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…
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Highly Anticipated Report Released by House Select Committee on Mental Health
The House Select Committee on Mental Health released their widely anticipated committee report last week. This report lays out the process the committee used to carry out Speaker Joe Straus’ charge to conduct a full review of the Texas mental health system, as well as...
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Nightmare at Noon – The UT Tower Shooting
“It is our community-mindedness and willingness to love one another, as well as our ability to resist fear, stigma, and scapegoating, that provides the surest bulwark against the dark forces that drive individuals, like Whitman, to perpetuate inexplicable acts upon...