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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What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

A Harvard Business Review article dated April 26, 2016, got me reexamining the cliché “let’s not reinvent the wheel.” When one thinks of startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs, we often look west to Silicon Valley, the heart and soul of the technology industry. Many...

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

A Harvard Business Review article dated April 26, 2016, got me reexamining the cliché “let’s not reinvent the wheel.” When one thinks of startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs, we often look west to Silicon Valley, the heart and soul of the technology industry. Many...

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

A Harvard Business Review article dated April 26, 2016, got me reexamining the cliché “let’s not reinvent the wheel.” When one thinks of startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs, we often look west to Silicon Valley, the heart and soul of the technology industry. Many...

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

What Can Health Care Learn from Silicon Valley? Lots!

A Harvard Business Review (HBR) article dated April 26, 2016, got me reexamining the cliché “let’s not reinvent the wheel.” When one thinks of startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs, we often look west to Silicon Valley, the heart and soul of the technology industry....

Into the Fold

Into the Fold

        People’s minds and bodies are inseparable — except when it comes to health care. All too often, physical and mental health conditions are treated apart from one another. Different insurance plans cover physical and mental health care....

Into the Fold

Into the Fold

        People’s minds and bodies are inseparable — except when it comes to health care. All too often, physical and mental health conditions are treated apart from one another. Different insurance plans cover physical and mental health care....