Are your fundraising priorities still relevant?

Posted on July 21, 2020 by TABS — No Comments ↓

by Karen Callahan, Senior Consultant & Managing Principal

and Jim Zimmerman, Senior Consultant & Principal

Marts & Lundy

There is no shortage of questions about how to proceed with fundraising in a climate that is unlike anything we have previously experienced, given the simultaneous public health, economic, political, racial inequality and civil unrest crises. In numerous webinars and in countless conversations with advancement leadership, we have heard what is top of mind for many as they closed out the 2020 fiscal year and began to consider the unsettling year ahead.

Keeping It Simple: Leading in A Time of Crisis

Posted on April 23, 2020 by TABS — No Comments ↓

Cutting through the glut of COVID-19 advice to the essentials of good leadership.

By Robert Evans and Michael Thompson

In a crisis, especially one so unprecedented as COVID-19, many people, particularly those of us in the helping professions, want to help. Since 9/11, nearly 200 mass shootings—most of them in schools—have spawned an ever-growing number of mental health practitioners, educators, clergy, grief counselors, and leadership gurus, among others, eager to offer crisis support and guidance to school leaders. Their advice is well-meaning, but much of it is overelaborate and contradictory and ignores a core truth: however new and complex the crisis, the essentials of leading a school through it are old and simple. By this we don’t mean “easy,” but “basic.” Leading through COVID-19 calls for the application of fundamentals that have always been vital to good leadership, and that, fortunately, are already part of most school heads’ practice. They begin with courage.

How to be Your Best on Video Chat

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Courtney Williams — No Comments ↓

How to be Your Best on Video Chat

By Courtney Williams

Well, here we are in the midst of COVID-19 chaos, catapulted into what seems like a digital-only world. You might be reminded of Harry Potter, The Jetsons, or The Twilight Zone… as you repeatedly broadcast a video image of yourself to your colleagues. How about some tips to help you be your best on the live screen? (You’re welcome.)

Maintaining Role and Boundary Awareness when Teaching Remotely in a Time of Crisis

Posted on March 23, 2020 by TABS — No Comments ↓

Maintaining Role and Boundary Awareness when Teaching Remotely in a Time of Crisis: Being Alert to the Challenges of One-on-One Electronic Communications

Written by: David Wolowitz

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, most schools have instituted remote learning. We are fortunate that so many schools and families have access to the technology to make this possible. Not surprisingly, the sudden and unexpected shift to remote learning comes with many challenges. One particular issue that may be overlooked is the potential for missteps in teacher – student relationships due to increased opportunities for unobserved electronic one-on-one communications.

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A Conversation with Lawrence Alexander

Posted on January 21, 2020 by TABS — No Comments ↓

A Conversation with Lawrence Alexander

Lead Search Consultant for CS&A’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practice

Tell us about your new role at Carney, Sandoe & Associates.

I am the full time and Founding Director of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice. The firm was committed to the work of equity and inclusion long before I got there. However, just as we’re seeing in independent schools, creating a senior level position in equity and inclusion demonstrates a new level of commitment.

Success Mindsets for Boarding School – Part 2

Posted on November 27, 2019 by TABS — No Comments ↓

Success Mindsets for Boarding School – Part 2: Five Elements of a Success Mindset

Dr. Chris Thurber & Dr. Szu-Hui Lee

Phillips Exeter Academy

As psychologists who provide therapy at boarding school, we have learned a lot from our students, especially about the ingredients of a successful mindset. As two people who have spent lots of time away from home, much of it in school, we also use our life experience to inform our work. From our perspective, here are the top five ways to approach boarding school with a healthy mindset. Caregivers and faculty should seize the opportunity to share these five Cs with all of their new students.

Success Mindsets for Boarding School – Part 1

Posted on November 25, 2019 by TABS — No Comments ↓

Success Mindsets for Boarding School – Part 1: Why Mindset Matters

Dr. Chris Thurber & Dr. Szu-Hui Lee

Phillips Exeter Academy

From the moment we are born, life is a series of adjustments. Infants first adjust to light, louder sounds, and direct touch. Toddlers and preschoolers adjust to spoken language and changing social contexts. School-age children adjust to cultural expectations for behavior, academic performance, impulse control, and conflict resolution. Adolescents adjust to their changing bodies, identities, relationships, and—for those fortunate to have the opportunity—boarding school. In this blog, we review the concept of mindset, familiar to many professional educators, and offer powerful strategies for specific stressors.

Well Spent

Posted on November 5, 2019 by TABS — No Comments ↓

Tactical measures can help schools spend less. Knowing when to benchmark – and when not to – can do even more.

Read the whole article, Well Spent: Creative Cost Controls, by TABS Executive Director, Pete Upham and Geoff Still, VP Finance and Operations at TABS, originally printed in the September/October 2019 edition of Net Assets from NBOA.org

Posted in Administration, Boarding schools, Boards, Business Office, Financial Aid, General/Misc, Heads, Independent Schools, Marketing

Building “Team Captive”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by TABS — No Comments ↓

Captives allow owners to put their premiums to work and control and mitigate risk, while taking advantage of certain tax protections that are available, but bringing these benefits to reality is a team effort. The best captives are supported by teams with a unified mission and purpose, rather than teams that are purely transactional.

– says Geoff Still, Vice President of TABS Insurance and Vice President of Finance & Operations at TABS.

See the complete article at captiveinternational.com

Posted in Boarding schools, Boards, Business Office, Heads, Independent Schools

Announcing TABS Boarding School Alliance Partners

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Pete Upham — No Comments ↓

Dear Colleagues,

As we welcome the exhilaration of autumn, it gives me great pleasure to announce a dynamic new initiative, TABS Boarding School Alliance Partnership program, and to name the program’s inaugural Alliance Partners: Carney, Sandoe & Associates, Community Brands, and Marts & Lundy.

Over the last year, TABS invited a handful of best-in-class companies, with a history of service to schools, to join us in multi-year cooperative agreements as Boarding School Alliance Partners (BSAPs). Through this new venture, TABS will be engaging with these industry leaders to pursue novel analysis and research, co-produce white papers, offer best practice guidance, and collaborate on other special projects.

The new program improves the association’s capacity to offer thought leadership across a variety of areas important to the health and vitality of boarding schools. We’ll be able to deliver more—at no extra cost—to our member schools. In fact, each founding Alliance Partner is making a significant investment in the work of the association.

Carney, Sandoe & Associates, Community Brands, and Marts & Lundy have each demonstrated a high and sustained commitment to the boarding school community by seeking to understand current and evolving school needs, and by cultivating long-term relationships of enduring impact. We are thrilled with the fresh enthusiasm and innovation they bring to the TABS table, and we look forward to doing more on your behalf in the coming years.

I invite you to take a few minutes to hear from each of our partners by viewing this video. I’m also including a press release here.

Please be in touch should you be interested in sharing your thoughts.

Sincerely,

Pete Upham
Executive Director | TABS

Posted in Boarding schools, Independent Schools, TABS

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by Karen Callahan, Senior Consultant & Managing Principal

and Jim Zimmerman, Senior Consultant & Principal

Marts & Lundy

Cutting through the glut of COVID-19 advice to the essentials of good leadership.

By Robert Evans and Michael Thompson

How to be Your Best on Video Chat

By Courtney Williams

Maintaining Role and Boundary Awareness when Teaching Remotely in a Time of Crisis: Being Alert to the Challenges of One-on-One Electronic Communications

A Conversation with Lawrence Alexander

Lead Search Consultant for CS&A’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practice