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…

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Hogg Foundation Grants Advance Mental Health Research in Texas

Hogg Foundation Grants Advance Mental Health Research in Texas

The Hogg Foundation recently awarded its 2013 Mental Health Research Grants. This grant program supports innovative research into mental health by awarding two-year grants to tenure-track assistant professors who are engaged in high-quality original research. The...

Thoughts on Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

Thoughts on Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has declared July to be Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. For African Americans in particular, a growing chorus of experts is sounding a clarion call on mental health, and urging black communities to the same sort...