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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Responding to Trauma: An Interview with Dr. Karyn Harvey

Dr. Karyn Harvey has worked in the field of intellectual disabilities for over 25 years. In that time she’s published two books, as well as numerous articles, on therapeutic interventions for individuals with IDD. Positive Identity Development: An Alternative...

More outcomes please!

by Rick Ybarra  On June 3, I posted on Hogg Blog, Measure Activities or Measure Outcomes? And the Answer is . . . based on Jason Saul’s May 28th piece in The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighting the difference between activities (or outputs) and outcomes. Well, our...

Hyejin Jung Wins Frances Fowler Wallace Award

Hyejin Jung, a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, was selected to receive the 2014 Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial for Mental Health Dissertation Award by the Hogg Foundation. The award will go to support research...

Responding to Trauma: An Interview with Dr. Karyn Harvey

Dr. Karyn Harvey has worked in the field of intellectual disabilities for over 25 years. In that time she’s published two books, as well as numerous articles, on therapeutic interventions for individuals with IDD. Positive Identity Development: An Alternative...