Congratulations to the 2021 recipients of the NBOA Professional Achievement Award, which recognizes the invaluable contributions made by independent school business, finance and operations staff who are not business offi
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Change Management
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Leadership
Article by Amber Stockham, NBOA
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Risk & Compliance
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Hiring
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Human Resources
Make sure your school’s best efforts don’t run afoul of anti-discrimination laws.
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Human Resources
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Pandemic
Schools are rethinking wellness programs to drive tangible improvements in staff and faculty wellbeing.
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Projections
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Change Management
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Leadership
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Pandemic
As the average head-of-school tenure shrinks, business office leadership has largely remained steady — and essential to furthering our schools’ present and future course.
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School business leaders can take a page out of improv actors’ rule book to generate creative solutions.
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Strategies
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Human Resources
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Technology
Encourage acceptance of — and minimize resistance to — remote hires or cloud-based processes by engaging in these distinct steps.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
To bring more constituents on board with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, NBOA Breakfast speaker Derrick Gay urges schools to consider the efforts in terms of change management.
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A snapshot of NBOA’s priorities, offerings and operational health in support of member schools during the 2021 fiscal year.
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Your school’s extraordinary efforts have made an extraordinary impact on your school community.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions have continued into 2021, independent schools have been working to support staff, manage emerging risks and further their financial futures. Through this, business office
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Hiring
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Risk Management
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Technology
Amber Stockham: What can a school learn from a social media check?
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Employment
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Hiring
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Salary
A recent flash survey shows that most schools are anticipating wage increases for both new hires and retained employees.
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Independent schools’ rapid-fire innovations over the past two years have required resources, time and most of all energy. NBOA Awards Luncheon speaker Ben Nemtin offers insights on refilling the tank so leaders can keep
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Financing
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Investments
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Technology
What business officers need to know about the latest changes in technology and digital strategy.
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Three takeaways from Stephen Sondheim’s storied career can help independent schools face another challenging year — with verve.
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Communication
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Marketing
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Risk Management
The way we track email campaign metrics is going to change.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Leadership
Renowned pianist and opening keynote speaker Jade Simmons explains how everyone can bring creativity into the workplace.
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A new app enables faculty and staff to call for help if they witness a crime or have an emergency.
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Creating joint programs with related organizations has helped differentiate our school in a competitive market.
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