Nonprofit organizations (excluding schools) that work with U.S. or international independent schools, including associations, foundations, coordinating bodies, and agencies. Association Member organizations must be entitled to tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3). Associations may designate multiple member representatives.
Join NBOA
Hear nationally renowned speakers, experience great networking opportunities, and participate in special sessions at our conferences throughout the year all over the country. Events include: Symposium, our annual 3-day conference chock-full of seminars and workshops, attended by hundreds of business officers; Summer Institute, a 5-day residential program for new and experienced business officers; New Business Officer Institute, a practical overview of what you can expect on the job; and the Institute for Advanced Financial Management, a 3-day seminar for veteran business officers.
Learn without leaving your desk by attending our bi-weekly online seminars throughout the school year on relevant topics of interest. Webinars are also archived on our website for your use. Past subjects include: Comparison Shopping: How to Select Your Retirement Plan Provider; Energy Management in the Context of Sustainability; Audit Risk Assessment; and tackling the Updated Form 990.
Get the current information you need with our online toolkits, special-topic virtual resource centers which contain useful links and downloadable files on a variety of the top issues facing the business office—from risk management to financial sustainability to going green.
Connect with hundreds of business officers and independent school leaders through our highly active online forums to solve problems with your colleagues in real time. Users post questions and receive comments the same day on a variety of issues. Step into NBOA’s virtual space, where everyone understands the issues on your desk.
Find templates, forms, and white papers about every aspect of school business management.
Receive Commonfund's annual endowment report; access our Annual Survey, the most comprehensive study of independent school business officers, their salaries, support, relationships and other work-related concerns; and send out your own surveys to an active community of independent school professionals through our subscription to SurveyMonkey.
Gauge enrollment patterns and predict future changes by reviewing statistics on income levels, cultural backgrounds, and population changes for any geographic area of the country through our subscription to DemographicsNow.
Find colleagues through our comprehensive database.
A great benefit that enables your schools to link up to a vibrant professional network without having to pay the dues themselves. When you join NBOA, please provide a list of business officers at your member schools by emailing it to Erin Lizzo. NBOA will send an email to each of these contacts informing them of their complimentary membership.