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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.

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WORKSHEET: Practicing Gratitude

Research shows gratitude is considered a strength and is strongly associated with happiness and wellbeing. Neuroscience studies correlate...

Achieving Exponential Growth in Grateful Patient & Family Giving: A Case Study

Erin Stitzel

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Achieving Exponential Growth in Grateful Patient & Family Giving: A Case Study

BACKGROUND Since 2018, the Tampa General Hospital Foundation has transformed its philanthropy by shifting from a sole focus on special...

Positive Cultures Must Start with Gratitude

Michelle Rovang

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Positive Cultures Must Start with Gratitude

Culture. It is referred to in a number of ways and situations. Merriam-Webster defines culture as the characteristic features of an...

Erin Stitzel

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Recruiting Physicians for Grateful Patient Initiatives with Erin Stitzel

Accordant's Erin Stitzel discusses recruiting physicians for grateful patient initiatives.

Betsy Chapin Taylor

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Health and Philanthropy Trends, Issues and Opportunities with Betsy Chapin Taylor

Accordant's Betsy Chapin Taylor, FAHP, discusses trends, issues and opportunities in health care and philanthropy during a January 2021...

Betsy Chapin Taylor

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Unpacking the Power of Gratitude with Linda Roszak Burton

Accordant's Betsy Chapin Taylor and Linda Roszak Burton discuss the power of gratitude in health care.

Amy Dorrill

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Gratitude 2020

We all have our own highs and lows of 2020. I have lost someone dear to me. I have had days where I have felt alone, and I have been...

Grateful Engagement: Repositioning Your Grateful Patient Strategy

Accordant Team Member

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Grateful Engagement: Repositioning Your Grateful Patient Strategy

How do we adapt our strategies to best advance in the coming months and years? Through the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been immeasurable...

Grateful Engagement in the Midst of the Covid-19 Crisis: Working with Clinician Partners

Erin Stitzel

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Grateful Engagement in the Midst of the Covid-19 Crisis: Working with Clinician Partners

Taking care of these clinicians should be top of mind right now. Though the referrals and typical communication between you and these...

Grateful Engagement in the Midst of the Covid-19 Crisis: Working with Physicians and Clinicians

Amy Dorrill

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Grateful Engagement in the Midst of the Covid-19 Crisis: Working with Physicians and Clinicians

Now more than ever, there is a need for grateful engagement in hospitals. A month ago, this meant a strong working partnership with key...

Discovering the Health and Well-Being Benefits of Gratitude

Linda Roszak Burton

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Discovering the Health and Well-Being Benefits of Gratitude

“...there’s a gratitude circuit in your brain, badly in need of a workout. Strengthening that circuit brings the power to elevate your...

Asking Accordant: Reciprocal Gratitude in the Workplace

Linda Roszak Burton

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Asking Accordant: Reciprocal Gratitude in the Workplace

Q: Why is a culture of gratitude important, especially in health care organizations? How does reciprocal gratitude impact our culture? A:...

Using Gratitude to Connect During Covid-19

Pamela Ronka Maroulius, CFRE

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Using Gratitude to Connect During Covid-19

As we all adjust to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s common to hear people saying they miss the interaction with their friends and...

Just a Spoonful of Gratitude Helps the Culture Improve

Pamela Ronka Maroulius, CFRE

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Just a Spoonful of Gratitude Helps the Culture Improve

“Not another day! Not another day!” I recall these lines from a TV commercial (but ironically, I don’t recall the product) where a parrot...

The Changing Dynamics of Clinician Engagement

Erin Stitzel

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The Changing Dynamics of Clinician Engagement

I was 22 years old and just starting my career in health care philanthropy in Columbus, Ohio. One of my first projects was to start a...

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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