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Veterans Workshop lands $25K from Michigan nonprofit
Veterans Workshop, a veterans charity located in Rhode Island, has landed $25,000 from Rochester Hills, Mich.-based nonprofit Others First. more
| 7/18/12
R.I. nonprofits receive grants to combat veteran homelessness
Two veteran advocacy nonprofits – Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and Veterans Inc. – will receive grants to help prevent and end homelessness among veterans, lawmakers announced Wednesday more
IYRS raises $700k at gala
The International Yacht Restoration School’s raised $700,000 at its 15th annual Summer Gala on July 7 for the school’s educational programs. “We were focusing on what our school and students have achieved [this year]. The folks who came to the Gala make it happen,” said Susan Daly, vice president of marketing. more
Festival to benefit Preservation Society
The seventh annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, benefitting the The Preservation Society of Newport County, will take place Sept. 21-23. more
Foundation seeks arts fellows
The Rhode Island Foundation is seeking applicants for a literary arts fellowship program that will provide up to three $25,000 fellowships to midcareer Rhode Island writers. more
Philanthropy calendar
If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event. more
March of Dimes names Citizen of the Year
ore than 70 years after his grandfather, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began the organization, James Roosevelt Jr. was named 2012 Citizen of the Year by March of Dimes. more
RI-CAN’s Butke to step down
Maryellen Butke, the founder and executive director of RI-CAN – the Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now – is stepping down after two and a half years as the advocacy group’s executive director. more
| 7/9/12
PawSox look to strike out hunger
At the PawSox game July 16 at McCoy Stadium, it will the players’ wives trying to hit one out of the park as they join forces with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and its Striking Out Hunger initiative, a partnership of the PawSox, the Citizens Bank Foundation and Cox Communications. more
Foundation program looks to help 10 nonprofits
The Rhode Island Foundation’s Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence is launching a new, two-year capacity-building program to help up to 10 nonprofit organizations strengthen activities in the areas of board development, fund development, and leadership development. more
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