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…
Mental Wellness: Beating the Holiday Blues
As Andy Williams sang in his 1963 hit, December can be “the most wonderful time of the year!” But for some, it feels like anything but wonderful. This phenomenon, called the “holiday blues,” is more common than many of us realize. Here are some interesting facts and...
Overheard at a National Experts Consensus Meeting
We are enthusiastically planning for a conference in February that will promote integrated health care as a means of eliminating health disparities in racial and ethnic minority populations and among persons with limited English proficiency. The conference will share...
New Public Opinion Polls on Health Care Reform
The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll is out for November 2011 with a summary of public opinion on health care reform. The much-politicized Affordable Care Act (ACA) was recently accepted by the Supreme Court for review and will likely go before the court in spring 2012....
Free Conference: Quality Health Care for All: Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities through Integrated Health Care
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but the Hogg Foundation is offering just that…and so much more. Free lunch, a free conference and free CEUs! Join us on February 7th for a conference aimed at promoting integrated health care as a means of eliminating...
Has Olmstead Made a Difference?
The National Disability Rights Network has just released a report, Keeping the Promise: True Community Integration and the Need for Monitoring and Advocacy. This report summarizes two community monitoring projects that followed individuals leaving large institutions...
A Texas Veteran on a Mission: Reverend Dr. Robert M. Gilmore, Sr.
You’ve probably heard that the war is over in Iraq and our troops are home! Whether you believe the war was a victory for our country or supported the effort, it is time for us, as Americans, to open our arms wide and welcome our military personnel home. I had the...