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Accordant team members average more than 25 years of health care leadership experience and are sought after conference speakers and thought leaders.

We are Proud to Announce Lori Counts is a 2022 FAHP Recipient

Accordant Team Member

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We are Proud to Announce Lori Counts is a 2022 FAHP Recipient

AHP just announced the 2022 recipients of the Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (FAHP) designation, including...

The Great Resignation: Keeping Your Philanthropy Leaders

Michelle Rovang

2 min

The Great Resignation: Keeping Your Philanthropy Leaders

The Great Resignation is impacting philanthropy teams as much as any other industry. Because donor engagement relies on continuous...

Get to KnowAccordant’s President: Pamela Ronka Maroulis, CFRE

Betsy Chapin Taylor

5 min

Get to KnowAccordant’s President: Pamela Ronka Maroulis, CFRE

Pam Maroulis, CFRE, serves as president of Accordant. Recently, Pam leaned in for a conversation with Accordant’s CEO, Betsy Chapin...

Aligning Visit Metrics with Professional Ethics

Betsy Chapin Taylor

3 min

Aligning Visit Metrics with Professional Ethics

Visit metrics have always been a valuable way for philanthropy executives to measure and manage their work. There continues to be...

Betsy Chapin Taylor

4 min

Emerging Trends and Issues

There has been no industry impacted like health care over the last two years. As health philanthropy leaders, we exist in the confluence...

What Giving USA’s 2022 Report Means for Health Care Philanthropy

Pamela Ronka Maroulius, CFRE

5 min

What Giving USA’s 2022 Report Means for Health Care Philanthropy

Each year, the Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy provides an informed guide around philanthropy, its impact, its trends and those...

Philanthropy Officers: Securing these Forgotten Treasures through Strategic Onboarding

Heather Wiley Starankovic

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Philanthropy Officers: Securing these Forgotten Treasures through Strategic Onboarding

Philanthropy gift officers are the catalysts who ensure successful philanthropy and mission achievement happen in health organizations....

Philanthropy Officers: Supporting and Securing these Forgotten Treasures

Heather Wiley Starankovic

4 min

Philanthropy Officers: Supporting and Securing these Forgotten Treasures

Most health care philanthropy organizations are in a constant state of seeking funds for the betterment of their organizations and...

Lori Counts

2 min

What’s Important for the Road Ahead

It’s time to push forward. It’s time to apply lessons learned to enhance both our personal and professional lives. It’s time to move on...

Corporate Neighbors as Key Campaign Partners: Naming Privileges

Pamela Ronka Maroulius, CFRE

3 min

Corporate Neighbors as Key Campaign Partners: Naming Privileges

This is the first in a series addressing business partnerships with health care organizations that include naming privileges. With...

HIPAA Privacy Rules Support Fund Development

Erin Stitzel

3 min

HIPAA Privacy Rules Support Fund Development

Foundation board members and trustees have likely received education about HIPAA, otherwise known as the Health Insurance Portability and...

Asking Accordant: Counting Government Grants

Heather Wiley Starankovic

1 min

Asking Accordant: Counting Government Grants

Q: How do I apply state, federal and other grant funding to a specific area of a campaign as part of the accounting total? Do I count it...

The Impact of Covid-19 on Children's Hospitals

Lori Counts

3 min

The Impact of Covid-19 on Children's Hospitals

Although children are at less risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19, the financial constraints at children’s hospitals are often...

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

James Gold

3 min

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

New Tax Wise Strategies for Giving The recent legislative package (CARES Act) (S.748) signed into law encourages and deploys new...

7 REASONS HEALTH CARE PHILANTHROPY COULD BE RATED “R” FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

Cindy Reynolds

3 min

7 REASONS HEALTH CARE PHILANTHROPY COULD BE RATED “R” FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

1. Great grandparents get sicker! Older adults are statistically more likely to engage with health care in meaningful ways. People who...

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

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Accordant is honored to collaborate with American Hospital Association Trustee Services to provide issue papers, templates and webinars to support the involvement of healthcare trustees and foundation board members in advancing philanthropy. These resources can also be found on the AHA Trustee website .

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