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…
Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities People who work at the Hogg Foundation share a passion for promoting mental health and well-being for all Texans. Every employee is a valued member of the team and plays an important role in carrying out the foundation’s mission, from...
Bexar County’s Collaborative Approach to Community Mental Health
This is the first in a series on mental health collaboratives in Texas. Learn more about our strategic focus on communities and collaboration. To conduct a mental health intervention at the community level requires reckoning with certain caveats and risks. Strategies...
Collaborating for Social Impact: Lessons from Bexar County
How trust, transparency and time among 18+ organizations yielded results for the San Antonio-area.
Collaborating for Social Impact: Lessons from Bexar County
“Everything that’s done collaboratively, in the end, is worthwhile—is worth doing,” Pilar Oates says. “Just by nature of who we are, everything we do is deliberate. It can be painful, but we do keep trudging along until we get there.” For more than twenty years, the...
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Credit: Bexar County Community Health Collaborative
Staff
Executive Office Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., Executive Director A native Texan and licensed psychiatrist, Dr. Martinez is the fifth Executive Director to lead the foundation since its creation in 1940. He oversees the vision, mission, goals, strategic planning and...