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

The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman

“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...

The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman

“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...

The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman

“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...

The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman

“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...