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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Legislative Session Summary

Legislative Session Summary

Texas 85th Legislative Session and Mental Health Inside the Legislative Summary: Bills passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session addressed a wide range of behavioral health needs, including building community collaboratives, ensuring mental health parity,...

Legislative Session Summary

Legislative Session Summary

Texas 85th Legislative Session and Mental Health Inside the Legislative Summary: Bills passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session addressed a wide range of behavioral health needs, including child welfare, children’s mental health, and criminal justice...

Announcing the 2017 Ima Hogg Scholarships

Announcing the 2017 Ima Hogg Scholarships

Texas has a mental health workforce problem. As of 2014, 185 Texas counties out of 254 did not have a single psychiatrist, which left more than 3 million Texans without access to a psychiatrist. Worse, 40 counties didn’t even have a licensed clinical social worker....

Legislative Session Summary

Legislative Session Summary

Texas 85th Legislative Session and Mental Health Inside the Legislative Summary: Bills passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session addressed a wide range of behavioral health needs, including child welfare, children’s mental health, and criminal justice...