In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.   

Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…

Rick Ybarra

“The core of cultural competence is the ability to let go of what you think, and instead be able to listen to what another thinks.” – Dennis Mohatt In 2017, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health began to take a hard look at ways to work and learn alongside rural...