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…
Building Community Resilience
By Wendy Ellis, MPH, DrPH Milken Scholar Health Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health Co-Principal Investigator & Project Director for Building Community Resilience Collaborative and Networks, Sumner Redstone Global Center for Prevention & Wellness...
Creating Conditions for Inclusive Conversations
By Nakia Winfield, LMSW (Equity Consultant, Independent) and Anna Jackson, MSSW (Founder, Alpinista Consulting) What’s the best way to get community buy-in? With full community involvement. When working with groups of people who come from a wide range of ideologies,...
How Changing Ourselves Can Change Systems
By Oscar Benavides Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, FiveTwo Network “The humanity of others calls us not only to see them differently but also to treat them differently – as people rather than as objects.” – The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of...
Drawing the Circle of Inclusion: The First Step Is Trust
By Sheila Savannah Managing Director, Prevention Institute He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But Love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in! — Outwitted, by Edwin Markham Historical and current-day policies,...
How Changing Ourselves Can Change Systems
By Oscar Benavides Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, FiveTwo Network “The humanity of others calls us not only to see them differently but also to treat them differently – as people rather than as objects.” – The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of...
How Changing Ourselves Can Change Systems
By Oscar Benavides Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, FiveTwo Network “The humanity of others calls us not only to see them differently but also to treat them differently – as people rather than as objects.” – The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of...