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…
Recovery is a Discovery
Returning to the symmetry of everyday life after attending the activities for the Texas Certified Peer Specialists conference and Alternatives 2013 conference in Austin Texas, I have taken a moment to reflect and breathe. As always, I was reacquainted with past...
Good Patients and Difficult Patients: Rethinking Our Definitions
I wanted to share this very compelling, deeply personal story written from the perspective of a daughter recounting the care (or lack thereof) her father was receiving in a hospital setting. Regrettably, this type of situation (some less, some more severe) happens...
Big Ideas 2014: Creating a Culture of Health
I was intrigued by a LinkedIn post by Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She talks about her big idea of creating a culture of health. She’s absolutely right on! Often we get caught up in the minutia of attempting to solve...
Boarding Home Regulation
For many low income Texans with mental health conditions, unregulated boarding homes are often one of the few options available besides homelessness. Although well managed boarding homes do exist, too often the facilities available would not meet minimum health and...
Shared Learning: What Primary Care Can Learn from Behavioral Health
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, MD is a primary care physician and Executive Director of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. He is best known for his ground-breaking and innovative work in “hotspotting,” the concept of lowering medical costs by providing the neediest...
Recovery is a Discovery
Returning to the symmetry of everyday life after attending the activities for the Texas Certified Peer Specialists conference and Alternatives 2013 conference in Austin Texas, I have taken a moment to reflect and breathe. As always, I was reacquainted with past...