Tuition deductions, housing allowances among tax-free benefits on chopping block.
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The benefits of internal leadership succession are too great for schools to ignore.
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Drawing on extensive data analysis and in-depth, campus-wide discussions, leaders at Greenhill School are on a five-year path toward reducing costs, increasing revenue and sustaining a financially diverse student body.
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From the archives: The IRS took a closer look at independent schools’ Form 990s, employee fringe benefits and more in the 2015–2016 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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A breakthrough data collection platform built by business officers for business officers is coming soon.
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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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From the archives: Financial rumors, speculation and grumbling can harm community morale. With students from nearly 50 countries, this school’s commitment to financial transparency builds trust, support and confidence am
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Budget
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Employee Benefits
From the archives: Facing rising costs and new ACA rules, independent schools take closer looks at alternative models of health care delivery.
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NBOA–NAIS partnership will spawn new frameworks for strategic conversations about the financial health of independent schools.
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Don't be caught off-guard when it comes to your campus's valuable fixed assets, whatever their condition and stage of life.
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Normalized interest rates, rising equity yields and greater institutional liquidity: These three trends are helping to shape the investment environment in the early days of the Trump administration, according to executiv
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Goodbye, William Baumol. And hello, economic reality. It’s time to acknowledge that you’ve been there all along, and you’ll likely outlive us all.
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Schools adjusted their asset allocations in hopes of a stronger 2017.
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The business-savvy head of school assesses the school's financial strengths, supported by the business officer, and pulls the right financial levers to ensure the school thrives.
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“Why do we call it a ‘retreat’ if our purpose is to move forward?”
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Your school's capital spending ratio reflects the health of its most valuable asset.
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Change Management
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Leadership
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Planning
Is it time to consider merging with another school? “Everybody wants to be part of a winning team.”
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Endowment
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Enrollment
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Facilities
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Financial Aid
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Leadership
More than 1,300 attendees made the Washington gathering the biggest-ever of independent school financial and operational leaders. A recap in tweets.
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From the archives: Six small independent schools, four years of 990 data and some universal truths about financial sustainability.
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