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

Consumer Voice: Its Role in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

“If we truly believe that people have the ability to recover,” Tammy Heinz says, “then we can provide that hope and we can hold it for them while they don’t have it.” Historically, the mental health system, and the conversation surrounding it, has given the expert...