Membership

2023 Unsung Heroes
  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Announcing the 2023 NBOA Will J. Hancock Unsung Heroes

Congratulations to these exemplary business and operations leaders in independent schools!
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CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership
  • | Membership

Southern Comfort, National Connections

When newer business officers connect with experienced colleagues and each other, it moves all of our schools forward.
3 min read
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Other Duties As Assigned  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Stranger Things

Business officers share some of the most unexpected moments they’ve had on the job.
7 min read
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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Tips from NBOA Board Chairs

Chairs of the NBOA Board of Directors share some nuggets of wisdom.
6 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Help Us Help You

Findings from the 2022 NBOA annual membership survey are in. And your voice is needed once again to make NBOA work for you.
4 min read
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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Back to the Future

In honor of NBOA's 25th Anniversary, NBOA members share their expectations, goals and dreams for the next generation of business office leaders.
4 min read

CEO Notebook  

  • Culture
  • | Leadership
  • | Membership

BIG IDEAS for Independent School Business Innovation

Teacher retention, shared services and an alternative school year calendar are just some of the areas that this year’s NBOA Leadership Academy cohorts researched.
5 min read
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  • Endowment
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: The Endowment Landscape

A deep dive into independent school endowments trends FY2005-FY2022, including analysis of asset allocation, performance, spending and contributions, plus a perspective on future developments.
13 min read
boarding schools

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  • Membership
  • | Risk Management

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Boarding Schools and the Business Office

A conversation with two boarding school CFOs on the challenges and opportunities for boarding schools over the past 25 years.
4 min read
NBOA member with mask

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  • Membership
  • | Pandemic

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: A Pandemic Without Panic

Business officers and business office staff played a key role in managing the onslaught of operational and financial changes brought on by the pandemic.
6 min read
advancement

Feature  

  • Enrollment
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Advancement and the Business Office

A strong partnership between the chief business officer and chief advancement officer leads to better outcomes in all areas of school business, from tuition revenue to planned giving.
3 min read
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  • International
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Global Growth

Though NBOA has had schools outside the U.S. in its membership from very early days, the mid-2010s marked a period of growth for the organization’s international member base.
8 min read
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  • Membership
  • | Technology

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Technology and the Business Office

The rise of the internet has given way to rapid technological advances in the business office.
3 min read
facilities landscape

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  • Facilities
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: The Facilities Landscape

For most educational institutions, mission and vision are inextricably linked to buildings.
3 min read
25 Years of NBOA

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  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Elevating the Role

As NBOA transformed and grew over the course of its first decade, industry leaders brought expertise, innovation and a strategic vision to the organization.
12 min read
Chad Stacy and Spencer Taintor
  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: The Head of School-Business Officer Partnership

Behind our happy-student-filled, art-covered buildings, independent schools are complex organizations, operating with dual purposes.
3 min read
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  • Membership
  • | Risk Management

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: The Risk Management Landscape

The risk landscape has changed a lot for independent schools in the past 25 years. Schools' commitment to strategic risk management has stayed constant.
3 min read
Celebrate NBOA logo image
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Who Was at the Table?

NBOA explores how efforts centered around inclusion and belonging within a diverse workforce have impacted the association and its members over the past 25 years.
8 min read

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  • Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Origin Story

This year, we celebrate our community, our contributions, our growth as a profession and our potential.
10 min read
Jeff Shields and Sarah Daignault

Projections  

  • Leadership
  • | Membership

Celebrate! 25 Years of NBOA: Reflections from the Top

Just two people have led NBOA from the top in its 25 years. They share what leadership of the association has meant and what they see in the membership.
9 min read

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