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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.

When Hospital/Health System and Foundation Boards Intersect

Betsy Chapin Taylor

7 min

When Hospital/Health System and Foundation Boards Intersect

Collaborating on a shared vision can boost effectiveness and efficiencies BY ERICA M. OSBORNE AND BETSY CHAPIN TAYLOR Times are clearly...

1 min

WORKSHEET: Practicing Gratitude

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

Is Your Board Bored? Defining Board Member Roles

Cindy Reynolds

4 min

Is Your Board Bored? Defining Board Member Roles

When recruiting and working with a volunteer board, whether a formal foundation board of trustees or an informal philanthropy council,...

Helping Your Team Manage Stress During Difficult Times

Lori Counts

3 min

Helping Your Team Manage Stress During Difficult Times

It’s more important than ever for philanthropy leaders to be in tune with their employees to offer support related to stress management....

How Leaders Can Manage Stress to Create a Healthy Office Culture

Lori Counts

3 min

How Leaders Can Manage Stress to Create a Healthy Office Culture

The global pandemic brought the topic of mental health and stress into the national spotlight, where we are finally recognizing the need...

The Great Resignation: When Experienced Candidates Feel Resigned

Michelle Rovang

2 min

The Great Resignation: When Experienced Candidates Feel Resigned

Q: While many people have voluntarily left their jobs during the Great Resignation, I was among those more mature major gift officers...

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

Accordant Team Member

1 min

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...

Betsy Chapin Taylor

1 min

Pathways to Transformative Giving Parts 1 & 2

Accordant's Betsy Chapin Taylor talks with Heather Wiley Starankovic about the path to transformative major gifts.

People or Process: Identifying the True Problem

Jessica Carswell

4 min

People or Process: Identifying the True Problem

Fund development is a relationship business. While there is plenty of data and strategy involved in philanthropy, the critical work...

Lori Counts

0 min

Your Executive Voice

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...

Lori Counts

1 min

Becoming the Leader You Aspire To Be...

Lori Counts take you through a quick set of questions to evaluate and elevate your leadership style.

Betsy Chapin Taylor

1 min

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...

Hit the Reset Button for Mid-Year Goal Setting

Jessica Carswell

3 min

Hit the Reset Button for Mid-Year Goal Setting

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard At the start of the new year, did you declare...

Betsy Chapin Taylor

1 min

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.

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...

Imposter or Professional?Grasping Planned Giving

James Gold

4 min

Imposter or Professional?Grasping Planned Giving

I remember sitting at my first planned giving conference over twenty years ago, feeling overwhelmed and clenching my teeth. The thoughts...

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...

Betsy Chapin Taylor

3 min

ENGAGING YOUR BOARD DURING A CRISIS

As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to accelerate, it’s essential to continue to engage board members as advocates and allies to connect...

Lori Counts

3 min

LEADING THROUGH A CRISIS

We are in unchartered waters. Never before has our country faced a global pandemic of this magnitude. Our state and national leaders are...

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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