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…

Rick Ybarra

Finding Common Ground on School Safety

This past summer following the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School, lawmakers, advocates, family members, school personnel, and students began conversations around how to make schools safer. As we are now nearing the end of session, legislators are working towards...

Finding Common Ground on School Safety

This past summer following the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School, lawmakers, advocates, family members, school personnel, and students began conversations around how to make schools safer. As we are now nearing the end of session, legislators are working towards...

Finding Common Ground on School Safety

This past summer following the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School, lawmakers, advocates, family members, school personnel, and students began conversations around how to make schools safer. As we are now nearing the end of session, legislators are working towards...

Communities of Care

Communities of Care This initiative supports collaborative approaches to well-being in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grants strengthen efforts to transform the environments where people live, learn, work, play and pray, bringing a population health...

Communities of Care

Communities of Care This initiative supports collaborative approaches to well-being in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grants strengthen efforts to transform the environments where people live, learn, work, play and pray, bringing a population health...