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…

Rick Ybarra

On this day 50 years ago, The University of Texas and the greater Austin community lived through the worst tragedy in its history: the Charles Whitman mass shooting. It started around 11:30 a.m., and lasted for approximately 90 minutes. Not for nothing did Hogg...

On this day 50 years ago, The University of Texas and the greater Austin community lived through the worst tragedy in its history: the Charles Whitman mass shooting. It started around 11:30 a.m., and lasted for approximately 90 minutes. Not for nothing did Hogg...