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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Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce Inside this story: Meeting the mental health needs of Texans requires a robust, well-trained mental health workforce. In an effort to diversify and expand the behavioral health workforce, the Hogg Foundation invested in the...

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce Inside this story: Meeting the mental health needs of Texans requires a robust, well-trained mental health workforce. In an effort to diversify and expand the behavioral health workforce, the Hogg Foundation invested in the...

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce Inside this story: Meeting the mental health needs of Texans requires a robust, well-trained mental health workforce. In an effort to diversify and expand the behavioral health workforce, the Hogg Foundation invested in the...

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Bolstering the Behavioral Health Workforce

Changing Mental Health Policy in Texas Inside this story: When an organization’s capacity for working on mental health policy issues increases, the needs and voices of Texans living with mental illness have a greater impact on policymaking. Unfortunately, many...

Healthy Educators for Healthy Kids Inside this story: The influence of student mental health on academic performance is undeniable, but addressing the mental health needs of students can be challenging for teachers who often react with exclusionary disciplinary...