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

African American Faith-Based Education and Awareness

African American Faith-Based Education and Awareness The goals of this initiative are to educate African American faith communities about mental health, wellness and recovery, and to build on the unique strengths of churches and other faith-based organizations in...

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities The Hogg Foundation seeks to address a lack of understanding of how communities support resilience and mental health, the significant inequities that exist in Texas, the community conditions that contribute...

African American Faith-Based Education and Awareness

African American Faith-Based Education and Awareness The goals of this initiative are to educate African American faith communities about mental health, wellness and recovery, and to build on the unique strengths of churches and other faith-based organizations in...

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities The Hogg Foundation seeks to address a lack of understanding of how communities support resilience and mental health, the significant inequities that exist in Texas, the community conditions that contribute...

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities The Hogg Foundation seeks to address a lack of understanding of how communities support resilience and mental health, the significant inequities that exist in Texas, the community conditions that contribute...

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities

Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities The Hogg Foundation seeks to address a lack of understanding of how communities support resilience and mental health, the significant inequities that exist in Texas, the community conditions that contribute...