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…
Evaluation: Outpatient Competency Restoration
Evaluation: Outpatient Competency RestorationOverviewCompetency restoration is the process by which defendants who have been found incompetent to stand trial are provided treatment and education so that they have a rational and factual understanding of the legal...
Evaluation: Mental Health Research Grants for Tenure-Track Assistant Professors in Texas
Evaluation: Mental Health Research Grants for Tenure-Track Assistant Professors in Texas Making an Impact in Academia in TexasThe Hogg Foundation launched the Mental Health Research Grants for Tenure-Track Assistant Professors in 2009 to increase the pool of junior...
Evaluation: Statewide Learning Community on Integrated Health Care
Evaluation: Statewide Learning Community on Integrated Health CareOverviewIn 2009, the Hogg Foundation awarded a one-year grant to Mental Health America (MHA) of Greater Houston to create a statewide learning community on integrated health care. Members collaborated...
An Evaluation of the Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Health Care in Texas
Evaluation of the Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Health Care in TexasOverviewResearch shows that integrated health care, the systematic coordination of physical and behavioral health services, is successful in primary care settings. However, little information...
Building Evaluation Capacity Among Integrated Health Care Organizations
Evaluation: Building Evaluation Capacity Among Integrated Health Care OrganizationsOverviewIn August 2012, the Hogg Foundation awarded funding to ten organizations to plan and implement integrated behavioral and physical health care (IHC) programs. The grant program...
Evaluation: Children, Youth and Family Services in Houston
Evaluation: Children, Youth and Family Services in HoustonIma Hogg EndowmentMiss Ima Hogg was a charismatic civic leader and visionary philanthropist who called Houston home for 60 years. She also cared deeply about the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of...