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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$567,000 to Strengthen Recovery to Practice

$567,000 to Strengthen Recovery to Practice

  The Hogg Foundation has awarded $567,000 to support six organizations in their ongoing work to infuse the Recovery to Practice curricula across the six behavioral health professions in Texas: psychology, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, peer support, social...

$567,000 to Strengthen Recovery to Practice

$567,000 to Strengthen Recovery to Practice

  The Hogg Foundation has awarded $567,000 to support six organizations in their ongoing work to infuse the Recovery to Practice curricula across the six behavioral health professions in Texas: psychology, psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, peer support, social...

More Than Texas Tough: What Resilience Means

More Than Texas Tough: What Resilience Means

Since Hurricane Harvey first made landfall, it’s been humbling and encouraging to see the outpouring of generosity, courage and resilience displayed by Texans in response to this disaster. Texans take pride in individual resilience; how tough we are and how quickly we...

Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network

Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network

Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network The Hogg Foundation supports professional development, consumer and family involvement, diversity and growth of the behavioral health workforce in Texas. To further these goals, the foundation sponsors...

Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network

Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network

The Hogg Foundation supports professional development, consumer and family involvement, diversity and growth of the behavioral health workforce in Texas. To further these goals, the foundation sponsors a professional network for African American mental...

Language Matters in Mental Health

Language Matters in Mental Health

Language Matters in Mental Health Language shapes how we see the world. The words we choose and the meanings we attach to them influence our feelings, attitudes and beliefs. Our language choices have a powerful effect on how we view mental health and people living...