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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Shifting Campus Culture in the time of COVID-19

Shifting Campus Culture in the time of COVID-19

Substance misuse has long been a pain point on college campuses, and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) is no different. This week we talked with an organization that is pushing back against the engrained belief that substance misuse is a “rite of passage” for...