council chair, and with support from the staff liaison, develop and deliver specific resources and program proposals that meet the diverse needs of human resources professionals at small, mid-size and large day schools, as well as boarding schools.
• Advise and give input to NBOA's Director, Human Resources Programs on the development of future programming and resources.
• Plan, attend, and/or co-facilitate quarterly Human Resources community Zoom calls.
• Provide input and support to staff liaison on an as-needed basis.

» For 2022-23 NBOA Programs

Description: A committee that facilitates with the review and selection of the sessions and programs that will populate the NBOA Annual Meeting, annual NBOA Webinar Series, and other NBOA content channels such as Net Assets magazine.

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 learning team on topics, speakers and industry trends that should be featured at the NBOA Annual Meeting as well as through other NBOA delivery channels, such as the annual webinar series.
• 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 Future Business Officer Institutes

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 learning team 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).
• In collaboration with fellow faculty and/or NBOA staff, develop and deliver program sessions at the Institute 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.