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Plan for the Future With NAIS Data and Analysis for School Leadership (DASL)

DASL will help you set goals, assess progress, and make data-driven decisions on all aspects of their school operations. DASL includes partnerships with NBOA on financial data and CASE on advancement data.

Put Your School on the Map with NAIS Market View

Market View will help your school stay ahead of trends in your market. Use data to improve your recruitment strategy, find prospective families, and better understand your community.

Explore Vital Trends With the NAIS Trendbook

Prepare for the uncertain road ahead by exploring issues that most affect independent schools, from the pandemic’s effect on consumer confidence to the need for edtech training.

Review Best Practices for Independent School Business Officers

These principles provide a common standard of leadership and good practice for individuals vested with the responsibilities of the school's financial and physical resources.

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Explore Thought Leadership on Financial Sustainability

Recent Independent School magazine issues offer deep insights into topics that will help your school solidify its future, including financial sustainability, strategic fundraising, and advancement.

NAIS Leadership Series: Planning for a Sustainable Future

What’s the long-term picture for your school? Join President Donna Orem and other NAIS leaders for a webinar series to examine your school's financial sustainability through multiple lenses.

Ensure Financial Health and Sustainability Through Governance

Boards must act to ensure the long-term sustainability of their institutions by addressing changing financial conditions so that the school can carry out its mission today and into the future.

Trustee Training Tools from the NAIS Bookstore

The NAIS Trustee Series offers easy-to-grasp guides for doing the job of trustee the right way, from performing basic duties, to carrying out fiduciary responsibilities, to fundraising.

Jobs-to-Be-Done Study on Independent School Donors

Find out what motivates independent school donors and get tips to help you better communicate with donors and design campaigns that resonate with their needs.

Explore NAIS Research on Financial Sustainability Topics

Get actionable insights and recommendations on parent motivations for choosing schools, how parents pay, financial aid and marketing practices, non-tuition revenue sources, current trends, and more.

Reimagine Tuition

What factors should you consider when setting tuition? Is your tuition strategy producing the desired goals? Reimagine Tuition, a series of resources from NAIS, will help you consider tuition in a new light.

Looking Ahead: Sustaining Schools During and Beyond COVID-19

What are the trends in fundraising and tuition? How can schools innovate, explore new models, and deepen collaboration to become more sustainable? Learn more from NAIS President Donna Orem.

Keep Up With the Evolving International Student Landscape

NAIS surveys, webinars, advisories, tips, toolkits, and more will help your school navigate pandemic-related changes and developments in international student recruitment and support.

NAIS Resource Guide: Financial Sustainability