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…
Jim Lemon
Jim Lemon is the peer support coordinator for the East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
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Mental Health Channel Videos to be Featured in Daily Clips for Month of May
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is excited to announce that for the entire month of May, videos by the Austin-based Mental Health Channel, a web-based network devoted exclusively to producing short documentaries/webisodes about mental health, will be featured in...
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools
by Dr. Lynda Frost This past month the Hogg Foundation launched an RFP for a new grant program, “Trauma-Informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools.” You can read the details of the program in the RFP but, for me, the easiest way to think about it is to consider one of...
Mental Health and Social Policy: A Q&A with Benita Bamgbade
by Ike Evans On the Hogg Foundation website, there are currently six policy briefs that were each authored by a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin. What else do they have in common? All of the students recently completed an interdisciplinary...
Into the Fold, Episode 10: The Threat of Stereotypes
by Ike Evans The Hogg Foundation does its part to combat damaging stereotypes, particularly those that affect persons with mental health conditions. Stereotypes and stigma go hand-in-hand. Not only are they antithetical to effective, person-centered treatment, but...