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…
The Power of Language
A student recently sent me an article about person-first language. The article does a great job of exploring different perspectives on why some people prefer to use person-first language. In this case, the language of choice is “a person with autism” while others...
Our Notion of Diversity Should Include Disability
Many believe we’ve come a long way at the university level to integrate disability into our notion of diversity. We may not be as far along as we think. An interesting article in The Chronicle of Higher Ed challenges that notion and suggests that there is still work...
Our Notion of Diversity Should Include Disability
Many believe we’ve come a long way at the university level to integrate disability into our notion of diversity. We may not be as far along as we think. An interesting article in The Chronicle of Higher Ed challenges that notion and suggests that there is still work...
Texas Tribune Saturday Session Summary 3: Texas and the Transformation of Medicaid
Tom Suehs, executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), had the final presentation on Saturday. Suehs spoke mostly of a Medicaid crisis and highlighted the fact that the program takes up a growing proportion of the state budget....
Texas Tribune Saturday Session Summary 2: Has Tort Reform Been Good for Health Care?
The second Health and Human Services presentation was a panel discussion of Texas Proposition 12, the 2003 constitutional amendment that limits patient damages in malpractice suits. The Tribune provided great live coverage of this and other presentations at the...
Texas Tribune Saturday Session Summary 1: The Case Against “ObamaCare”
Saturday morning we sat in on U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess’ presentation, “The Case Against Obamacare.” Overall I thought the discussion lacked clarity. Both Rep. Burgess and moderator Scott Braddock seemed more interested in a discussion of the politics surrounding the...