Community reaps the benefits of R.I. Foundation engagement

MAKING IT  HAPPEN: In September 2012, the Rhode Island Foundation convened business and community leaders to chart a new path for the state, and the result was the creation of numerous initiatives that have come to pass and were supported by the foundation. / COURTESY THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION/STEW MILNE
MAKING IT HAPPEN: In September 2012, the Rhode Island Foundation convened business and community leaders to chart a new path for the state, and the result was the creation of numerous initiatives that have come to pass and were supported by the foundation. / COURTESY THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION/STEW MILNE

In 100 years, the Rhode Island Foundation has gone from a white shoe- and parasol-set, passive grant-maker to an active participant in the public dialog about the state’s civic and economic health. That change has made the foundation the most important nongovernmental statewide institution. President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg leads the charge for the

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