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…
Thank You, Texans Care for Children!
by Ike Evans Not only are the Hogg Policy Fellows doing admirable work in the area of mental health policy reform and advocacy, but through the Hogg Mental Health Policy Academy they also function as a learning community with a shared pool of experiences and...
Stacie Bables, 1967-2015
by Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. Our friend and colleague Stacie Bables passed away on Sunday, April 5th, after a long fight with ovarian cancer. Stacie, who joined the foundation in 2006 as assistant director of finance and operations, always called us her “Hogg family,”...
On the Tragedy at Fort Hood
As a nation we'll spend the next weeks and months trying to piece together the details of the shootings this week at Fort Hood. One thing we know right now, which is the most important thing, is that four people are dead (one of them the shooter), 16 are...
Introducing Hogg News
If you do a search for "Hogg Foundation newsletter" at The University of Texas Digital Repository, you will find examples dating back to 1955. Since at least that time, the Hogg Foundation has recognized the importance of timely and regular communication with the...
Alternatives 2013: Towards a Texas Recovery Movement
Dear Texans, One of the first things everyone said to me after I became executive director of the Hogg Foundation in 2008 was that I had to go to Alternatives, which was in Buffalo that year. I asked them why. Just go, they said. You'll see. And I did. I've been to a...
The Health Cost of Aging in America
by Rick Ybarra There is much attention given to older Americans and health care, and countless sources of information on the topic. A foundation colleague recently sent me this infograph published by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington...