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The Accordant Team has published a number of books to advance the efforts of health care philanthropy and help development leaders everywhere.

If Trust is the Glue of Life¹, What's Holding our Organizations Together?

If Trust is the Glue of Life¹, What's Holding our Organizations Together?

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...

Overcoming Objections and Obstacles in Philanthropy

Overcoming Objections and Obstacles in Philanthropy

Overcoming Objections and Obstacles in Philanthropy

By Heather Wiley Starankovic, CFRE, CAP As philanthropy officers, our first priority is to connect individuals in the community to the...

Change the Script: The New Language of Philanthropy

Change the Script: The New Language of Philanthropy

Change the Script: The New Language of Philanthropy

By Pamela Ronka Maroulis, FAHP, CFRE and Jessica Carswell, CFRE To be successful in philanthropy, we need to be thinking about our donors...

Philanthropy Policy and Guidelines: Spring Cleaning Must-Haves

Philanthropy Policy and Guidelines: Spring Cleaning Must-Haves

Philanthropy Policy and Guidelines: Spring Cleaning Must-Haves

By James Gold and Jessica Carswell, CFRE Nothing is more inspiring and magical than the generosity of a donor making a transformative...

Truths from the Philanthropy Trenches

Truths from the Philanthropy Trenches

Truths from the Philanthropy Trenches

By Heather Wiley Starankovic, CFRE, CAP Philanthropy is joyous, life-affirming and noble work, but sometimes it is just plain hard....

Accordant & DonorSearch Form Strategic Partnership

Accordant & DonorSearch Form Strategic Partnership

Accordant & DonorSearch Form Strategic Partnership

By Accordant team Accordant changed the health care philanthropy landscape with its Transformative Philanthropy™ model and is now taking...

The Results Are In: 2019 Accordant Philanthropy® Grateful Engagement Survey

The Results Are In: 2019 Accordant Philanthropy® Grateful Engagement Survey

The Results Are In: 2019 Accordant Philanthropy® Grateful Engagement Survey

By Accordant Team Background: A History of Grateful Patient Philanthropy In 2007, Advisory Board published a study indicating 88% of...

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