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…
Carey Pulverman Wins Frances Fowler Wallace Award
Carey S. Pulverman, a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, was selected to receive the 2015 Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial for Mental Health Dissertation Award by the Hogg Foundation. The award will go to support...
Mental Health and Social Policy: A Q&A with Margo Johnson
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 were either Hogg Foundation graduate research...
Hogg Foundation Commended in Senate Resolution
We are incredibly excited to announce that on Mar. 17, 2015, the Hogg Foundation was officially commended in a Texas Senate resolution (SR 267) commemorating our 75th anniversary and recognizing the foundation's contributions to Texas mental health since its inception...
Engagement Report 2014
The Hogg Foundation's Engagement Report 2014 is now hot off the presses! The Engagement Report is our biannual update on some of the most noteworthy developments in the recent life of the foundation, our grant activities, strategic priorities, and recent milestones...
Dr. Martinez On Solitary Confinement
In recent days, there have been a number of news stories on the use of solitary confinement in the criminal justice system. The brunt of the news coverage strongly suggests that policymakers are beginning to reconsider the widespread use of this psychologically...
Hogg Hosting Public Forum on Violence Prevention
The Hogg Foundation is excited to announce that, on February 5, 2015, we are hosting a public forum: "How the Public Mental Health System Can Help Prevent Violent Tragedies." The featured speaker is Dr. Joel Dvoskin, a forensic and clinical psychologist and a...