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
Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

“We were looking for places where there’s a strong hope to make change… we see that in each of these communities and we’re excited to be a part of that. And I think it’s so, just, cool to think that we can be there learning alongside them as they figure...

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

“We were looking for places where there’s a strong hope to make change… we see that in each of these communities and we’re excited to be a part of that. And I think it’s so, just, cool to think that we can be there learning alongside them as they figure...

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

“We were looking for places where there’s a strong hope to make change… we see that in each of these communities and we’re excited to be a part of that. And I think it’s so, just, cool to think that we can be there learning alongside them as they figure...

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

Moving Upstream: How Funders Can Address Root Causes

“We were looking for places where there’s a strong hope to make change… we see that in each of these communities and we’re excited to be a part of that. And I think it’s so, just, cool to think that we can be there learning alongside them as they figure...