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

Grantee Spotlight: Good News for Nacogdoches County, Texas!

This is the third in a series spotlighting the grantees of the Hogg Foundation’s Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities initiative. Check out others in this series on the good work happening in Bastrop County, Brooks County, and Morris...

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Photo taken during initial meeting in July 2018.

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The Historic Goodman Bridge, which once arched across the Angelina River on County Road 789, connected Nacogdoches and Cherokee counties. In 2017, the City of Nacogdoches and Nacogdoches County partnered to give the 83-year-old landmark a spot under the trees of Pecan Park. Photo Credit: Dr. Steve Cooper

Speakers

Speakers | Working Together for Rural Well-Being Seminar This year’s Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar is taking place on April 24, 2019, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center. Learn more about the event. FRANCES DUNN BUTTERFOSS, PhD,...

Speakers

Speakers | Working Together for Rural Well-Being Seminar This year’s Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar is taking place on April 24, 2019, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center. Learn more about the event. FRANCES DUNN BUTTERFOSS, PhD,...

RLS Agenda

Agenda | Working Together for Rural Well-Being Seminar This year’s Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar is taking place on April 24, 2019, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center. Learn more about the event. 7:30 – 8:30 AM                Check In...