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

Children of Immigrants: Psychological Risk and Resilience

“My own parents emigrated from Nigeria in the 1980s and sacrificed much to build a life in America. Thus, my professional interest in this topic started as a personal one.”   Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award for Mental...