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  • Budget
  •   |   Cash Management
  •   |   Endowment
  •   |   Investments
  •   |   Key Endowment

Aligning Your Endowment Strategy with Your School's Operations

Feb 13, 2019, 8:58 PM
When developing your financial aid budget for next year, will you think about how much exposure your school’s endowment has to stocks or bonds? In today’s market environment, the alignment between
  • Debt
  •   |   Planning

Show Me the Money: Campaign Planning and Relationship-Bank Financing

Feb 12, 2019, 5:50 PM
The Potomac School made the strategic decision to embark on a capital campaign. After careful consideration, a campaign capital structure was determined, and an existing banking relationship was
  • Environmental Sustainability
  •   |   Facilities
  •   |   Key Facilities

Construction: Transforming Your Campus in Our Evolving World

Feb 12, 2019, 3:58 PM
Schools undertake construction projects for a variety of reasons and many projects reconfigure spaces for new learning methods, use environmentally sustainable options, and improve overall campus life
  • Compliance
  •   |   Hiring
  •   |   Labor Law

Check Your Equipment: Refreshing Employee Screening and Selection Policies and Procedures

Feb 12, 2019, 3:55 PM
Get tips to help your hiring managers and others who play a role in selecting your team all the information available to them to make the best hiring decisions possible.
  • Human Resources
  •   |   Job Description
  •   |   Labor Law

Job Description Format Template

Oct 3, 2018, 6:46 PM
You may use this template to develop job descriptions for your school.
  • Key Strategic Finance
  •   |   Leadership
  •   |   Planning
  •   |   Research

Key Financial Indicators of Vitality for Independent Schools

Sep 24, 2018, 8:26 PM
This report, created from an analysis of 2015-2017 trend data from the largest schools in NBOA's Business Intelligence for Independent Schools (BIIS) data collection platform, explores key financial
  • Budget
  •   |   Planning
  •   |   Procedures

Budgeting and Financial Modeling

Jun 20, 2018, 6:08 PM
Learn budget tips, items with inconsistent budget treatment and where to use benchmarking. Review the budget calendar and learn the levers that drive budgets and how to model them. Also included is a
  • Facilities
  •   |   Maintenance
  •   |   Planning

TABLE 38 - The Value of a Facility Audit

Mar 15, 2018, 12:38 PM
In schools, the accepted best practice is to first conduct a physical audit of the facility and then forecast financial needs, based on the actual condition and expected remaining lives of major
  • Audit
  •   |   Boards and Trustees
  •   |   Governance

TABLE 37 - The Ten Questions Your Board Should Ask the Auditors

Mar 15, 2018, 12:37 PM
Financial auditors, with years of school experience, were asked, "If you were on the school board, what questions would you be asking the auditor?" Discuss the top 10 questions the survey revealed and
  • Policy
  •   |   Risk Management
  •   |   Transportation

TABLE 24 - Is the Transportation of Students Driving You Crazy?

Mar 15, 2018, 12:27 PM
Field trips, team travel, conferences, coaches and volunteers all represent significant driving exposures to schools. Learn some easy ways to control these risks and reduce the potential for negligent