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…
Collaboration Builds Community Resilience
This is the second in a series on mental health collaboratives in Texas. The first in the series covers Bexar County’s Collaborative Approach to Community Mental Health. This series aligns with our strategic focus on communities and collaboration. Collaborative...
Collaboration Builds Community Resilience
This is the second in a series on mental health collaboratives in Texas. Learn more about our strategic focus on communities and collaboration. Collaborative organizations can’t function—much less succeed—without community support. For mental health collaboratives,...
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Raising the Voices of Individuals with IDD
Meadours’ self-advocacy skills have been honed by nearly a decade of practice. He gives regular talks at a local rape crisis center, leads training sessions with first responders, and has presented at The Arc’s National Convention.
Raising the Voices of Individuals with IDD
“They need to understand that people with disabilities need to be believed,” James Meadours says. Earlier this year, National Public Radio (NPR) aired a five-part series on the “hidden epidemic of sexual assault” against individuals with intellectual and developmental...