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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How Changing Ourselves Can Change Systems

This post was written by Oscar Benavides, who is presenting Individuals and Organizations as Changemakers at the Hogg Foundation’s 2019 Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar: Working Together for Rural Well-Being. Read other posts in this series from Sheila Savannah, Nakia...

How Changing Ourselves Can Change Systems

This post was written by Oscar Benavides, who is presenting Individuals and Organizations as Changemakers at the Hogg Foundation’s 2019 Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar: Working Together for Rural Well-Being. Read other posts in this series from Sheila Savannah, Nakia...

How Changing Ourselves Can Change Systems

This post was written by Oscar Benavides, who is presenting Individuals and Organizations as Changemakers at the Hogg Foundation’s 2019 Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar: Working Together for Rural Well-Being. Read other posts in this series from Sheila Savannah, Nakia...

Creating Conditions for Inclusive Conversations

This post was written by Nakia Winfield, who is presenting Simple, Powerful Methods to Include Everyone in the Conversation at the Hogg Foundation’s 2019 Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar: Working Together for Rural Well-Being. Read other posts in this series from Sheila...

Building Community Resilience

This post was written by Wendy Ellis, who is presenting Building Community Resilience: Healing Trauma, Fostering Equity through Cross-Sector Collaboration at the Hogg Foundation’s 2019 Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar: Working Together for Rural Well-Being. Read other...

Drawing the Circle of Inclusion: The First Step Is Trust

This post was written by Sheila Savannah, who is presenting Circles of Inclusion: Engaging Historically Excluded Groups at the Hogg Foundation’s 2019 Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar: Working Together for Rural Well-Being. Read other posts in this series from Wendy...