

A Love Letter to Philanthropy Officers: Part 2
This letter addresses the question: “If I pay a medical bill, why should I also support my hospital with donations?"


A Love Letter to Philanthropy Officers: Part 1
This series supports health care philanthropy officers by exploring opportunities to help prospective donors realize their goals.


Documenting Donor Bequests: Is it an Art or Science?
Meeting donor expectations will require a donor-centered approach, while also balancing the organization’s desire to count future intentions


Three Steps to Mastering a Major Gift Mindset
By Heather Wiley Starankovic, CFRE, CAP As a philanthropy officer, do you have years of experience but feel like you are missing out on...


Five Elements of a Robust Grateful Engagement Strategy
Grateful engagement (formerly known as the “grateful patient program”) is a strategy that guides health care organizations to proactively...


Building Trust with Philanthropic Partners
By Pamela Ronka Maroulis, FAHP, CFRE Trust is at an all-time low in our country. Because trust is at the core of philanthropy efforts, it...


If Trust is the Glue of Life¹, What's Holding our Organizations Together?
By Pamela Ronka Maroulis, FAHP, CFRE According to Merriam-Webster, the primary definition of trust is, “the assured reliance on the...
